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I Am 8-Bit

Every Thursday I like to take a walk down memory lane and review, relive, or relearn about comics, music, and/or games from the past. With the creation of my own retro gaming arcade cabinet complete with M.A.M.E.  (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) to my recent addiction to the Wii’s Virtual Console it can easily be said that I am addicted to retro gaming.

Last week I stumbled on some pictures from the 2008 “I Am 8-Bit” art exhibit in Hollywood California. The show focuses on video game characters and scenes from 1980’s video games that are reinterpreted by artists in a variety of mediums. I have chose a few images from the show to share for this week’s throwback post:


Mario Paint


Donkey Kong


Samus Aran (Metroid)


R.O.B. The Robot


Bowser (Boss Level from Super Mario Brothers)


Movie Mock-Up Poster for Elevator Action


Jason Frudnick, Fred (the frog), and SOFIA from Blaster Master


Q*Bert

and my favorite image


A realistic portrayal of Punch-Out!! in the real world

Check out full image galleries over at Joystiq and the Destructoid website. Also, if you are in need of a good conversation piece for your coffee table all of the images from the first I Am 8-Bit show in 2004 has been collected in a book titled “i am 8-bit: Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the ’80s.”

You should also brows over to the I Am 8-Bit website to stay updated on future shows and read the Wikipedia entry to learn more about the show’s history.

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