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i am 8-bit: Art Inspired by Classic Video Games of the '80's

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Pac-Man. Frogger. Super Mario Bros. These classic video games are burned into the collective consciousness of an entire generation, thanks to countless hours spent at pizza parlors and bowling alleys across the country. Now artists such as Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, and Ashley Wood put their memories to paper, canvas, and wood to create original works of art inspired by the art of the videogame. Chuck Klosterman shares his thoughts in his distinctively insightful and entertaining style in a foreword on how videogames created a new playground for artistic expression. With more than 100 thought-provoking, amusing, and simply fun pieces of original art, i am 8-bit is a pixelated stroll down memory lane.

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 4 reviews)

Hannah X. ★★★★★

The arcade cabinet photos in here are printed so crisp you can almost hear the Frogger music. I left it on my coffee table and every guest who picks it up ends up flipping straight to the Pac-Man pages first.

Hazel L. ★★★★★

Flipping through this brought back the exact feeling of quarters on the counter at the pizza parlor. The artwork captures the neon glow and chunky pixel charm of Pac-Man and Frogger perfectly, and the book feels like a proper coffee-table trip back to the '80s.

Penelope ★★★★★

Bought this for my brother who spent way too many quarters on Frogger back in the day, and he grinned at every page. The art prints are sharp and colorful, but the writing beside them is what really sent us down memory lane.