With E3 coming to a close, we’re left with just the screen shots and demos of many upcoming beautiful games. Games so awesome in fact, I can’t help but think of how much graphics have progressed over the years. Hell, even recently. The gaming world is making such huge advances, it’s mind blowing to even the biggest nerd. While I love epic graphics as much as the next gamer, even the ones that tend to make my desktop implode, I do enjoy a nice stroll down memory lane. At the very end of that nostalgic road, is our friend 8bit graphics. 
Sure the 8bit hearts and bows have taken the geek world by storm lately, but what about everything else?
Minecraft takes us back to days where guns weren’t scarily accurate, and realistic looking monsters didn’t pop out to give you heart attacks at random points during the game. (Though I won’t downplay the horror that is a Creeper.) For a while 8 and 16 bit graphics were a sign of the past, and while they’ve always stayed in the hearts of life-long gamers, they became outdated. Even the classics were redone and revamped to mirror the graphics of the latest games.
Now it seems we’ve all reached a happy medium between them both. We have our PS3’s set up next to our old Nintendo’s. NES controllers are just as recognizable as Xbox 360′s are. It’s an age where all things are appreciated. Old graphics aren’t a sign that you aren’t up to date, it’s a sign that you still have a love for something that started it all. With the risk of this article making me sound much older than I actually am, I have to say I am in awe of what’s up and coming in the gaming world. Sometimes it’s nice to take a step back, blow on a cartridge or two, and re-live a much simpler gaming experience. As usual, my geeky rant is to be followed with an awesome treasury filled with items relating to it all!
Take a look at these awesome pixelated items.
 8 Bit Heart Iron On… $5.00
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 8 Bit Last Supper 5… $20.00
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 Zombie Attack women… $22.00
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 Legend of Zelda 8 B… $12.00
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 8 bit mustache gold… $8.00
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 Resin 8bit Link Hea… $9.50
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 8-bit Gamer Keychai… $4.00
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 8-bit Squares Color… $12.00
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 Zombie Love cards s… $12.00
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 Minecraft Creeper 8… $9.99
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 Minecraft inspired … $12.00
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 8-Bit Megaman Magne… $10.00
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 8-Bit Sonic the Hed… $75.00
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 Ribbon Covered Mini… $12.70
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 Super Mario Bros. P… $35.00
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 Megaman Iceman 8-bi… $12.00
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Hello! I love the pixelated look; especially the gaming ones. Those were good memories from childhood
Hi there, I couldn’t agree more! Ah the good old days…
I’m wondering if my husband secretly wrote this blog post…and I do love it when minecraft scares the bejesus out of him;)
This is great! Thanks!
Love it! Thanks for including my headband. As much as I love my Xbox, you can’t beat a bit of old school Mario! I’ve tried to get my eldest interested in the old Zelda games but he says they’re boring : (
Awesome! I love those pictures of the comparisons of graphics quality. And I would be lying if I said I haven’t played some FFIV recently…