Gaming Depixelizing Pixel Art: Upscaling Retro 8-bit Games At long last, we might be able to play Super Mario Bros. on a big screen without stretching our beloved plumber's pixels to breaking point.

8-bit heroes: Ars explores the resurgence of pixel art Ars talks to several artists and game developers in an attempt to figure out … ...

Barcelona-based illustrator Octavi Navarro puts a modern twist on the video games of the 1980s and 1990s with his Tumblr Pixels, Huh? Those old 8-bit games never looked so good.

Fascinating research from Microsoft’s Johannes Kopf and Dani Lischinski of The Hebrew University has produced an algorithm that is remarkably good at turning 8-bit pixel art into shaded, smooth ...

Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Credit: Nintendo A track from Kirby Super Star has won a Grammy, after popular gaming cover band The 8-Bit Big Band covered it in early 2021.

SEATTLE — Western Washington University grad Ryan Haight is a pixel artist. He creates immersive, beautiful art that mirrors the style of classic 8-bit or 16-bit video games. Literally moving ...

First and foremost, they can assume that every pixel is important: early 8-bit sprites were all masterfully hand-crafted by artists, so it's safe to assume that every pixel is significant.