Tag: 8 Bit

Ah, sex education! Thanks to this 8-bit parody, you won’t have to explain the birds and the bees to anyone. Just link to this video, and they’ll know all about safe sex.…

Greeting card illustrator Dan Liuzzi originally wanted to wear a giant version of his head for Halloween. Why? Who knows? Maybe he secretly thinks his head is too small, and Halloween gave…

This cool retro Super Mario mural would look great in anyone’s bedroom, especially if you’re a Super Mario addict or a kid. To top things off, it’s actually nicely pixelated, which makes…

This ridiculous looking Q*bert cake comes to us courtesy of Karen from Highland Bakery. It’s a pretty accurate likeness of the original orange freak from arcade days gone by. For some reason,…

If you’ve got fond memories of the old Atari 2600 system, these Atari-inspired playing cards might be just up your alley. Each card in these decks is bedecked with Atari imagery, and…

The following sentence from the description for this music video for Germany’s Kabelbrand pretty much sums it up… “Godzilla Squirrel attacks Cologne !!!” Got it? Good. Oh, they forgot to mention the…

If  you’re heading to the Penny Arcade Expo next week, be sure to swing by and check out the latest addition to their conference schedule, the Chiptune Showcase. A variety of 8-bit…

While a lot of games probably started out with just a sketch of a landscape or of the main character, I doubt there’s many games out there where its cover art inspired…

At first glance, this might just look like one of those organs you used to see in the shopping mall when you were a kid. But under the hood of this bit…

This 8-bit map of New York City was made by Brett Camper for the 8-Bit Cities project. The goal is not to make your city look like a video game map, but…

I’ve certainly seen our share of low-cost computers, but I can honestly say that this is the least expensive computer system I’ve seen yet. The Humane Reader is designed to provide computer…

You know you’re onto something when people are making parodies of your work. Granted, that something can either be awesome or despicable, but in this case Jay Pavlina, I think it’s safe…

I’m a sucker for pixel art, and this most-excellent 8-bit pixel costume could be by new favorite thing of the genre. Created by Kiel Johnson and worn by Klai Brown of Hyperbole…

Just because you’re all grown up and have a nursery to decorate doesn’t mean that you can’t sneak in a little touch of your gamer style in your tot’s room. For starters,…

I always enjoy seeing Space Invaders turning up in unlikely places. This time, it looks like the Space Invaders took over parts of Girona, Spain last month. These installations were realized by…

Yeah, we all know that LOST is off the air now, and we still have no clue what was really going on all those years. That doesn’t mean we still don’t have…