I don't know what's crazier: some talented dudes coming together to make an 8-bit, YouTube-based videogame for the latest Twilight movie, or me literally playing this choose-your-own-adventure-style faux game to completion.
Admittedly, it's kind of rad. Both because it riffs on the sheer absurdity of Eclipse and its predecessors (high five!), and because actual, honest-to-goodness game mechanics are presented. The animation was done by Doc Octoroc, while (presumably) everything else was handled by Benny and Rafi Fine.
We've seen plenty of similar projects before, but most of those fall apart when you realize the creator just applied 8- or 16-bit art to a known quantity and made the music sound all bleepy and bloopy. This, however, was clearly designed by people who enjoy games. And that's why it gets my approval.
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Considering that An alternate, and the best, ending is to see Edward die via lightning bolt and Bella get beaten to death with a baseball bat, I second Ball Buster's GOTY 2010 Nomination. I could not stop laughing for almost 5 minutes.
The developers seriously need to take this up to 16-bit. It's just impossible to convey all the rediculous amount of open mouths in these movies in 8-bit. Ha.
On a serious note, this is hilarity at its finest, and sine I'm into the word finest, it may also be Twilight's finest hour.
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Contest:
9:00 PM on 06.29.2010 | 
How do they handle sparkle animations in 8-bit graphics?
You have read all the books though haven't you?
HARD.
This what you meant?
+1
On a serious note, this is hilarity at its finest, and sine I'm into the word finest, it may also be Twilight's finest hour.
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