Dec
22
While Christmas music is slaughtering the airwaves, the lovers of 8-bit music get no release. All the songs you hear are the “good old” classics. Well, make room in your stockings kids. If you enjoy listening to the 8-bit music from the NES video games, then you’ll get a kick out of Doctor Octoroc’s “8-Bit [...]

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Oct
04
So Mega Man 9 has recently been released for all the current-generation consoles’ respective online services: WiiWare, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. The little, blue guy has been in so many video games for over 20 years that he’s transcended from video game character to icon. He’s not as ubiquitous as Mario, but he’s [...]

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Aug
21
My first thought is, “wow!” My second thought is, “It’s about effing time!” When I first heard this was happening I couldn’t believe it. I immediately searched for it on IMDB and read all I could. Then I got depressed… I see that the director is Stephen Sommers, the guy who brought us such awesome [...]

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Aug
13
Capcom is releasing Bionic Commando Rearmed, the updated version of the classic 1988 NES game, Bionic Commando, today for the Xbox and tomorrow for the PS3 and PC. Here are the prices: 800 Microsoft Points for Xbox, $9.99 for PS3, and $14.99 for PC. If it seems like PC users are getting a raw deal, [...]

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Aug
08
If you happen to be in the Hollywood area next week, you might want to check out the 4th annual “i am 8-bit” art show here. The show starts on Thursday, August 14 at 8:00 pm. Check out the official site and blog for more details. For everyone else, you can check out the book [...]

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Jul
21
They’re bringing the greatest hacker movie back to select theatres nationwide this Thursday, July 24, 7:30pm. Check out the Website for more info. Sounds like a good time, although I wish they would bring back more great flicks from back in the day. I can think of a few off hand that I’d like to [...]

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Jul
18
Well it looks like Nike may be finally coming out with those shoes featured in Back to the Future II. Until they actually do, you can go bid on these prototypes from the actual movie. You have 2 days, 7hours left. The current bid is $2,550. Perhaps by 2015 they will have created the actual [...]

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Jun
28
Version 2 of the Lego Digital Designer has been released. Now you can play with one of your favorite childhood toys on your computer. Download it and get started designing your own Lego masterpieces with over 763 bricks. The software is easy to use, and you can even upload your creations to Lego’s Website to [...]

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