Kotaku: I Am 8-bit

Nintendo's Zelda Room Won't Be Destroyed by the Moon in Three Days

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:20:00 EST

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Nintendo of America, as part of the company's 25th anniversary celebrations for The Legend of Zelda, got the team at iam8bit to dress up a room in the fashion of the series. More »

Octorok, Koopa, Goomba, Roomba

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:00:00 EDT

Four Roombas swept across the floor at this year's SUPER iam8bit art show, recreations of the most memorable low-ranking bad guys from Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. Thanks to iam8bit, you can now see those Nintendo-fied Roombas in video action. More »

To-Do In Los Angeles: Say Goodbye to SUPER iam8bit This Weekend at Artist Signing

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Has it already been a month since the launch of SUPER iam8bit, the LA gallery show of fine, video game-inspired art? Sadly, it has, meaning the show is coming to an end this weekend. But there's a silver lining! More »

Adventure Games Give us a Lesson In Fine Art

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:00:00 EDT

Some of the world's greatest paintings collide with some of the world's greatest adventure games in this collection by Aled Lewis. More »

To-Do In Los Angeles: See Art and Games Collide at SUPER iam8bit

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:20:00 EDT

Reminder! Tonight's the tonight. The iam8bit art show returns to Los Angeles, California as SUPER iam8bit, opening its doors at 7 p.m. to the public in sunny, spotlessly clean Echo Park. You may want to line up hours ago, Angelenos. More »

Know Your Zelda Animals, Monsters, Beasts, Bird People and Weird Chicken Things

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:30:00 EDT

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Artist Jude Buffum has come up with this impressive (and informative!) piece called Magna Arbor Vitae Deku. It's essentially a biology chart of the Zelda universe. More »

A Special Preview of the New SUPER iam8bit Art Show, Returning to LA This Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EDT

This Thursday, the iam8bit video game art show returns to Los Angeles, California more super powered than before. More than 100 artists will debut video game-inspired artwork at SUPER iam8bit, a small taste of which Kotaku can show you a few days early. More »

The Kiss of The Legend of Zelda

Justin Page — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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Inspired by The Legend of Zelda and Gustav Klimt's work, Rich Pellegrino created this amazing painting for the August 11th "SUPER IAM8BIT" show in Los Angeles, Ca (7PM to 11PM). Check out the design process at his blog. More »

The Ultimate Video Game Art Exhibition Gets Super-Sized

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:40:00 EDT

The iam8bit art exhibition kicks off its fifth year of breathing twisted new life into 80's gaming icons with its biggest show yet, so expansive that it can only be called SUPER iam8bit. More »

iam8bit Streets of E3 Gallery

Drew Cohen — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:21:00 EDT

Artsy Production Firm iam8bit Struck E3 With Stealth and Swag

Drew Cohen — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Multi-media collective iam8bit knows how to advertise itself: slyly, theatrically and with neat, removable swag. More »

The Art Project That Took One Convention, 40 Hours And 5,760 Pixels To Complete

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:40:28 EDT

Pixel artiste Jude Buffum's interactive art installation "Painting with Pixels" slowly rendered over the course of five days at this year's Game Developers Conference, a project that you can now watch be constructed pixel-by-pixel in just two minutes, fourteen seconds worth of time-lapse photography, thanks to I Am 8-bit. More »

Get A Taste Of The Ark With Brink At PAX East

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:30:00 EST

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Eager to get your hands on Bethesda and Splash Damage's Brink? We've played it a ton already, but if you're interested in Brink's brand of team-based shoot 'em up action and you happen to be in Boston this weekend, say for PAX East, you can get your hands on the game this weekend in an interesting location. More »

The Pixel Mural With 5,760 Artists

Brian Crecente — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:20:00 EST

Game Developer Conference attendees this week were asked to use a single pieces of square paper to help recreate an 8-foot by 20-foot mural by illustrator Jude Buffman. More »

A History Of The Killing Tools Of Video Games

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:00:00 EST

Gaming art collective iam8bit have teamed up with the organisers of the Game Developers Conference to release some posters for attendees. Each person gets two. Since you probably won't get one, here they are! More »

Why Conan O'Brien Isn't Hosting An Xbox Live Show

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST

Talk show Conan 0'Brien landed at cable network TBS after a brouhaha broke out on the Tonight Show. As previously posted, O'Brien could've inked a deal for Xbox Live, but didn't. His producer now finally explains why. More »

First Rule of Capcom's Fight Club: Talk About the 3DS

Owen Good — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:30:00 EST

Here's a stylish look at Fight Club, the celebration put on by iam8bit and Capcom last night that provided 1,500 fans a peep at Super Street Fighter IV on the 3DS, if they waited in line 19 hours. More »

The Making of an Epic Yarn Kirby Room

Brian Crecente — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:00:00 EDT

Last month game journalists gathered to check out Nintendo's upcoming game Kirby's Epic Yarn. This is the room in which they played. More »

A Kid With a Gun! A Teddy Bear With a Gun! A Party With Lots of Guns!!!

Brian Crecente — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EDT

How did nobody get pistol-whipped at Capcom's Dead Rising 2 Los Angeles party? More »

I Am Totally A Phony Copy

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EDT

You've probably seen this before. The painting (above) isn't a copy. This is the real deal. This is "The M.K." that appeared at the very first I Am 8-Bit art show in 2005. It was painted by Jose Emroca Flores. More »

I Am Way More Than 8-Bit

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:00 EDT

I Am 8-Bit started out as an art show about video games, but that doesn't mean I Am 8-Bit is only an art show. It's more, far more. More »

Reward Offered for Footage Stolen from Super Street Fighter IV Launch

Owen Good — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EDT

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Footage from the Friday night launch of Super Street Fighter IV was on several pieces of video equipment stolen from I Am 8-Bit, the production company of the renowned video game expo. They're offering a reward for its return. More »

Need For Speed Nitro Gets All Artsy

Mike Fahey — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Need for Speed Nitro for the Nintendo Wii capitalizes on its stylized graphics, signing up tokidoki, Upper Playground and i am 8-bit to provide exclusive car skins and artwork for the game. More »

I Am 8-BIt? More Like Ich Bin 8-Bit

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EDT

i am 8-bit is as influential as gaming art shows get. But it doesn't just influence artists. It influences art shows. Even German art shows. More »

I Am 8-Bit And So Is The Rest of Hollywood

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:40:00 EDT

The fourth annual I Am 8-Bit art show debuted in Hollywood last night, taking over the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery on Hollywood Boulevard, attracting hundreds of video game-loving, art-appreciating Californians. Everything about the show — from the venue, the crowd, the artwork on hand, the massive queue of patient fans — was bigger than last year. It was even stuffier, more humid and hotter, seemingly in an attempt to outdo every aspect the 2007 edition of I Am 8-Bit. More »

I Am 8-Bit Art Show Kicks Off Tonight

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:40:00 EDT

For those who happen to be in the Los Angeles area tonight, here's your friendly reminder that the annual I Am 8-Bit art show is having its Opening Night Extravaganza this evening. That's August 14th tonight, should you really be out of it. More »

I Am 8-Bit 08 Art Show Opens Next Week

Brian Crecente — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:20:21 EDT

Jon Gibson dropped me a line to let us know that his annual I Am 8-Bit art show kicks off next week with an opening night extravaganza. More »

Double Fine's Scott C. To Autograph Alternate King of Kong Cover

fdemarco — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:20:50 EDT

The folks behind I am 8-Bit, the art show featuring works based on video games, is holding an event this Saturday in Alhambra, CA. On hand will be Double Fine Productions' art director Scott C. who will be personally be autographing prints of his alternate DVD cover for the documentary, King of Kong: Fist Full of Quarters. The print is a nice sized 18 x 24 inches and will sell for a paltry $20. It's a pretty cool piece and having the autograph of someone who worked on Psychonauts would be pretty freaking sweet. You can go get your signed copy of the dvd and or print at Gallery Nucleus, 210 East Main Street Alhambra, CA. The event will go from 7 - 11pm and will feature such exciting extras as free booze and a Donkey Kong high score tournament with prizes. More »

8-Bit Guitar Straps

Brian Crecente — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:00:13 EST

I Am 8-Bit and Couch have teamed up to sell these spiffy Space Invader-infested guitar straps, perfect for dangling faux guitars from your neck between sets on Rock Band or Guitar Hero. More »

Atari 2600 Joystick FIFTEEN Times Larger

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:40:22 EST

Bigger is better. Boing Boing TV get up close and personal with the GIANT ATARI JOYSTICK. The last we saw it was in a drunken I am 8 Bit party still. Moving pictures really help illustrate two points: This thing is gianormous and it really works. Once again kiddos, it's not how big your joystick is, but how you use it. Or something. More »

Feature: I Am 8-Bit

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:40:14 EDT

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What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:40:15 EDT

I'm back on the Metroid Prime 2. That's right, after being on the wagon for weeks, the Gamecube (really, the Wii) has come calling, demanding that I finish what I started. At this point, I'm not sure if I'm actually having fun, or meeting my personal obligation to complete the $4.99 Nintendo game. The first person adventure is eating away at my soul, while my body cries out "Go get God of War II! Everybody's playing it but you!" More »

I Am 8-Bit Show Opens Tomorrow In LA

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:40:12 EDT

Tomorrow night, Los Angeles videogame fans with an appreciation for the arts will be treated to the next gallery showing of the I Am 8-Bit exhibition. According to the official site, it'll be an OPENING NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA!!! More »

Get Down With 8-Bit

Brian Crecente — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:00:24 EDT

Win A Spot In I Am 8-Bit 2007

fdemarco — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Think you've got the artistic chops to make it with the big boys? Well, now is your chance to prove it. I AM 8-BIT, IGN, Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight, Capcom, and Foundation 9 Entertainment are teaming up once again to scout for talent for the upcoming I Am 8-Bit art show. In case you've been living under a rock, I Am 8-Bit is an amazing art show that is based entirely on olde school gaming. Entries range from drawings and paintings to sculptures. More »

GDC 07 Gallery: I Am 8 Bit

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:00:18 EST

The West Hall at the GDC convention center played host this week to a special preview of the I Am 8-Bit show, that features art inspired from classic video games and characters. Some of these you may have seen before, some of them are new, and they are all pretty damn spiffy. Michael Fahey More »

Capcom Guitar Hero Hits Art Show

Brian Crecente — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:30:58 EDT

Red Octane, Harmonix and Capcom have teamed up with I Am 8-Bit to create an exclusive mod of the guitar playing game for the art show's opening. More »

I Am 8-Bit Interview

Brian Crecente — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:00:19 EDT

I interviewed Jon M. Gibson, the man behind the I am 8-bit art show and recently released video game art book, for the Rocky Mountain News. More »

Book Seeking Gaming Artists

Brian Crecente — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:00:39 EST

After checking out my review of his I Am 8-Bit art book, author Jon M. Gibson dropped me a line to remind me that he is working on collecting game art for a brand new exhibit at Gallery 1988 during this year's E3. More »

I Am 8-Bit Art Book Review

Brian Crecente — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:00:43 EST

Jon M. Gibson just sent me a copy of his video game art book I Am 8-Bit. The hefty collection of original game art is 156 pages thick, with many of the pages taken up with vibrantly colored reproductions of the artwork first displayed together at the Gallery 1988 in Hollywood. More »