8/BIT/ARCHITECTURE

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COLLECTING THE SOFTWARE ART, HARDWARE TRENDS & ADVERTISING AESTHETICS OF THE 8 & 16 BIT VIDEO GAME ERA.

Excitebike

#excitebike #nes

Excitebike appreciation day...

#excitebike #nes #n64

Blaster Master just hit the Nintendo Switch. Here’s a few of the classics....

Japan got all the good box art....

That weird forgotten cousin of a game in the Street Fighter series.

One of the most underrated games on the N64. Incredible soundtrack too.

#n64 #tetrisphere

A true under appreciated NES gem

#NES #embassy #8 bit

Little Samson (1992, Taito) is one of the rarest games to find on the NES.

#little samson #NES #Taito #8 bit

Super Mario Bros 2 US version (1987)

#super mario #super mario bros #super mario bros 2 #NES #8 bit

Ninja Gaiden (1988)

#ninja gaiden #NES #8 bit

Ninja Gaiden!

#NES #ninja gaiden #8bit

That damn dog....

#Duck Hunt #NES #8Bit

After Sega went for the jugular with their ‘Next Level’ ads, Nintendo regrouped and slayed Sega with their best era of games and the newer, edgier ‘Play It Loud’ campaign.

#kirby #super nes #90s #16 bit #game ads

80s cat eater got his own starring role in a game.

#alf #sega master system #8 bit

Phantasy Star for Sega Master System.

#sega master system #phantasy star #8bit

Back to the Future 2 for Sega Master System by Arena Entertainment.

#sega #sega master system #back to the future 2

Startropics edition of Nintendo Power #21.

#Nintendo power #Startropics #nes #8bit

Startropics for NES, released December 1990

#NES #8bit #Startropics

Sega CD ads from the 90s looked like an aneurism...

#sega cd #sega #genesis #16 bit

Game advertising was a little less flashy 20 years ago.