Peek Poke #5: Miniature Space Invaders Coin Bank Arcade

Take the 1970's Space Invaders Cocktail Arcade table, shrink it to 1/6 the size, and you get this incredible coin bank from Takara Tomy.

Includes every detail of the original cabinet, this Space Invaders machine operates on 100 Yen Coins (Or US Quarters!) and plays a stunningly accurate game, complete with backlit graphics, REAL arcade sounds, and a coin counter. Jason takes us through all the features.

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[BitMuseum]

Our games are the same, this video is flipped.

Take the screen sticker off that HAS the sprites on it (the Invaders). That's just a demo for packaging so people can see what the invaders will look like on screen. Next, put the sticker on that has colored bars. That mimics the cellophane overlays from the 70's.

Hope this helps.

[Iheartmecha]

It's much easier to hear the music and sound effects if you turn off the light jazz soundtrack...wtf.

[RobotubeGames]

@TheSpike3000 Hell yeah you can play it!

[TheSpike3000]

Can you play it?

[DaVince21]

Wait, where's Peek Poke #4?

[ZylonBane]

Wait, so there's nothing to actually attach the overlay to the screen? It just lays on top?

[yummyyogurt]

hello, mine has the coin, left/right & button in opposite layout as yours, coin on the right & stick on the left. It has a semi transparent sticker on the LCD which mimics the LCD screen, and there's another hard plastic paper that looks like the screen without the sprites. Would like to know whether we need to remove the stickers & how to apply the plastic paper onto the LCD?

Is it normal to have something like demo when you press the buttons instead of inserting a coin?