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This 8-Bit Video Will Make You Miss Your Childhood In The ’90s
It’s every generation’s responsibility to grow old and talk about how growing up back then was so much more fun than growing up today. THESE KIDS KNOW NOTHING. All they do is stare at iPads and play crappy games by swiping on giant phones. At least we ’90s kids stared at televisions and played crappy board games by tapping a plastic button, right?
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr Remix New Single Using 8-Bit Plugin And 45 NES Games
Releasing an album is a brutal, labour-intensive process, rife with sleepless nights and self doubt. For Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, the Detroit indie pop band whose latest EP, Patterns, came out on April 16, stress relief came not from cigarettes or sizzurp, but from an 8-bit plugin.
Hacker Turns An NES Console Into An 8-Bit Gaming Laptop
Forget dropping thousands of dollars on the monstrously specced gaming laptops sold by the likes of Alienware. As long as you’re not itching to play the latest titles, you can look to the hacker who created this brilliant working NES laptop for some money-saving DIY inspiration.
Portal Looks Perfect On A Scientific Calculator
Portal is probably one of the only games I could play over and over again. You always get something a little different. This, however, is incredibly different. It’s the Portal you know, except it’s on a scientific calculator.
The Aesthetics And Culture Of 8-Bit Art
Almost all members of Generation Y, aka the Millenials, have some sort of relationship to or remembrance of 8-bit. PBS delves into the distinct style in its latest Off Book video.
I Want All These Cool 8-Bit Cross-Stitches
Star Wars, Monty Python, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Ghostbusters, Justice League, Batman, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller, and even the Golden Girls. These 8-bit cross-stitching patterns are all awesome and incredibly charming. Just perfect nostalgia pixels. I want to make a blanket with all of them.
Radiohead’s OK Computer Gets 8-Bit Makeover
So, Spotify’s just launched in Australia. But who needs Spotify when you can listen to the entirety of Radiohead’s OK Computer… as run through an 8-bit sound chip?
Watch This Delightful, Colourful Animation Of Cameras Past And Present
If your day has lacked colour and joy up until now, perhaps this animation will brighten things up — especially if you’re into cameras.
Photography’s Three Basic Tenets In 8 Bits And 9 Minutes
Making the jump from point-and-shoots to an SLR can be a daunting proposition, but this 8-bit explainer from Sound and Matter should help. It covers the three most fundamental elements of exposure — aperture, shutter speed and ISO — clearly and succinctly, giving even complete photography newbies *raises hand* a quick grasp of what all those buttons and dials and fractional f’s mean.
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