Nyan Cat Gets an ‘Adventure’ for its First Birthday

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Hard to believe that the meme that is Nyan Cat is only one year old today! It is a sign of the fast-moving times that these things go from nothing to everywhere to nothing again so quickly! Here are the basics from Wikipedia:

Nyan Cat is the name of a YouTube video uploaded in April 2011, which became an Internet meme. The video merged a Japanese pop song with an animated cartoon cat with the body of a Pop-Tart, flying through space, and leaving a rainbow trail behind it. The video ranked at number 5 on the list of most viewed YouTube videos in 2011.[1]

In honor of the event, casual developer 21st Street Games, makers of the online and iOS game Nyan Cat Adventure are throwing a celebration today!

Thursday, April 5th, 2012 we’re throwing a birthday party for Nyan Cat at 21st Street Games. This event is at 4:30, by invitation only at the studio and available for EVERYONE on USTREAM at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nyancatadventure. We’ll have cake, a piñata, lots of Nyan Cat Adventure playing, Prguitarman (Chris Torres) in attendance and a special surprise!

Tune in at 4:30pm eastern for a special surprise!

The Ntan Cat Adventure game is also available for iOS on the App Store.

Head to the official site to watch a non-stop flying Pop Tart and listen to the theme song on infinite repeat.

You can also Tweet a birthday wish to Nyan Cat!

And, of course, here is the original video:

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I have loved technology for as long as I can remember - and have been a computer gamer since the PDP-10! Mobile Technology has played a major role in my life - I have used an electronic companion since the HP95LX more than 20 years ago, and have been a 'Laptop First' person since my Compaq LTE Lite 3/20 and Powerbook 170 back in 1991! As an avid gamer and gadget-junkie I was constantly asked for my opinions on new technology, which led to writing small blurbs ... and eventually becoming a reviewer many years ago. My family is my biggest priority in life, and they alternate between loving and tolerating my gaming and gadget hobbies ... but ultimately benefits from the addition of technology to our lives!