Author Archives: 8bitliving

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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Desert

Posted on April 22, 2011 by 8bitliving

Unfortunately, I had to borrow pieces from Samus in order to finish Duck Hunt on my double-wide base.  I’m expecting some company this weekend and I didn’t want to leave a half done mosaic on one of my walls.  I … Continue reading →

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Duck Hunt

Posted on April 21, 2011 by 8bitliving

Quacktastic! After painting 3 batches of blue pixels, I finished my favorite mosaic yet. The pictures don’t really do justice to the size of this thing.

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Samus Aran (Metriod)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by 8bitliving

By popular demand, Samus Arun from Metroid.  Thanks to shyguykindom for the sprite.  Working on something very special tonight!

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Zelda “Old Man”

Posted on April 19, 2011 by 8bitliving

“It’s Dangerous to go alone. Take this.”

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Zelda “Old Man” Time Lapse Slide Show

Posted on April 18, 2011 by 8bitliving

I thought it might be cool to do a “Stop Motion” video with a series of photos that document the transition from one mosaic to another in order to illustrate how easy it is.  Unfortunatley, I couldn’t figure out how … Continue reading →

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