New Space Invaders Website Design – Game Stencils.com
One of my long list of tasks to tackle between my semesters was to do a design for Brian at GameStencils.com. This is the kind of custom work I live for, someone that has seen my work, likes what I do and they kind of let me run with some ideas. I got some general suggestions like ‘Not too serious, think Mars Attacks but with Space Invaders”. In the end, it was less comical Mars Attacks and more “If Space Invaders were on Xbox Live, how might the game look?” (more…)
Custom Space Invaders Video Shake Fix
Recently my Space Invaders started to show signs of the crappy Amp edge connector problem. Poor contact between the connector and the Space Invaders pcb causes the video to randomly shake, wave, wiggle or whatever you’d like to call it. For awhile I was able to solve the problem with a Fonz like rap on the side of the cabinet, but as time went on the problem became more pronounced until it was always there when the game was powered on. I was determined to fix the video display problem so here is my custom & reversible connector fix.
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Homestar Runner, Space Invaders on Scrubs, Mappy Marquees Running Low
- Awesome JD Turk Space Invaders scene on new Scrubs right now! #
- Strong Bad coming to WiiWare! Gotta love Homestar Runner & a creator of something truly strange and original –
http://snipr.com/2435l # - Phoenix Arcade Mappy Marquee B stock qtys low 6 left Price shipped = $65 through April 14th before Darin’s move – http://snipr.com/2442m #
- Craigslist Black Widow Kentucky – Open to offers, won’t power up – http://louisville.craigslist.org/bar/636536331.html #
- What is a vectrex overlay? Vectrex was a console gaming system – http://tinyurl.com/5galeu #
- Talk @ Atari Age about Agent X Reproduction artwork – http://tinyurl.com/5sy8k2 #
- A website dedicated to the many Artists of Atari – Arcade and consoles would be an awesome resource – http://tinyurl.com/5mn97u #
- Potentially good deal – Craigslist Chicago – Warlords Cocktail – $450 – If you’re a fan #
- Warlords Cocktail Link – http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/tag/636130822.html #
- 🙂 Nevermind – Jeff got Chicago Warlords Cocktail – Flippin time – http://tinyurl.com/423ojc #
- Had I done some research, Digsby has Twitter status built in with character count, including separate area for links, probably for Tiny Urls #
- New arcade game poll added. Choose between four classic games, which is your favorite. #
- 48-in-1 classic arcade game boards – $90 – Quite a deal –
http://snipr.com/240lp # - What is the deal? Another close Cosmic Avenger for sale – Auction – Pinball at the Zoo Kalamazoo, April 18-19 2008 – http://snipr.com/240sg #
- Gran Trak 10 – Chicago Craigslist $50 – Works – Good deal for a classic – #
- Gran Trak Link –
http://snipr.com/2422z – Gran Trak Info at Klov –
http://snipr.com/24231 # - One of the rarest classic arcade games ever on ebay – Computer Space – $3,800 – http://tinyurl.com/5nq3mh #
- Artwork Proof for Aladdin Pac-man Lunch Box from 1982 off ebay – http://tinyurl.com/5dkbye #
- Pinball collector in Cincinnati selling some games – http://tinyurl.com/5mmdzg?#03a5a556f2851ac7 #
- Possible rare Puckman marquee steal on ebay – http://tinyurl.com/664pcb #
- Spy Hunter reproduction sideart was made – by Arcade Renovations – Offset not silkscreened, but still reproduced #
- Spy Hunter reproduction art link – http://tinyurl.com/6go3js?#ad828a378d64aaae #
- New Space Invader Tshirt Design – Little too simplistic for me – http://tinyurl.com/6e7ayq #
- ROFL LOL Tron Guy – http://www.tronguy.net/ #
- I’ve seen my share of people dressing up at comic conventions, but check out the Tron guy head shot. So serious. So funny. #
