This is a pretty great real world version of Super Mario Bros. Created by Joe Nicolosi – this is just one of few shorts he has that will show up at SXSW. It’s a dark retelling (in a funny vein of course) of Mario’s pursuit of that bitch Peach. Enjoy. [/flim]
Functional 8bit Violin, Well Sort Of
February 23rd, 2011
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If it can be 8bitted – make it so. Well this homemade beauty was built as apart of an art experiment called an instrument a day, where artist Ranjit Bhatnager builds a new homemade instrument…um…each day. Today seems to be our lucky day as he decided to take on making an 8bit violin that actually works. This awesome exploration of music and 8bit is made from maple and oak craft wood and 90 degree angles except for the fingerboard. Head over to moonmilk.com to see a video of this masterpiece in action. When I watch that video it reminds me of that quote in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off -”‘never took a lesson in my life.” [Gizmodo]
The Great Gatsby for NES
February 22nd, 2011
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Not much to say. You either read it and know it or have no idea what this is. Either way it’s a pretty fun side scrolling 8bit version of the epic story that will ruin your day. Check out this flash based browser game over at Great Gatsby Game. Although you might be better off reading it – this could work well as cliff notes if you have a book report due this week. [engadget]
RetroN 3 Gaming System = 3 Classic Systems in One
February 14th, 2011
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Well isn’t this fancy. If a Sega Genesis, a Nintendo and a Super Nintendo had a crazy sex orgy party – the RetroN 3 Gaming System would be the bastard child of said love fest. This actual hybrid system can play all the classic cartridge based titles in one machine. The system comes with it’s own wireless controllers but if you’re feeling really nostalgic and actually have some original controllers lying around – yeah, you can just plug those right in and use them like it was 1992. Sounds pretty awesome and $70 is not a bad price to put some of those cartridges you can’t part with to use. Head over to hyperkin.com for more info.
Fan Made Short Film Based On ‘Fallout’, Not Too Shabby
January 27th, 2011
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Words words words.
8bit Your Twitter Avatar
January 24th, 2011
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Yeah – you can do this too. Not really much more to say except give credit to where credit is due. But trailing this seems like waaaay too much work so for a step by step how to and a heart warming story of who did what head over to techcrunch.
GFY 38 Studios, MA May Offer More Tax Breaks
January 24th, 2011
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Mr. Schilling you may have the Boston sports fan’s heart, including mine, but the less sports interested video gaming fans you do not. Go ahead, move your studio to RI under some hostage state takeover deal see if we care. Seems MA didn’t take kindly to loosing to a state that hosts our AHL team. So they’re proposing to widen the tax break incentives for studios in a 5 yr plan to expand the $2 billion game industry to $20 billion. Details have not been completed but include tax breaks based on how many jobs and money a studio can make. Other incentives could include breaks for startups and companies that relocate to MA. All in all this sounds great for MA and the gaming industry that is slowly growing here. Toss in PAX East and we have our selves a nice little…something. Check out more details at develop.
8bit ‘Aliens’ Video Game Uncovered
January 24th, 2011
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Ripley, believe it or not, you had a video game back in the day. One of the greatest action films of all time, yes this is fact, had an 8bit counterpart originally planned for the Famicom Disk System – an add-on never released for the American NES. Now for the punchline – this 24 year old side scrolling beauty was developed by Square. Yes, that Final Fantasy Square. It was completely lost until now. 1up has some video play through – only about 13 minutes but back then that was about the size of our attention spans.
Fallout Remade as an 8bit JRPG
January 3rd, 2011
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Bethesda’s Capital Wasteland has been remade into an 8bit Wasteland in this JRPG – you’ll need to know Japanese to read it or be quick on the Google Translator but its out there for the playing. Head over to Bethesda’s Blog for a quick description and direct download link. [vg247]
Tron:Legacy 8bitified
January 3rd, 2011
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I have yet to see Tron: Legacy but from what I hear I’m not missing much. I mean I know my expectations will be met; dumb plot, cool visuals, and Olivia Wilde in leather – but it won’t change my life. With that said here is a sweet 8bit re-imagining by Pierre Manry and I think it sums up everything nicely. Sans Olivia Wilde part. I must also note how sweet Daft Punk’s Derezzed sounds chiptuned. [/film]
