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I've made it obvious that I love the Scott Pilgrim comics and I can't wait to watch the movie. When I heard about the videogame, though, my gut told me that it was going to be disappointing. I mean, it's a movie tie-in from a big name publisher, and they're pretty much always terrible.
Well, there was no need to worry. Apparently Bryan Lee O'Malley made sure that Ubisoft treated his baby with respect. Today at PAX East, I found out that Anamanaguchi is writing the soundtrack. During their concert tonight, they played one of the tracks they wrote for the game, and the on-stage visuals included animation and artwork from pixel master Paul Robertson, creator of the Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 animation and proud Mecha Fetus member.
Wow. Could the combination be any better? Four years: that's how long it took from the release of Pirate Baby's for a videogame company to be smart enough to hire Paul Robertson to animate a beat'em up adventure with his trademark bouncy pixels. Everyone that watched Pirate Baby's wished that it was made into a real game. Combine it with incredible chip music and the Scott Pilgrim storyline, and you already have one of the most exciting videogame releases for 2010.
Touché, Ubisoft.
The images included are screengrabs from the visuals used in the Anamanaguchi performance tonight, from a song that they wrote for Scott Pilgrim the Video Game!
Adam
March 26, 2010
Anamanaguchi / Bryan Lee O'Malley / Chiptunes / Paul Robertson / pixel art / Scott Pilgrim
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“Entertainment System” by Mykola Dosenko and Tamer Koseli
Mykola contacted me awhile ago to show me his portfolio, and I'm just now getting around to featuring some of his work. Check the gallery below for more of his creations/collaborations. The collab with Roma Lubimov is one of my favorites.
Adam
February 25, 2010
art / Mykola Dosenko / pixel art
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Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy...
— me
Adam
December 04, 2009
pixel art / Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery
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Ben Ross does it again with this animated music video for Keelay's "Dollar Billz". If you like the video, you can watch a behind-the-scenes look at its creation that highlights Ben's dance skills and his grandpa, Grandpa Unicorn.
Adam
September 28, 2009
Ben Ross / music / pixel art
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Alex Bond aka Enso recently designed the cover art for Coova & Bud Melvin’s She’s the DJ, He’s the Rapper. Lucky for us he’s been hard at work creating more impressive pixel art. My favorites are these animated loops of 8bitpeoples veterans NO CARRIER (above), Bit Shifter and Mark DeNardo.
Adam
February 28, 2009
8 bit / animation / Chiptunes / Alex Bond aka Enso / Bit Shifter / Mark DeNardo / No Carrier / pixel art
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Free Style Scraps 08 Pixel is a book + CD-ROM combo pack filled with 8 bit pixel art. The CD–ROM contains a ton of stock pixel art in EPS and JPG format, and the book is filled with creative ideas for implementing the pixels in your designs. It’s perfect for the lonely chiptune artist in need of some quick cover art, or for anyone that needs a little bit of retro videogame inspiration.
I’d like to carry this in the shop, though I haven’t looked into importing Japanese books yet. It may end up being too expensive to be worth it. What do you think? If anyone expresses interest in the comments, I’ll see what I can do about bringing the book stateside.
Otherwise, I'll just pick up one copy for myself. :)
Designed by the excellent 4d2a.
via Meteor
Adam
February 25, 2009
books / pixel art
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Annabelle Kennedy is an artist, animator and game designer. I started following her work after finding some of her adorable indie game fan art. Since then, Annabelle has collaborated on a few different games, such as Self Destruct, and more recently has been working on her one-woman project, Tiny Survival Horror. Her work is already impressive, and I can't wait to see what she comes up with in the future.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions, Annabelle!
Adam
January 24, 2009
Annabelle Kennedy / indie games / Tiny Survival Horror / interview / pixel art
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If Danny Elfman, Elliott Smith and Bjork were to collaborate on the soundtrack to Castlevania or Zelda, it would sound like this.
— Leeni, describing her album Labyrinth
Wow, there are so many layers to this thing. It’s an 8 bit rendition of a play about a mole who has a nightmare that he travels to the overworld. With themes of delirium and death (and dancing!), the video is actually a fitting companion for the recent TIGS Commonplace Book Competition.
You can find more info on Labyrinth and Leeni’s self-released 8 Bit Heart at leeni.us, or you can do what the cool kids do and listen to unreleased tracks at 8bitcollective.
Adam
January 17, 2009
8 bit / animation / Chiptunes / Leeni / pixel art
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Mr. Arun Dhir:
Thank you for your stylish pixel drawings. They bring back memories of playing videogames in a simpler time. The characters are completely adorable, yet their unassuming expressions reassure me that they are indeed cool, if only because they are unaware of that fact.
Please don't stop here! There are too many games, both classic and recent, that are in need of equal treatment. Where is Viewtiful Joe posing in his ridiculous way, or Naija munching on a sea loaf? What of the absence of that cruel taskmaster, Tom Nook? Please realize that you have a duty to uphold to yourself and to these characters.
I look forward to seeing your future work.
Sincerely,
Adam Robezzoli
Images via 8bitcollective
Adam
January 14, 2009
8 bit / Arun Dhir / Mega Man / Metal Gear Solid / Phoenix Wright / pixel art / Super Mario Bros. / Super Smash Bros.
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...and so should you. Watch as Phil Fish makes a cameo appearance as a Brontosaurus!
Created by Ben Ross, who apparently does a lot of other funny stuff. Some indies should connect with Ben and turn this into a shooter à la Fantasy Zone. I’m looking at you, Pixeljam.
You can watch more animated .gifs at flyingpizzakitty.com.
Adam
January 09, 2009
animation / Ben Ross / pixel art
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