Category Archives: Double Wide

Pixel Art – Blooper

Posted on May 10, 2012 by 8bitliving

“Bloober:” the calamari of Super Mario Brothers.

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8 Bit Art – Super Mushroom

Posted on January 2, 2012 by 8bitliving

Another mushroom from Super Mario Brothers.  Unlike “Goomba“,  this mushroom was helpful.  Upon eating it, Mario would double in size and strength. I found the sprite at “The Shy Guy Kingdom”  

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8 Bit Art – Goomba

Posted on November 16, 2011 by 8bitliving

“Goomba”, the walking mushroom from Super Mario Brothers.  If there are any enemies that could be described as “Grunt,” Goomba is it.   Never getting any respect, I thought Goomba deserved a moment in the sun.

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8 Bit Art – Cheep Cheep

Posted on November 5, 2011 by 8bitliving

The cold weather is now upon us here in Baltimore, so I decided it was time for a new mosaic to remind me of warmer times.   “Cheep Cheep” is that bugger fish in the Super Mario Bothers water stages.  Up … Continue reading →

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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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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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Spearmint

Posted on April 7, 2011 by 8bitliving

Now that I’ve set up “Double Wide”, I need to put it to good use.  Because I don’t have enough pieces of any one color to serve as a Sprite background, I decided to try something more “decorative.”  I did … Continue reading →

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