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Tagged ‘Space Invaders’
Space Invaders is being made into a movie. Yes, really. Apparently the studio is looking for a scriptwriter right now, and we wish them good luck with that.
Given this bizarre turn of events, what other classic games could do with the movie treatment? We can think of a few…
Incidentally, one of these is actually being made already – see if you can spot which without scrolling to the end.
The history of video game film adaptions is littered with horrors. Remember Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kylie in the Street Fighter movie or Dennis Hopper’s extreme gurning as King Koopa in the Super Mario Bros movie? But now Hollywood has reached a new low – a Space Invaders movie is in development.
It’s not suprising that the brains behind the plan to turn the plot-free game into a cinematic experience are Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Gigi Prtizker who shepherded The Wedding Planner into being. We can already hear Michael Bay laughing…
How about this as the perfect credit crunch money saver for the thrifty retro gamer – a piggy bank in the shape of an old Space Invaders tabletop arcade machine. And it actually lets you play the game!
The legendary Space Invaders was one of the first shoot-em-ups ever, bringing alien destruction to our screens and aching digits to our hands; influencing videogames for generations. Now you can show your appreciation with these spiffing Space Invader headphones.