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8-bit video game art by jimi benedict

Jimi Benedict Jimiyo Mario Illustration

You may think you know Mario and Zelda, but you’ve never seen them like this.

Artist Jimi Benedict (a.k.a. “Jimiyo”) created these 8-bit game inspired images which combine the pixel-blocky forms of the game’s original characters with a surreal mix of natural textures and literal illustration styles.

Not into video game art? Jimi has many…

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February 5th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

woodpixel: create your own pixel art from wood

WoodPixel Wooden Pixel Blocks

In the past I’ve written about these little plastic pixel block sets that let you build classic video game characters in 3D. Those sets always seemed a little cheap looking to me, so I’m excited about these new pixel blocks made entirely out of wood.

Each WoodPixel cube has a different shade of wood on…

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December 6th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro video games