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8-bit Death: A Compilation Classic Arcade Game Fatalities [Video]
Your quarters have long been sunk in the machine, you’re mashing buttons at a furious pace, and then it happens: the 8-bit reaper comes for you. Check out this video remix of dozens upon dozens of classic video game arcade deaths to relive life in the arcade.
Over at Boing Boing they’ve put together a great reel of the death sequences from classic arcade games. Not only do you get to watch it in all the 8 and 16-bit glory but they paired it with an 8-bit style remix of the Gary Jules version of Madworld. If you’re dying to add the remix to your iPod, hit up ListenToYouTube.com to grab an extracted copy.
Classic Arcade Game Deaths [Boing Boing]
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Jason Fitzpatrick is warranty-voiding DIYer and all around geek. When he's not documenting mods and hacks he's doing his best to make sure a generation of college students graduate knowing they should put their pants on one leg at a time and go on to greatness, just like Bruce Dickinson. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 03/25/11
hmm, what was that music? A remix of mad world? kinda groovy.
man i loved that. played the majority of those games. i remember riding my bike to the pizza place to play those
@Hawkins…… I was thinking the exact same thing! Loved the music and loved the majority of the games shown.
I want a list of the games…there are a couple I’d like to hunt down and play again on an emulator!!!
Come on, there are a lot more games than that. I was expecting an epic video here. Some weren’t even 8-bit.
Was a some good games in there.
Raiden
Nemisis
Rygar – I thought that was a pure arcade game
Galaga
Tron – Never seen this version
Pacman
Arkinoid
Outrun
Aliens
Roadrage
Wonder Boy
Goules and Ghosts
Golden Axe
Wonder Boy in Mosterland
Mortal combat
Robocop
1942
Paperboy – ?
Double Dragon
After Burner
Theres a few i cant remember the names of :(
Almost half these games are 16-bit.
Hey! no fair they used some SNES fatalities! Aside from that…I love the 8-bit fatalities.
FeedbacK….use mario falatilies, duck hunt and contra
Just fantastic. For anyone who loves games.