New York Gets PWN3D By The 80′s
2012 could turn out to be a big year for human kind. As predicted by the Ancient Mayan civilization and depicted by a particularly rubbish movie last year, our time on this planet is due to come to an abrupt end on December 21, 2012. I’m not sure about you, but I won’t waste my time with any plans for Christmas.
How the human race will meet its untimely demise is currently unknown, but according to this delightful short film by Patrick Jean, there’s a fair old chance it could involve Donkey Kong and Pacman. Joined by a host of other recognizable characters from the 1980s, the video depicts modern day New York (where else for a disaster movie, really?) being terrorized and destroyed by a host of retro gaming icons and sprites. Lasting a little over 2 and a half minutes, Pixels showcases an end of world scenario that in all fairness I’m finding hard to begrudge. Praise be to the Mayans. Unless the whole thing turns out to be as boring as Roland Emmerich’s 2012.
About Mat:
Having being gifted a Playstation for his 9th birthday, Mat was a relative late comer to the gaming scene, missing out on the glory days of the Mega Drive at a time when all the other cool kids on the block were playing Micro Machines V3 and James Pond. Mat has more than made up for lost time since however, owning just about every home console and handheld since at various intervals. Although being a Mac owner probably tells you everything you need to know about his PC gaming credentials, Mat isn’t totally unfamiliar with a mouse and keyboard, but certainly prefers the more familiar comfort of a DualShock 3. - When gaming time is ruthlessly snatched away from him, Mat works with (but not “for”.. thank heavens) Lewis B and is also in the process of planning a wedding for himself and his fiancee. He is also a keen soccer fan and regularly travels the UK watching his team getting beaten. If anybody can remind him how to squeeze any gaming time in between this, he would certainly love to know!
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That is one superb video. The Pac-Man, Tetris and Arkanoid bits had me grinning like a fool. And that 8-bit droning sound at the beginning: awesome. Oh, and Onemoreprod riffing on the Ocean logo was a great little touch.
That was the coolest short video I’ve seen in a long, long time. Thanks Mat! Also, thanks for the tip to remove 2012 from my Netflix cue…
I really enjoyed this short movie also!! Very very clever, and I had to laugh at the pixelated donkey kong looking for where to throw the barrel.
What a bloody brilliant video!!!