Yes this is Skyrim but in glorious C64 colours!
This has probably not been done in an article before, but I was thinking to myself today what would modern games look like if technology never advanced beyond 8 bit colour. Sure they would probably clatter screech and squeal as each tape was played or large sized floppies inserted, but what would the games look like? How many tapes or floppies would each game have? Well some nifty techie guys have done exactly that, they've put the games through a 8bit blender and the end result for some of them look pretty damn fine! Just a shame you can't actually play them ( Unlike Doom ). Check out the videos and see for yourself.
Skyrim Theme and Intro C64
Skyrim Theme - C64 Cover
Grand Theft Auto V (Commodore 64)
GTA: Vice City (Commodore 64)
Assassin's Creed II C64
Watch Dogs C64
Doom ZX Spectrum
I'm sure there are plenty others, typing up 8 bit or C64 will probably net you the most results, but I also put this to you, which games do you think would look cool in 8 bit?
Doom is actually available for the Commodore VIC-20 - check it out. No joke - http://awesome.commodore.me/doom-vic20/
ReplyDeleteThat's just awesome! Thanks for the heads up on that one
ReplyDeleteNo problems, the 'indie' 8-bit scene is very active, everything from the ZX81 to the MSX have had a hearing over the past few years.
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ReplyDeleteAlmost every week for a magazine in the UK (not Retro Gamer, that's TMR).
ReplyDeleteNice. :)
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