Famous characters done up in 16 pixels

Posted by John Kilhefner Categories: Design, Internet, Video Games

Have you ever wondered what your favorite video game heroes, cartoon characters, or washed-up TV stars would look like if they were composed entirely of 16 pixels? If you have, then you're either a part of the aptly title blog "4x4 Pixels", or you did a little too much peyote your last time in Vegas. 

4x4 Pixels is an experimental pixel art project by David Stoll that reduces popular characters into pixelated versions of their former selves. 

Can you guess who the above character is? 

Here's a little hint: "Screw you guys...I'm going home!"

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Manhattan: All the Five Burroughs for Your NES!

Posted by Finnian Durkan Categories: Design, Video Games

Have you ever wondered what Manhattan would look like from the perspective of a Nintendo RPG in the mid-80’s?  No?  Then you’re either a commie or were born too late to get my clever Breakfast Club John Bender impressions; either way, you’re a neo-maxi-zoom-dweeby.  For all of you who answered ‘yes’ to my previous query or at least started reminiscing about that time that you beat Mike Tyson, then this little time waster is for you.  Brett Camper, an MIT alum and a true friend to the geek in all of us if there ever was one, has created an 8-bit map of NYC’s 5 Burroughs at 8bitnyc.com.  So dig out your Dr. Mario shirt, press up-down-up-down-left-right-left-right-b-a-select-start and go get functionally lost in what Mapquest would’ve looked like over a 1kbps dial-up modem circa 1985.

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