8 Bit Music Video Features Frogger, Abe Lincoln, Wolfman

Tom Goldman

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8 Bit Music Video Features Frogger, Abe Lincoln, Wolfman


This 8 bit animated music video for Keelay's "Dollar Billz" features a few videogame stars, and is also just plain cool.

This animated music video for Keelay's "Dollar Billz" is worth a watch for old-school art fans even if the music is not your bag. Videogame cameos are made by Frogger and Bernard and Syd from Maniac Mansion, with Keelay taking on the role of Pac-Man at one point. The real star of the video is Abe Lincoln, though the video doesn't just feature plain old Abe Lincoln the whole time, it also features Frankenstein Abe Lincoln. And a naked George Washington.

8 bit music videos seem to be getting me into more music lately that I wouldn't normally be into. I've watched this video a few times just because of its awesome art style. It was created by Ben Ross for apparently $99 (though that sort of sounds like a joke, as Ben says he used it for an illegal copy of Flash).

A behind-the-scenes look at the video is available on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znAXirF7dq4], though its more of Ben Ross talking about his process and Keelay being creepy than an actual look at how the video was made. Still, it has Ben Ross's unicorn uncle, and is worth a look. And now, I wait for the next cool old-school music video to hit the Internet while I save up for a Wolfman of my own.

Source: Attract Mode [http://attractmo.de/blog/topless-george-washington-wants-dollar-billz/]



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Playbahnosh

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This is proof, that 8-bit graphics does not make a video automatically awesome. This video was actually very creepy and crappy. Not good.
 

300lb. Samoan

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i felt stupider after watching that for a little while, then i click the comment button and the hurting stopped
 

messy

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yeah that was a pretty bad song, and the video wasn't exactly great
 

InsomniJack

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Yeah... I can't quite understand some of his words. Maybe if he had sung just a liiiiiiittttttle bit louder, then it would have sounded better.

Seems like it's trying to be the Ultimate Showdown of Destiny... except not as good.