8bit Games Series

Parzival · Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:16 pm

Hey EB friends,

I made these a while back to hang in conference rooms at my office, but they didn't want to pay to print them. I'm thinking about starting a series dedicated to our favorite 8bit games and screen printing a small run of each. I'll add more as they come. What do you guys think?

blog · Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:30 pm

There better be a moon patrol in there somewhere!

Parzival · Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:35 pm

Moon Patrol, Defender, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Q*bert, Dig Dug, are all slated if this takes off.

CrystalLake · Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:16 pm

I did a few 8/16-bit screenprints in 2011/12 and they turned out great. I say go for it!

Parzival · Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:38 pm

CrystalLake wrote:I did a few 8/16-bit screenprints in 2011/12 and they turned out great. I say go for it!

I'd love to see those! Did you print them yourself?

CrystalLake · Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:24 am

The Half and Half did the printing. I did quite a few Childhood/Video Game-themed shows in 2011.

Mega Man - https://www.etsy.com/listing/100919742/ ... it-4-color
Zelda - https://www.etsy.com/listing/102322473/ ... it-2-color
Zelda 2 - https://www.etsy.com/listing/101506488/ ... da-8-bit-3
Metroid - https://www.etsy.com/listing/103621322/ ... it-4-color
Mario - https://www.etsy.com/listing/102777515/ ... it-3-color

mrkyuss · Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:52 am

Are these the new JLU's?

Wockenfuss · Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:29 am

Yes, Metroid! Can we maybe have a shot of Pit from Kid Icarus?

Timbrh2001 · Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:34 am

Gradius!

halftonegraphics · Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:37 am

sans text.

and excitebike ftw.

Parzival · Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:57 am

halftonegraphics wrote:sans text.

Totally. These were originally designed to hang on conference room doors in our office, so the titles were necessary. All the rooms are named after popular coin-op arcade games we loved to play back in the day. This is just a good opportunity to get into screen printing, something I've been wanting to do for a while.

63schoeffling · Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:53 pm

Parzival wrote:
halftonegraphics wrote:sans text.

Totally. These were originally designed to hang on conference room doors in our office, so the titles were necessary. All the rooms are named after popular coin-op arcade games we loved to play back in the day. This is just a good opportunity to get into screen printing, something I've been wanting to do for a while.

That's awesome.... You are making me want to get into it as well. Although I don't have an artistic bone in my body. I'm just a consumer, ha.

I wonder how hard it is to get into screenprinting....

Parzival · Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:29 pm

Ok guys, I was reading through some of the comments in the iam8bit gallery show and saw some love for a personal NES favorite. I switched gears a bit and decided to start a more focused series. Here's a preview of what i'm working on. Look familiar?

bmerwinsuwc · Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:47 pm

CrystalLake wrote:The Half and Half did the printing. I did quite a few Childhood/Video Game-themed shows in 2011.

Mega Man - https://www.etsy.com/listing/100919742/ ... it-4-color
Zelda - https://www.etsy.com/listing/102322473/ ... it-2-color
Zelda 2 - https://www.etsy.com/listing/101506488/ ... da-8-bit-3
Metroid - https://www.etsy.com/listing/103621322/ ... it-4-color
Mario - https://www.etsy.com/listing/102777515/ ... it-3-color

Dang. I just checked out your etsy site and turns out I have two of your prints hanging up in my house right now. Great work!

Superfro33 · Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:48 pm

Parzival wrote:Ok guys, I was reading through some of the comments in the iam8bit gallery show and saw some love for a personal NES favorite. I switched gears a bit and decided to start a more focused series. Here's a preview of what i'm working on. Look familiar?

Rygar rules. Hard.