I’m not sure how many other Futurama fans we have reading this, but when this came across the wire this morning, I knew I had to share.

So, in the classic Futurama episode ‘Anthology of Interest II‘, there’s a segment titled ‘Raiders of the Lost Arcade’, where Fry is tasked with saving earth from invaders, possibly from space, that bear a remarkable resemblance to a certain arcade title from the 70s developed by Taito. Using his pro techniques (“Watch as I fire upwards through our own shields!”) and his all Rush mix-tape, Fry succeeds in repelling the aliens from the planet Nintendoo 64. One of my favorite episodes ever, for reasons I feel need no explanation.

Fast-forward to now, and we have “Invaders! Possibly from Space” developed by Shinobi of Shinobis-Place. Lovingly recreated, every aspect of the classic episode is there; the all Rush soundtrack, the Invaders, the voices… according to the site, it took 7 months to put it together, and the quality is fantastic.

Considering how many IP laws this thing is breaking, it probably won’t last long, so get it while you can. Windows required, but it runs fine in most 3D acceleration supporting VMs as well. If the link above is dead, or you’re paranoid about the other link, I’m hosting a copy on my server as well. Virus scanned and re-compressed into a zip for maximum portability. Enjoy.