Given three lives you must strafe behind the bases, shooting the approaching invaders with your laser beam. Whilst the menu doesn’t scale too well on the low-resolution screen, the game itself is clear and fun to play. Tiny Arcade Space Invaders Once again it’s up to you to protect the planet as the Space Invaders are back and in the palm of your hand! True to the original you use the joystick to move the craft left and right and fire with the far right button. We felt these are more suited as desk ornaments or mini-book ends rather than mobile gaming units and would have prefered the option to release the chain from the cabinet. Seemingly to increase the portability, each comes with a key chain and ring attached. These will easily slip into your pocket although we are unsure you’d want to sit on the bus/train playing the games since there doesn’t appear to be a way to mute the base mounted speaker. Below is a comparison against the new slim 330mm drinks cans to give you an idea of just how small that is. The cabinets all measure 90mm tall, 43mm wide and 46mm deep at their extremities. The battery powers the display and also an LED that lights up the banner on the top-front of the cabinet, just like the real thing! Considering the low power requirements we expect these to last a long time. The cabinets come ready-to-run, with three AAA batteries already installed.
Once the power has been cycled simply hit the middle button on the front control panel to start the game. To activate the full game, you need to turn the cabinet off and back on again via the switch on the back of the unit.
Pressing any of the controls will trigger the game startup, demonstrating a small clip of gameplay. Note that whilst these are classified as toys, they are aimed at kids 8 years or older and due to the risk of choking, should be kept away from children under 3 years old. If you are feeling adventurous you can even access the controls through a hole in the packaging without even unwrapping them. These are easy to open and re-seal which makes them great for people interested in collecting.
We take a look at the four units currently available, Pac-man, Ms Pac-man, Galaxian and Space Invaders. These units are not to be confused with the kickstarter kits, instead offering instant ready-to-run accessibility for a bargain-basement price. They are pocket-sized fully-playable reproductions of 1980’s arcade machines that allow you to play a classic game in the palm of your hand. We have recently gotten hold of these Tiny Arcade toys. The retro gaming scene continues to grow and more and more physical toys are appearing on the market every season.
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