Life in the Second and a 1/2 Dimension
Special thanks to non-caped crusader and TR reader Brownkidd, who pointed me to Albotas and these fabulous pictures of 2-D pixels in 3-D portraits by deviant artist RETROnoob (and inspired similar art here by Pixel Fantasy). The above two are my favorites, but be sure to check out the rest here, including Donkey Kong, Ice Climbers, Outrun, Super Mario Bros. and more.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.