A quesiton we’ve all wrestled with is this: what if Doctor Who was actually an 8-bit RPG. Imagine the classic JRPG of the Nintendo era. Imagine the Eleventh Doctor’s plot. Or if all that imagination is a bit too hard work – just watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMVxZ8pGzA
Monster hunting on Google’s 8-bit maps
As an early April Fool’s Google has released a version of Google Maps that is straight out of an 8-bit RPG adventure on the Nintendo. Just hit the quest button in the top right to access the adventure. As experienced 8-bit RPGers know it’s not always safe exploring the map. You may encounter monsters. Try […]
Yum. 8-bit beer!
What’s not to like? 8-bit hommage and a pale ale from Tallgrass Beer. The company uses a “Hop Rocket” to infuse the character of Australian Galaxy Hops into an American Pale Ale. Ther’s even a video for it – using paper stick puppets to create a classic 8-bit game. Stick with it because there’s a […]
Goomba Roombas
Do I file blog post as cool tech or in a gaming section? What we have here are not just Goomba Roombas but other 8-bit Nintendo inspirations for Roomba coverings. If I lived in a different flat I’d certainly have a Roomba. If I could I’d 8-bit it, too. The challenge is these stupid anti-smoke, […]
Scott Pilgrim meets Eric Speed
I think the suggestion here is that 8-bit gaming is now considered very cool. This video combines violins, with an old pop cover and some Scott Pilgrim style 8-bit battles. If you really like the music then you can scoop it up from iTunes as a single. If you’re like me you’ll not notice the […]
8-bit excellence
Not only is it increasingly cool to be a geek native – turns out that it’s even more cool to be a retro geek native. How retro do you need to be? You need to be 8-bit retro. Kicking off this short collection of 8-bit fashion excellence we have the 8-bit glasses from SAMAL design. […]
Goldfish – We Come Together: 8 bit music video
This music video is packed with geek cred. Not only will you notice some of your 8-bit heroes in the quirky animation but I suspect you may notice some sci-fi faces and even some cheeky cartoons. The video is an international production with pixel artists coming from Canada, UK, Germany, USA, Australia, India, Brazil, Spain, […]
8-bit Super Mario Ghostbusters
Go mashup power. Go the very cute 8-bit Dr Egon Spengler! I’m not sure there will be any Super Mario action in the forthcoming Ghostbusters movie. There will, however, be both a Ghostbusters 3 and Ghostbusters 4 now that Bill Murray has signed on. There are rumours Venkman may only have a small role in […]
8 Bits Movie
Can you fight evolution? You might have to ask the Flying Spaghetti Monster about one sort of evolution and now you can sit back enjoy this video on the subject of gaming evolution. Do you prefer the old 8 bit games to the new creed? Perhaps you think 3D? We can thank Valere Amirault, Jean […]
Pixels – 8-bit games attack New York
No surprise that the gamer blogs are going ape over this short film by Patrick Jean. They’ve all found it at once. YouTube lists “Pixels” as one of the most watched videos on the site today. It really is the sort of video that inspires you to tweet or Facebook about. The cool people find […]
