Though we didn't manage to make our way to the i am 8-bit art show last night at San Francisco's Gallery 1988SF, we did stop by the preview exhibit at Moscone's North Hall. Situated between the IGDA lounge and the XNA challenge area. What we found rendered our cerebral functions momentarily shut down.
According to the showcase's description, "the theme is simple -- over 100 artists put their old-school 80's gaming memories to paint, ink, sculpture, plush, and other bizarre mediums all in the name of pixels! It's an experiment in interpretation, shining a spotlight on an era when games were dominated by character." We're fond of the Mega-Man fanboy's dismayed loss.
The full gallery, dubbed Version 2.007, will be on display April 17 through May 21.
Reader Comments (7)
Posted: Mar 12th 2007 9:06PM (Unverified) said
That Mega-man art you guys liked is pretty silly. I mean, the piece is nice, but Mario Kart came out on N64. The two characters in the drawing are clearly holding Nintendo controllers, and it should all be 8-bit inspired.
Posted: Mar 12th 2007 9:08PM (Unverified) said
PS - Those pictures are, like Tommy pointed out, disgraceful.
Posted: Mar 12th 2007 10:54PM (Unverified) said
Mario Kart was on the SNES first, though that was a 16-bit system. If you want to get technical, however, some of the games shown weren't even 8-bit, and first appeared on the 4-bit Atari 2600 and Colecovision.
Posted: Mar 12th 2007 11:21PM (Unverified) said
To joystiq's credit, its hard to take good pictures in an exibit, especially since there's usually no flash allowed.
Posted: Mar 13th 2007 1:02AM (Unverified) said
next expo, get one of these
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=11154
and then one of these
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=152&modelid=7306
and your pictures won't look like crap.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=11154
and then one of these
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=152&modelid=7306
and your pictures won't look like crap.
Posted: Mar 13th 2007 3:24PM (Unverified) said
Oh man, Ive been waiting to do this for a long time.... OLD!
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200702/N07.0223.1135.56335.htm
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200702/N07.0223.1135.56335.htm
Posted: Mar 15th 2007 9:52AM (Unverified) said
Dont forget the GDC Presentations were released by Microsoft:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/xna/aa937787.aspx
Thanks,
Ziggy
www.ziggyware.com
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/xna/aa937787.aspx
Thanks,
Ziggy
www.ziggyware.com
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