retro - Viral Viral Videos

8-Bit Cover Of Daft Punk

May 242013

The Web is heavily populated by Gen-X and Yers who still have a strong affection towards the 8-bit world. As a result, it is difficult to find a pop song that isn’t covered in the classic 8-bit video game sound.

It’s a wonder it took a music artist online so long to cover Daft Punk with a retro sound. Finally, Joe Jeremiah has come forward with a cover of ”every song from Daft Punk’s new album Random Access Memories in 8-bit style.”

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Dad Hacks Donkey Kong Making His Daughter The Heroine Instead Of Mario

Mar 122013

Mike Mika‘s three year old daughter loves the classics. Video games that is. Her favorite is Donkey Kong, but she wondered why there wasn’t an option to choose to play as a princess to save a distressed Mario at the beginning of the game.

Computer programmer dad got on the case, and made Donkey Kong: Pauline Edition. Now, video of the game play has gone viral, amassing over 750,000 hits in just a few days.

The video has been covered on countless publications, including Forbes, MetaFilter, NBCNews, EnGadget, and Mashable.

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Old Technology Performs We Are Young By Fun

Dec 262012

Remember when retro-techy BD594 went viralviral with their Somebody That I Used To Know cover using old computer technology? Now, that parody video has over 3.3 million views.

Well, they are back with another pop music cover using the same equipment; this time, they took on Fun’s hit single We Are Young.

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Blake Griffin NBA JAM Style

May 262012

Any self respecting gamer and/or sports fan from the 90′s has fond memories of the Midway hit game NBA JAM.

Sports channel SB Nation took some of last year’s slam dunk footage of Blake Griffin, and gave them a retro NBA JAM style face lift.

The results? “He’s on fire!“

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1984 Apple Ghostbusters Spoof

May 112012

Apple geeks are whispering excitedly over a newly discovered official Apple made digital short for an employee convention in 1984.

The naturally retro video takes advantage of all the best 80′s special effects, and jabs IBM while parodying the then newly popular Ghostbusters craze.

The video was leaked to Network World, and is covered on Mashable.