Mauri Helme is a Brazilian animator who’s turned his attention to remaking the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer; 8-bit style! You can follow Mauri on his blog or Twitter account @MauriHelme. Just think; only 11 more months until Star Wars re-awakens. In the meantime I’ll be watching sites like the Disney Store Star Wars […]
Give your bum the 8-bit treatment
There was so many quirky headlines I could have written for this quirky Indiegogo project. It took willpower to avoid them; after all we’re talking about bits and underwear. Slightly NSFW warning; panties fashion shoot video. [Back this Campaign] It was a tweet from @Pixel_Panties that tipped me off to this weird project. My first […]
An 8-bit history of the world: Weddings & Wars
Singer-songwriter Will Varley created this quirky “8-bit” music video himself on demo software from the 90s. That’ll go a long way to explain the SNES look and feel. It reminds me of Frak! Except, well, that’s a whole generation too early! There are some actual game references in the video though. I’m told to watch […]
Retro gaming in tile designs
With the combination of the new gaming consoles and Christmas coming up I fully expect to see plenty of gaming and game memorabilia marketing over the next few months. Not sure I expected Topps Tiles to join in – but they have with this post celebrating gaming history and design inspiration. They’ve taken their kitchen […]
Street art 8-bit Spider-man
This isn’t your average site in Paris. You have to wonder how it got there. Long ladders? With or without permission? Do the owners approve? Did the owners do it? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Via Street Art News.
The battle of the computer game generations
Freddie just goes from strength to strength. By the time Geek Native posted this video it had been seen more than 2 million times. Freddie’s channel has 3.5m subscribers and nearly 700,000,000 video plays. It could be fun to try and work out how much money he’s making off the channel alone. YouTube’s made it […]
8-bit life heart bookends
Back in April Geek Native posted a collection of bookends for geeks and gamers. Not only are they a thing – they’re pretty popular too. Knob Creek Metal Arts have caught onto the fact that it’s the geek community who has been buying up their clever designs. Hence new styles like 8-bit heart bookends.
8-bit butcher chop diagrams
I don’t suppose you have ever wondered how some of the most iconic 8-bit character creations would chop up. Jude Buffum has. Working for the Giant Robot curated show “Pixel Pushers”, Buffum created a set of butcher diagrams that showed how certain 8-bit characters could be prepared for dinner. Jude writes; “Though I am still […]
A quick tour of the 8-bit art world
What is 8-bit art to you? Is it just nostalgia? There are now “8-bit artists” who have pushed the genre beyond nostalgia and into something contemporary. The culture includes 8-bit painting and even 8-bit music that is composed on GameBoys and still looks to evolve beyond gaming. Examples of 8-bit art
Transform your living room into an RPG with an 8-bit fire
This piece on Etsy from JamesBit is simply called Fireplace Art. What it does, however, is let you use your fireplace to transform the room into an cRPG setting. Fireplace Art is an 8-bit flame. If your fireplace is like mine and most of the others I’ve seen in friends’ flats and apartments then it may well […]
