8-bit

Retro

Put Some Wakka-Wakka On Your Walls With Pac-Man Blik Decals

11:00AM September 30, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Blik, maker of fine stickables, and Namco Bandai, the people who own Pac-Man, are combining their respective powers to bring Inky, Pinky, Blinky, Clyde and other memorable 8-bit sprites to your wall. Starting today, you can put only the finest of Pac-Man decals on your walls, safely and stylishly. More »

Retro

James Cameron’s Avatar Mashup Created For Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year

11:30AM September 13, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Movie to video game adaptations of the early 1980s were difficult things. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and The Empire Strikes Back were as hard to master as they were hard to genuinely enjoy. More »

In Real Life

Assassin’s Creed Gets An 8-bit Makeover

7:00AM July 28, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

Assassin’s Creed makes a surprisingly good-looking retro game. Majami Hiroz reinvisioned the modern classic Assassin’s Creed in 8-bit style graphics. It looks more like a 3DS 3D classic than an actual retro game, but that makes it all the more beautiful. More »

In Real Life

Now Four Eyes Can Look Cool In 8-Bit Glasses

6:20AM July 6, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

For the glasses wearer looking to lower the resolution of their frames, designer Dzmitry Samal offers pairs of retro-futuristic pixelated glasses, inspired by late ’80s video games and “society’s fascination with an ‘informational aesthetic’”. More »

In Real Life

It’s (8-Bit) ‘Friday’, ‘Friday’, ‘Friday’

2:40AM June 25, 2011 | Brian Crecente

And you thought it was impossible to improve on Rebecca Black’s TGIF anthem “Friday”? You were so very, very wrong. More »

In Real Life

Rebecca ‘Friday’ Black Hits Game Boy Color

7:20AM April 16, 2011 | Mike Epstein

If this were a real game, it would be the best game ever made. I can already see the ads; Which seat will YOU take? More »

Nintendo

8-bit Pocket Camera Turns Your iPhone Into A Game Boy Camera

1:30PM April 1, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Resolution of your iPhone camera got you down? Are HDR photographs just too dynamic for you? With the magic of the 8-bit Pocket Camera app, you can make your iPhone’s photographic capabilities look a good 13-years-old, emulating the qualities of Nintendo’s Game Boy Camera. More »

Retro

You’ve Never Heard Tetris, Pac-Man, Mega Man Sound Like This

7:40AM March 11, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Composer and sound designer Jake “Virt” Kaufman follows up his Super Mario Bros hi-def sound design experiment by giving 8-bit games like Tetris, Pac-Man, Mega Man, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and Contra the “ultra nextgen AAA” sound design treatment. More »

In Real Life

Let’s Just Say White Mage’s Dad Is ‘Old-Fashioned’

4:00AM February 23, 2011 | Mike Fahey

White Mage, Red Mage, Black Mage, what’s the difference? In Dorkly’s latest video we discover that not every White Mage is as enlightened as the next. More »

In Real Life

New York’s Pixelated Water Flows Again

9:40AM January 6, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The water supply in New York City goes 8-bit once more, with this update to the 2008 version, now flowing bigger, more 3D than before. Photographed by Benjamin Norman and seen at Make.