Magical Skate Video Created When 8-Bit and Real Life Collide
Have you ever wondered what snowboarding would be like if videogames were real? Neither have we, but it looks jaw-dropping.
OK, show of hands: Who here remembers that Futurama short from the "Anthology of Interest" episode where <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_of_Interest_II#Raiders_of_the_Lost_Arcade>Fry asks what life would be like if it were more like a videogame? You know, the one where he almost saves the world in a real-life version of Space Invaders? This video feels like a live-action version of that.
Titled "Gnarcade", the movie shows a number of skaters and snowboarders making their way through environments that are under siege by classic videogame characters. The dinosaur from Bubble Bobble, a huge pixelated flying saucer from Space Invaders, the ghosts from Pac-Man, and various Mario Bros. villains are just a few of the characters on display. There's even a great sequence involving <a href=http://www.amazon.com/Orange-Box-Xbox-360/dp/B000R0PLK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279218394&sr=8-1>Portal's core gameplay.
The movie was created by Ground Up Sounds. What makes Knife Show unique is that it was clearly founded by a bunch of nerds who use their passion to create skate videos unlike anything I've ever seen. The group's official website sports a number of other videos, though my personal favorite is "Gnar Wars" because it has light saber battles between snowboarders.
If this is what Knife Show can make with a limited budget, one has to wonder just what the company could do if it was given enough cash to tackle a bigger project like a short movie for a film festival.
Source: Geeks are Sexy
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Have you ever wondered what snowboarding would be like if videogames were real? Neither have we, but it looks jaw-dropping.
OK, show of hands: Who here remembers that Futurama short from the "Anthology of Interest" episode where <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_of_Interest_II#Raiders_of_the_Lost_Arcade>Fry asks what life would be like if it were more like a videogame? You know, the one where he almost saves the world in a real-life version of Space Invaders? This video feels like a live-action version of that.
Titled "Gnarcade", the movie shows a number of skaters and snowboarders making their way through environments that are under siege by classic videogame characters. The dinosaur from Bubble Bobble, a huge pixelated flying saucer from Space Invaders, the ghosts from Pac-Man, and various Mario Bros. villains are just a few of the characters on display. There's even a great sequence involving <a href=http://www.amazon.com/Orange-Box-Xbox-360/dp/B000R0PLK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279218394&sr=8-1>Portal's core gameplay.
The movie was created by Ground Up Sounds. What makes Knife Show unique is that it was clearly founded by a bunch of nerds who use their passion to create skate videos unlike anything I've ever seen. The group's official website sports a number of other videos, though my personal favorite is "Gnar Wars" because it has light saber battles between snowboarders.
If this is what Knife Show can make with a limited budget, one has to wonder just what the company could do if it was given enough cash to tackle a bigger project like a short movie for a film festival.
Source: Geeks are Sexy
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