Magical Skate Video Created When 8-Bit and Real Life Collide

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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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SharPhoe

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Okay, that was really neat. The Portal section was well-done. And the ending made me feel... REALLY old.
 

Megacherv

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That was very good indeed. We need more people with this kind of attitude to games and gamers.
 

DazZ.

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That was awesome, as I love both skating and games this makes me very happy.

Wish the skating was on par with the snowboarding though, a lot of the skootplanking was pretty weak.
 

Sebenko

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SharPhoe said:
Okay, that was really neat. The Portal section was well-done. And the ending made me feel... REALLY old.
We all remember blowing into the contacts. If only fixing stuff nowadays was that easy.
 

Weaver

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Apr 28, 2008
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I want to like this, but the remixed music is fucking TERRIBLE.
Like... it's very poor rapping over one of the absolute lamest breaks I've heard in my life.
 
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You are defeated. Instead of shooting where I was, you should have shot where I was going to be. Muahahahaha!

Nice action, ugh to the music though.
 

Canid117

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That was really good and it reminded me of the good old days of the SNES and my N64 at the end. I also enjoyed the X-Play logo in the guys room.
 

solidstatemind

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Hey! I've actually been snowboarding in that terrain park! Of course, I'm not nearly as good.

That was seriously, seriously cool, but I have to wonder when the Space Invaders got lasers, nerd that I am.
 

Jared

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Jul 14, 2009
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Thats pretty cool! Someone obviously got bored, but glad they did~
 

no oneder

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So, it's just an over-glorified stunt-reel? With special effects to distract you from the actual stunts because they are shitty?
I will stick to my NWD thank you very much.
 

300lb. Samoan

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Fucking rad video! The portal section was the best, crossing the divide between skating and snowboarding. Really well done, too - flawless graphics and such.
 

TheYellowCellPhone

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The Pacman and Portal sections were badass. Portal was greatly edited.

If they had taken out the guy rapping, I would've loved this video.
 

Insanum

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Wait...Made by Mike Benson?

Our one and own Cpt_Oblivious ... Nahh, Cant be!

that was fun anyway.