We are all accustomed to see 8-bit or 16-bit games making a comeback on consoles and platforms such as Steam, but it seems that movies are set to integrate this as well. Pixels is a new movie created as a homage to the golden era of gaming, and it’s designed around the idea that NASA sent back in 1982 a set of time capsules into space which include footage and images from the culture and life on…
We are all accustomed to see 8-bit or 16-bit games making a comeback on consoles and platforms such as Steam, but it seems that movies are set to integrate this as well. Pixels is a new movie created as a homage to the golden era of gaming, and it’s designed around the idea that NASA sent back in 1982 a set of time capsules into space which include footage and images from the culture and life on Earth at that time.
The downside is that Aliens have misinterpreted those signals and thought that the classic arcade games are a declaration of war, so start off attacking our world using video game characters.
What I like about the plot of this movie is surely the fact that these aliens have the tech to create 3D, pixellated and holographic pixels that can change their form, so they can literally adapt to any form of matter. This opens up numerous possibilities which we will be able to see when the movie appears in theaters.
The president will call upon a team of retro gamers that know everything about the games they are trying to combat.
But is the plot really that important for Pixels? Most of the audience will come from the special effects, however the movie is dedicated specifically to a certain portion of the audience, the retro gamers. This movie is a love letter for the games that appeared back in the 80’s, which were definitely amazing and simply incredible to be honest. These are the games that have started the whole gaming society we can see right now, and they are those that make us fire up our consoles or gaming computers each and every day.
Because of that, making Pac-Man and Donkey Kong the villains in Pixels is pretty nice, and judging from the trailer it seems that they did a pretty good job when it comes to the special effects, and the way they recreated the amazing retro characters from our favorite video games. According to the production leaks, it seems that we will see Space Invaders and Frogger as well, alongside the previously mentioned characters, so we are definitely in for a treat, that’s for sure.
Although the idea seems to be taken from a Futurama episode, the reality is that it’s the first time when such a story is told in live action, with special effects, so I am pretty sure this will be a very interesting experience for the audience and definitely something very impressive for us retro gamers.
Pixels is set to launch on July 24, 2015 in the US, and it had a budget of around $110 million, so Columbia pictures does have a lot of money to recover from it. Based on what I saw this far from the movie, I think it’s pretty cool and a sheer delight for any retro gamer out there. If you like retro games, then bookmark the 24th of July and get your tickets early, you are bound to have a lot of fun with this movie!
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