Monthly Archives: May 2011

8 Bit Art – Contra

Posted on May 31, 2011 by 8bitliving

Happy memorial day!  I had this one planned for a while but I needed a lot more black tiles.  This one also was a little difficult to assemble.  I pretty much needed to go pixel by pixel – very few … Continue reading →

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8 Bit Art – Contra (Making of)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by 8bitliving

It’s been a while, but I think this Contra mural is worth the wait.  Instead of the usual slide show, I wanted to try my hand at movie making.  It’s not the best, but at least I could control the … Continue reading →

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8 Bit Art – Sunbeam

Posted on May 13, 2011 by 8bitliving

It’s been a while since my last post.  I spent the past week testing out a new base – which unfortunately didn’t work out. Because I ran out of wall space I had to remove “Duck Hunt” – which was … Continue reading →

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8 Bit Art – Lakitu

Posted on May 5, 2011 by 8bitliving

I’ve been on a tear the past few days… For those who don’t know, Lakitu is the S.O.B in the cloud from the later stages of Super Mario Brothers that would throw spiked turtles on you.  Kind of a heel, … Continue reading →

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Kirby

Posted on May 4, 2011 by 8bitliving

Kirby from “Kirby’s Adventure”  This was a reader suggestion. I found the 8 bit sprite here.

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Kirby Time Lapse

Posted on May 3, 2011 by 8bitliving

Like the Zelda Old Man, I wanted to show the process of changing from one mosaic (Desert) to a new one.  In this case  the new mosaic is Kirby from the original NES game.  I’ll post some better pictures tomorrow … Continue reading →

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