Dr. Horrible Made Into Hypothetical 8-Bit Videogame

Lauren Admire

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Dr. Horrible Made Into Hypothetical 8-Bit Videogame



If three episodes and one comic book wasn't enough Dr.Horrible for you, than perhaps an 8-bit videogame version of the singing supervillain saga will whet your appetite.

Creator of Dr.Horrible [http://www.doctoroctoroc.com/video-game-inspired-music/8-bit-jesus-new-christmas-chip-tune-album/] series into a faux videogame that would look right at home on an NES. Classified as an RPG, Octoroc compared it to a cross between Final Fantasy and Earthbound.

The recreation of Dr.Horrible into pure 8-bit awesome is near-perfect. Various parts of the show are turned into quests. In the first episode, Dr.Horrible must collect the necessary parts to complete construction of his evil freeze ray and remote. For example, the remote is 50% finished and requires a washer motor in order to be completed. Dr.Horrible must go to the Laundromat, procure some tools, and steal the motor in order to complete the remote.

It's not an exhaustive recreation of the show; a fair bit of dialogue is left out, but I think it's for the better - some of the dialogue just wouldn't have the same punch without Neil Patrick Harris' voice and perfect delivery. Perhaps the best part is the music - your favorite ditties from the show are converted into the blips and beeps typical of an old-school game.

Act One is complete and can be viewed in high quality Flash here [http://www.doctoroctoroc.com/8-bit-dr-horrible/]. No news on when the next two acts will be completed, but I'm looking forward to seeing how the epic battle between Dr.Horrible and Captain Hammer will be recreated.

Source: GrantImahara [http://www.doctoroctoroc.com/8-bit-dr-horrible/]


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the_tramp

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This... is awesome! Funnily enough I've just finished watching Commentary The Musical. Bit disappointed that it's not playable but we can only hope :)
 

DudeMan1031

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Awesome! I remember Doctor Octoroc posting some Dr. Horrible art on his dA account, but I had no idea it was for something like this! Can't wait for the next one.
 

Joshic Shin

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This was incredible. Me and my girlfriend are loving this guy for what he just did.

+9000 internet points.
 

BlindMessiah94

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Joshc Shin said:
This was incredible. Me and my girlfriend are loving this guy for what he just did.

+9000 internet points.
And another +9000 from me.

Holy crap what a find. I couldn't stop watching.

Well done!
 

film_junkie

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+10000 Internet points if any one can name the game that he is borrowing the character models from. Starts with a C.
 

DoW Lowen

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Oh wow. That was awesome. I'm going to have an 8-bit version of "A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do" in my head all day.