Space Invaders Review - with Tom Vasel

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  • Tom Vasel takes a look at a Space Invaders dexterity game!
    Intro 0:00
    Overview 1:30
    Final Thoughts 6:25
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ความคิดเห็น • 42

  • @Mcbarkles
    @Mcbarkles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Loved that ending "ooh it landed in the cup holder!"

  • @IronSalamander8
    @IronSalamander8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm 51 so it's a huge part of my childhood. I backed the other one and wish I hadn't. This looks fun.

  • @zackbob6
    @zackbob6 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Widely available indeed! This was at my local Menards (a midwest based home improvement chain) and was in a discount bin for $3!

  • @ryanz4539
    @ryanz4539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I already have Flipships, but I really like that launcher. It might be time to test my 3d printing skills and see if I can make one.

    • @damienlmoore
      @damienlmoore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you do, ping this thread. Want one too but don't want the new version. Original art better.

  • @spaztekwarrior
    @spaztekwarrior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember playing the coin op in ‘79 in Hawaii. I was 13.
    I wish this game had a flicking mechanism... like Subbutteo, Set and Match, Pitch Car, Catacombs, etc... instead of a catapult. The UFO would have to be flat ... and smaller too.

  • @conedx
    @conedx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    randomly found this today at a walmart. had never even heard of it (or flipships, since that was mentioned here as being the same game), but it was $20 and can be played solo (the biggest thing for me), so i figured what the heck. this video has me a bit more excited to play it for the first time. it's 11PM and i'm about to go to bed, but after watching this i almost wanna stay up and do a run tonight. first video i've seen of yours, but i enjoyed the way you laid out the video and quickly getting through points to cram a bunch into a short amount of time. sub'd for the future! you pointing out you've only won this once, but have still enjoyed it is something i get with a lot of games i have. i might lose FAR more often than i win (looking at you, iron helm/tin helm and field commander rommel and maximum apocalypse!) in some games, but that's never been something that has turned me off. just makes those rare wins feel even better.

  • @greatwesternfire329
    @greatwesternfire329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Its Fine, Fine, Fine. Everything is Fine!

    • @ronpetersen2317
      @ronpetersen2317 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Adequate (fine) ... high praise from a Vulcan"

  • @a2pha
    @a2pha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have longed to write a turn-based Space Invaders game you could play on a portable gaming console that I program well on. Wanted to take a look at this to see how a board game is done.

  • @a2pha
    @a2pha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That red hat and tie ... are awesome !

  • @amusement420
    @amusement420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    But do you remember the song Space Invaders by Uncle Vic! The only thing this doesn't have are the shields. I have an old MB Zaxxon board game which I think is pretty clever and I'm good at the arcade and ColecoVision game ; ) Looking at this game it seems impossible to hit the mothership 20 times lol If the catapult joystick holds up it could be fun.

  • @martinsonnleitner5516
    @martinsonnleitner5516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So it is a 1:1 Copy of Flipships (except the launcher). I like the artwork of flipships and the quality of flipships seems to be muuuuuch better. Hmm.. Where do i get that launcher though! ^^

    • @BrandonGraham
      @BrandonGraham 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone putting one on Etsy in 5... 4... 3... 2...

    • @cacovonluca
      @cacovonluca ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not a copy, it was made by the same designer

  • @stevenchinchilla2006
    @stevenchinchilla2006 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey if the bullet rolls into the mouth of the ufo does it count or does it have to go through the top?

  • @TexasToyReviews
    @TexasToyReviews 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had to go back to the Flipships review to see if the “Space Invaders in board game form” association was mentioned. I won’t spoil it, check for yourself.

  • @lemiless
    @lemiless ปีที่แล้ว

    So, you said this is basically the same rules as Flip Ships.
    I don't own either game. But do you actually start with special powers in Flip Ships?
    Do you still get additional powers in Space Invaders as you take more hits?
    Also, I saw that in Flip Ships, you get more lunch tokens as the game progresses. Is that the same in Space Invaders?

  • @gozzywozzy485
    @gozzywozzy485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so tempted! if only the stock components were better quality. The flipper on it's own is not enough to convince me i tihnk

  • @Deputy_Dong
    @Deputy_Dong 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well that’s just FINE!!

  • @Hieronymus-Pseudonymous
    @Hieronymus-Pseudonymous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:59 And if Tom had reviewed it 10 years ago, you might have seen him actually do those things.

  • @labyfan1313
    @labyfan1313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was going to say I thought I already saw a review of Space Invaders and I remember it was not good.

    • @richardmullens4707
      @richardmullens4707 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, wasn't this review by Tom originally posted on the Dice Tower a few days ago?

    • @labyfan1313
      @labyfan1313 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardmullens4707 I was referring to the deck building one he reviewed. I thought this was the same game but Tom clarified this is a different one. But A few days ago I thought there was a how to play video from the Dice Tower for this one.

  • @trucuzz100
    @trucuzz100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just picked this up at a yard sale for 1$ along with Risk for a 1$ lol

  • @jenius00
    @jenius00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the art of Flip Ships more. I think maybe they were a little too on the nose with the 8 bit graphic design. But for those that really really want that nostalgia, it appears true to source to me. It's so sad this is coming out alongside a terrible space invaders game. That's bound to cause confusion.

  • @brentboyer79
    @brentboyer79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like getting my Atari 2600 out.

  • @Marccp
    @Marccp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So it’s flipships?

    • @eelexa
      @eelexa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty much exactly. Different designer too. Seems like a copy.

    • @winnie666
      @winnie666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@eelexa you mean the same designer. but yeah, if somebody doesn’t watch the review in which this is stated in the first 20 seconds….

  • @grimjack9139
    @grimjack9139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The art is a definite downgrade. It's ok to reinterpret a bit. Hopefully Flipships does not go out of production or I can find a copy once I'm back stateside.

  • @eelexa
    @eelexa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Total rip of Flipships, wow.

    • @Confoundedjoe
      @Confoundedjoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Did your watch the review? It is by the same designer and is a retheme basically.

    • @grimjack9139
      @grimjack9139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How do you simultaneously decide to not watch the video and decide to be misinformed?

  • @lastburning
    @lastburning 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:17 I hate this music. It's way too loud imo.

  • @ErubielVerduzco25
    @ErubielVerduzco25 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    First 😌

    • @tempestfury8324
      @tempestfury8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope the stardom doesn't go to your head. When you get over that, why don't you make a helpful and/or informative comment instead.

    • @ErubielVerduzco25
      @ErubielVerduzco25 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tempestfury8324 thanks for the time you invested on me. You’re right, but I don’t care... it’s an immortal meme, get over it ✌🏻

    • @tempestfury8324
      @tempestfury8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ErubielVerduzco25 : So it is all about you...got it!

  • @tempestfury8324
    @tempestfury8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm surprised Funko didn't move on this....because it's just another licensed money-grab game. So much for ingenuity and creativity.

  • @fenhorn
    @fenhorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was one really bored reviewer. That say something about the game. (edit: Meaning that the review doesn't makes this game look good, I didn't mean that the review itself or that the reviewer was bad).