Now here's a deal that we definitely wish were available in our part of the world. Hagiwara, manufacturer of SD memory cards, have partnered up with Taito to offer a nice combo deal with with MicroSD cards: buy any of their specially-marked 1 or 2 GB MicroSDs, and you'll get a chance to play a demo Invader Chain - a Space Invaders spin-off on your mobile phone.

It's certainly not a bad way to celebrate the 30th year anniversary of the historic Space Invaders arcade game. The Japanese really knows who to commemorate the anniversaries of their games.

Each purchase will give mobile owners a link that can be accessed via their handsets, letting them play Invader Chain, where your ultimate mission is to capture strange-but-cute Invaders wading in the sea.

But the happiness is short-lived, however: the access to Invader Chain is only limited to three
trial games. Still, it's not a bad deal...just look at the packaging art - it's nifty enough to be considered as a collectible.