8-bit theater: Adventure / Contra deconstruction

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Today: a new installment of Boing Boing tv's 8-Bit Theater, featuring My Little Pony and the (hungry) animated head of David Bowie (classic game footage from The Dot Eaters). Then, Borna Sammak of Free art and Technology transforms the 8-bit classic game CONTRA into a melty, gooey, hallucinatory haze.

Previously on BBtv:

Super Mario 8-bit theater / David O'Reilly short

Giant Atari Joystick / 8-bit Therapy

Dave Hill + Blip Fest + 8-bit Combat

[#1 posted by License Farm , January 17, 2008 8:48 AM]

Ah, Adventure, a classic. Now lets see them work some sort of narrative out of E.T..

[#2 posted by The Ben , January 17, 2008 11:08 AM]

Does anyone remember the controller code in Contra for unlimited lives?

I think it's:

Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, A, B, Start.

No?

[#3 posted by Star Breaker , January 17, 2008 11:22 AM]

The first segment was much more inspired. Contra as awesome as it is, isn't an 8-bit king midas. Its presence doesn't instantly turn a lame video into nerd gold.

[#4 posted by A New Challenger , January 17, 2008 11:27 AM]

If you like Contra, you might enjoy the page on Nicaragua in The Onion's Our Dumb World.

Bracketthree is an awesome song.

[#5 posted by dantheman , January 17, 2008 5:58 PM]

Don't forget about the most important part of the video.....

My little pony, pretty pony. I Love to comb her beautiful hair...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9J2vF3Q3o8

[#6 posted by tenbull , January 17, 2008 8:11 PM]

I live within walking distance of that beach! We don't have any red tides, but I've seen a few broken syringes. That is crazy.

[#7 posted by eevee , January 19, 2008 8:00 AM]

@2

The Konami code is up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A. (and start/select as needed.)