PlayOldGames » space invaders http://www.playoldgames.net Brush off the dust and have some fun! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:32:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Space Invaders Cutting Board http://www.playoldgames.net/2008/05/space-invaders-cutting-board/ http://www.playoldgames.net/2008/05/space-invaders-cutting-board/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 17:52:20 +0000 Jonathan http://www.playoldgames.net/wp/wordpress/?p=41 It’s a rare thing when two wildly different interests can combine into one. In addition to old video games, I really enjoy cooking. I remember watching Great Chefs of the World on tv when I would get home from high school, Iron Chef (the original Japanese program) through college and now Alton Brown’s Good Eats whenever I can catch it (or find DVDs at Target). Strangely enough, I didn’t pursue a career in cooking – it has been only recently that I’ve recognized my interest and ability as something more than a passing interest or just being in to food. I was absolutely delighted this morning to stumble upon this custom Space Invaders cutting board at Etsy (via ProductDose).

Invaders! Possibly from Space!

It’s a hand-made board, 17.5″ x 12″ x 1.25″, constructed out of walnut and hard maple. While currently out of stock, the seller plans on making more. I’ve been in the market for a new cutting board, as the one I have is starting to split and peel away at the seams (no, I didn’t take very good care of it).

This hand-made Space Invaders cutting board will add a touch of gamer-nostalgia to any kitchen. The board is made of walnut and hard-maple, put together with FDA approved, water-proof glue, and treated with a mixture of mineral oil and beeswax. This is the same cutting board that I use, and it makes me smile pretty much every time I get to cut on it.

I’m sure it would for me as well!

]]> http://www.playoldgames.net/2008/05/space-invaders-cutting-board/feed/ 1 Invaders! Possibly From Space! http://www.playoldgames.net/2008/01/invaders-possibly-from-space/ http://www.playoldgames.net/2008/01/invaders-possibly-from-space/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:21:20 +0000 Jonathan http://www.playoldgames.net/wp/wordpress/?p=30 In recent years, retro game t-shirts have become quite the fad. I admit, it was a good feeling to think of myself as possibly “hip” as I looked around the game shirt offerings at my nearby Hot Topic…then I realized that most of the kids who were going to buy these shirts had never played the games depicted on the cotton. But the concept has been a hit with the 25+ crowd who remembers a day before CD-based video games and laughed at Sony’s “Play Station”.

Several print-on-demand and specialty t-shirt vendors have popped up online, such as ThinkGeek, JINX, and Threadless, the latter which has printed a shirt designed by talented pixel-pusher etherbrian.

Steampunk Invaders

Pick up yours at Threadless before they’re sold out. Shirts there go quick!

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