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Games

Pixels Take Manhattan

8-bit icons from the 1980s storm New York.

Pac Man, Donkey Kong, and many other beloved characters from the earliest days of video games make appearances in this breathtaking short film, but the star is definitely creator Patrick Jean’s expert animation. Another thing we like about this video is that despite adding 3D and special effects to many big budget movies for his day job, Jean created the above video by himself, for pure fun. Want more? Check out Jean’s earlier special effects masterpiece, Theo.

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