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io9MoviesThe Incredible Aquaman Trailer Is Just as Incredible in 8-Bit Animation
The Aquaman trailer was one of the unambiguous highlights for us at San Diego Comic-Con 2018: operatic, visually arresting, and enough to get even the most skeptical of us pretty pumped for an Aquaman movie. Apparently, it’s just as thrilling in pixel art form, as the artists at JoBlo Videos have demonstrated. Over on that … Continued
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io9Even Director Rian Johnson Loves This 16-Bit Video Game Version of The Last Jedi Trailer
Oh, Luke, telling the world the Jedi are finished doesn’t feel quite as dramatic when it’s via text bubble. With both Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Battlefront II on the horizon, one fan has started the 8-bit (technically 16-bit) parody trailer wagon rolling… and he’s got the approval of TLJ’s director himself. Artist John … Continued
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io9Stranger Things in 8-Bit Makes the Demogorgon Look So Cute
Stranger Things has been remade every which way from Sunday, and now we’re got a new 8-bit rendition of the modern classic. Sure, it’s got Eggo waffles, tired Will eyes, and a floating Millennium Falcon, but just look at the Demogorgon! It’s so precious I want to give it a hug— although I won’t, because … Continued
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Tech NewsThis 8-Bit Display Is Made From Gaming Keyboards
Take 160 Logitech gaming keyboards with illuminated keys. Assemble them into a wall. Add a sprinkling of extra electronics and code. And, voila, you have a giant 8-bit display. Sure, there are better displays to, say, play 8-bit games on. But it’s fun, weird and more than a little meta. It was on show at … Continued
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Tech NewsHow 80s Computers Create 8-Bit Music
You’ve got to love that 8-bit sound. Blips and bloops and beeps magically merge together to create choppy, nostalgic melodies that remind us how far we’ve come since the first personal computers. But how did those big beige boxes actually make music? True to his nickname, the 8-Bit Guy and his guest, the Obsolete Guy, … Continued
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io98-Bit Video Game Versions of Our Favorite Movies and TV Series
One of the particularly fun trends we’ve seen popping up around the internet is the 8-bit makeover, where an artist takes a popular TV or movie and reimagines it as a retro video game. The only problem is that now we’re sad these aren’t real games. And yes, we know that these videos are not … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidJurassic Park in 8-bit is a better movie than any of its sequels
Jurassic World is coming out this weekend and just by existing, it’s already better than The Lost World and *whispers* Jurassic Park 3. But there is no way in hell that it can ever top the original Jurassic Park. Hell, I know this 8-bit video game version of Jurassic Park is better than all the … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidStar Wars: The Force Awakens trailer in 16-bit video game style is fun
I don’t know what I want to do more, watch the new Star Wars movie or play this awesome 16-bit retro video game version of the new Star Wars movie. Actually, that’s a lie. I still want to watch the movie more. But there’s a kid in me that would love this video game so … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid8-bit video game version of Scarface looks like a killer good time
The best video games you can play are those that let you act like a complete maniac while surrounded by party girls and mountains of drugs and just shoot a lot of people. Basically, the best video game you can play is just playing the plot of Scarface over and over again. CineFix shows its … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid8-bit Guardians of the Galaxy game is 2x retro fun
Here’s CineFix’s latest creation: The 2014 blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy in 8-bit. Though this video game version doesn’t have the charm of Chris Pratt or versatility of Vin Diesel’s dialogue, it does have the nostalgia of old video games which matches up nicely with the throwback fun in the movie.
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Tech NewsSploidThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou would be a fun 8-bit video game too
We already know that The Life Aquatic is amazing as its own movie and spectacular when re-done in the style of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.Turns out, it’s also fun when you turn Wes Anderson’s flick into an 8-bit video game like CineFix did in this animation too. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid8-bit video game version of Silence of the Lambs is still creepy
Even if he looks like a retro video game player, I can still feel my spine shivering when Hannibal Lecter comes onto screen. That’s what happens when you’re one of the all time creepiest, scariest characters in film history. Here is CineFix’s 8-bit version of Silence of the Lambs. SPLOID is a new blog about … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidFrozen as an 8-bit video game is super fun because of its 8-bit songs
What might be even cooler than seeing this 8-bit game version of Frozen is hearing 8-bit sounds beep and butcher all the songs that made Frozen so damn popular in the first place. Watch CineFix pull their 8-bit take on Frozen below. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook
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Tech NewsSploid8-bit game version of The Matrix is a better movie than its sequels
Being better than a Matrix sequel is not saying much, I know. But after recently re-watching the whole trilogy (and enjoying it!), it’s still nuts how much better the first one was. The action sequences in the sequels may have been more insane but this 8-bit game version of The Matrix brings back more fond … Continued
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io9Boss Monster Makes 8-Bit Dungeon Building Awesome Again
Every now and then a game manages to push all the right buttons. With Boss Monster, those buttons just happen to be up-down-up-down-left-right-left-right-A-B-B-A, because this tabletop card game is an invincible blend of dungeon-building, attack your neighbor hijinx, and 8-bit nostalgia. Boss Monster, by Brotherwise Games (which is actually two brothers, Johnny and Chris O’Neil), … Continued
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Tech NewsSploid8-bit video game version of Sin City could have been 4-bit
Obviously, it’s not quite as stylized and sexy as the original Sin City but this 8-bit video game version by CineFix does a great job in mimicking the original by adding the perfect dab of color to accentuate the shadowy world of the graphic novel. The whole thing plays out like a comic strip. SPLOID … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidHilarious video replaces all the sounds in The Matrix with 8-bit sounds
Like most people with eyeballs, I’ve scrubbed the memory of The Matrix sequels from the creases of my brain. That’s why I had so much fun when I watched this scene from The Matrix Reloaded. Oh and hearing 8-bit sounds instead of real noises makes it way more enjoyable. It’s an action comedy movie now! … Continued
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