{"id":520897,"date":"2010-04-08T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T16:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/discoblog\/?p=8423"},"modified":"2010-04-08T12:18:26","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T16:18:26","slug":"pixellated-video-game-beasties-attack-manhattan%e2%80%99s-streets-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/520897","title":{"rendered":"Pixellated Video Game Beasties Attack Manhattan\u2019s Streets | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City has been attacked by all manner of monsters and alien invaders, but never before have its assailants been so, well, low-res.<\/p>\n<p>A magnificent new video from Patrick Jean and <a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.onemoreproduction.com\/video\/209.html\">One More Production<\/a> shows an assault on the city that begins when a stream of pixels explode out of TV screen. Soon, the unwary streets of Manhattan are under attack from pixellated Space Invaders. Pac-Man runs amok in the subway stations, Tetris blocks slam down on skyscrapers, and Donkey Kong stands atop the Empire State Building.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone whose childhood dreams were invaded by these crude villains, the video is pure nostalgic delight. Watch and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embeddedvideo\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qASf5DEN_c4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Related Content:<br \/>\nVisual Science: <a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/visualscience\/2010\/04\/01\/the-pixel-vision-of-kirk-crippens\/\">The Pixel Vision of Kirk Crippens<\/a><br \/>\nDiscoblog: <strong><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/discoblog\/2010\/04\/06\/will-the-ipad-blend-watch-and-find-out\/\">Will The iPad Blend? 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