Orioto is the artist behind this sweet painting of an updated Mega Man. This is just one of the many pieces he has done to ‘remake’ a classic and give an idea of what they could look like in the current HD gaming world. I don’t think I’d mind seeing a remake of a classic [...]
Posts Tagged ‘NES’
[8bit Review] Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out
May 8th, 2009
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Platform: NES Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo It only took about 10 minutes to remember the trick to get the ole NES working. Put the game in just enough to push it down into lock position, hit power, then give the game that extra little push in, hit reset and voila. Old school gaming can begin. [...]
8 Bit Weapon Releases Limited Edition CD and Loop Library
April 22nd, 2009
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Chiptune masters, 8 Bit Weapon, has performed across two continents with their unique techno/pop sound and have released a handfull of albums with sounds inspired by classic videogame soundtracks and electronic music from the 70′s and 80′s. Sony Creative Software has just released their loop and sample library called, 8 Bit Weapon: A Chiptune Odyssey. [...]
Turn Your Old NES Into a PC
April 12th, 2009
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Oh Mods…gotta love ‘em. This is a pretty cool DIY for turning your old NES system into a PC with a CD/DVD drive. This allows you to install emulators for old systems and games but still have that old school look and feel. Probably better than causing yourself to pass out from blowing ‘dust’ out [...]
8bit Paper City
February 17th, 2009
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File under [8bit Cool Stuff]. Artist/graphic designer Ashley Buerkett from Illinois has brought the 2D side scrolling world of Mario into a 3D plane. Titled ‘Paper City’ this rendering of the Mushroom Kingdom is set to look like a board game, but I don’t think its actually playable – if it is – it looks [...]
8Bit Jesus?!?! Okay, Maybe It Is That Time Of The Year
December 23rd, 2008
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We’re all about classic 8bit sounds and chiptuning. We’re not so hot on Christmas music or Jesus. Still, the angle of recreating classic holiday tunes with the 8bit sounds catches our attention enough to pass it along to you. Tis’ the season, now go spend money. Santa needs you! Download the full 8-Bit Jesus album [...]
Play All The Classics Online = Our 8bit Heaven
December 4th, 2008
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I think we have found our 8bit heaven and its called Retromundi. Retromundi is a Classic Gaming Community with I think just about every single 8bit game you could think of. Go ahead think of one…they’ll have it. It’s a mix of one of those social networking sites with 8bit games but minus the skanky [...]
