Movies, Modern Video Games, and a Music Video Re-Imagined as 8-Bit Games

If you’re around my age, you probably remember being blown away by the graphics for Nintendo games like Ninja Gaiden, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Battletoads.  Now, of course, they’re crude and pathetic, but back then they were top-of-the-line.  Technology has advanced quite a bit since then, and while breaking down the code of the Unreal Engine is an impossible task for the lay person, it doesn’t take too much to create 8-bit video games.  Be it through fandom, a sense of nostalgia, or simply boredom, many movies, modern video games, and even music videos have been given the 8-bit treatment.  Hopefully, you don’t have to be born in my generation to appreciate it.  Below, check out 10 videos of movies, modern games, and a pretty awesome music video re-imagined as 8-bit classics.

The Expendables

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4grBe8MKkU

Twilight: Eclipse

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeaA1kQcPs4

Starcraft

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B16eAS1dwA

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9x9m8F1b4

Left 4 Dead

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lFkXFqHc9E

Bayonetta

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OwPyE1ovSo

Thriller

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16D7GB5wjso

The Dark Knight

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXOxX_wX4GA

Ocarina of Time

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LylWu4z1sw

Team Fortress 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktxsmhj_vFk