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8-Bit Imagery Invades Music Videos

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Like a relentless swarm of Space Invaders, retro videogame graphics have marched into music videos over the past decade.

Directors, never immune to the nostalgic allure of the pixel, have injected bold, blocky 8-bit imagery into the videos of all kinds of songs. The videogame-inspired visuals seem an especially appropriate accompaniment for chiptune music, itself spawned from an aural fascination with retro games.

With more and more filmmakers adopting the visual vibe of old-school videogames, its time to pay tribute to some of the most creative 8-bit videos. Here are the 11 best videos (so far) that borrow from the videogame aesthetic.

Underworld by Leeni
Its impossible to explore 8-bit music videos without at least dabbling in the world of chiptunes music crafted in the style of, and often with the same computer hardware of, old-school games. Chiptune songstress Leenis clip for Underworld plays like a videogame stage show. Stick around for the eye-popping pixel light show towards the end.

Renegade Platinum Mega Dance Attack Party by Bogdan Raczynski
Bjrk collaborator Bogdan Raczynski takes the lo-fi approach with Renegade Platinum Mega Dance Attack Party, injecting a pixelated break dancer into the real-world setting of an electro-hipster crash pad. Watch for the little red dudes game-inspired power-ups.

White Lights by Supersystem
Three is a trend, right? Like Razynskis clip and Pixels, the video for D.C. rock band Supersystems White Lights imagines game characters invading the real world. Here, the electronic beasties are rendered in vector graphic a la Ataris Asteroids and Tempest.

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