Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there was a plumber with a fantastic mustache, a brave left-handed warrior with a pointy hat, and a bounty hunter whose suit allows her to morph into a ball and roll through small spaces. What do they all have in common? They all needed a romantic gift for a special someone to show just how much they care. ThinkGeek is here with the perfect gift for your princess, plumber, or Player 2. The 8-Bit Rose sprouts from its 8-Bit pipe-vase and its bright red petals never wilt. Due to super-secret pipe-vase technology it never requires watering, either! It will bloom forever and ever, just like your 8-Bit love. Product Specifications The ultimate gift for your Player 2: a beautiful 8-Bit Rose! Fold-out stand for displaying on a desk or table Table decor for an 8-Bit or Gamer-themed wedding reception Materials: Durable EVA foam Dimensions: 9.5″ tall x 4″ wide

Buy 8-Bit Rose here.

                          

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So let’s take action.

If you would like to delete your account and find something better start here:

1. First you can download all your all of your photos, because after all they are pretty cool photos, to your computer. You can down load all your Instagram photos using Instaport’s website.

2. Then you can get to the good stuff and permantly kill, delete and remove your Instagram account Forevs.

It does not appear as though you can delete your account from the Instagram App. I believe you can only delete your account via their website. To delete your Instagram account click there “I want to delete my account” page. You will need to have your username and password handy so you can log on to their site to delete your account.

3. Tweet @instagram that you deleted your account and why. Boom.

4. Find an alternative to Instagram. In my opinion the front runner and best photo taking, photo filter and photo share iPhone App is Snapseed. You can download Snapseed here and it’s free.

Let’s not forget those photo collecting vets, Flickr. They’ve released a new version of their apps. What did they add on this new release? Filters, of course! You can download Flickr iPhone App free here.

I’ll add more as I research more Instagram alternatives. Know of any other good ones?

Now back to 8 bit goodness…

                          

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This 8 bit version is available absolutely free as a downloadable game from Capcom:

“Having fought countless robot masters over the years, Mega Man is ready to lay back, relax and enjoy his 25th Anniversary. Getting wind of this, Ryu and his fellow Street Fighters want one last battle before they let their own anniversary finish. Charge up your mega busters and stretch out your lightning legs, this is Street Fighter® X Mega Man®!”

The game play should be pretty cool. And you can enjoy that classic 8 bit graphic look and feel along with fantastic 8 bit retro sounds.

Now go download Street Fighter X Mega Man in 8-Bit Free now!

                          

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First, you need to type the word “fireplace” to access the fireplace. Then you need to type “log” to add a log. Then of course you type “match” to light it up.

Ahh! There we go. Cozy isn’t it?

Pretty cute and it’s free. There is also a paid version where you can type other words like “Marshmallow” and even “Firecracker!”

You can get the Free version of Pixel Fireplace here.

Perfect for your Christmas morning unwrapping of your new MacBook.

Getting to0 toasty? Just hit your escape key and water will douse out your fire.

                          

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The 72 Pins people have created some very nice re-imagined video games, amoung other things, as NES cartridges. Only you can actually buy them! They are not real games of course, but these sweet looking faux cartridges would look great on any 8 bit shelf (like mine).

Here are a few of my favs:

Super Meet Boy NES Cartridge

World of Warcraft NES Cartridge

Doom NES Cartridge

Angry Birds NES Cartridge

Grand Theft Auto NES Cartridge

You can buy all of these and more on 72 Pins found via Vulture.

                          

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8 bit generation: trailer “home computer invasion”

8 bit generation: trailer “playing the revolution”

Great looking documentary on the foundings of 8 Bit computers.

Found on, ASCII by Jason Scott via Hacker News.

                          

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Those geeky geeks over at Think Geek have this great looking 8 Bit Flower Bouquet, you know, a special geeky gift for that special geeky girlfriend of yours.

Well, if you are ultra broke and uber handy you can make one! Check out this DIY video on how to make an 8 Bit Flower Bouquet.

She goes to a lot of effort in drawing the graphic by hand and I like how she creates the outline grid but you could make thin in a fraction of the time if you drew this in Adobe Illustrator and printed it out. Just sayin’.

If you are not interested in a DIY project but love the 8-bit Flower Bouquet you can buy it here.

                          

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And unlike the Wreck-it Ralph game available on the iTunes App store, Fix It Felix Jr. is true to the 8 bit form it portrayed in the movie.

So if you liked what you saw in the movie and want to revive some of that old “Rampage” style gameplay, make sure to check it out.

Buy Fix-it Felix Jr. for .99.

                          

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I thought it was particularly insightful how they describe the modern, high definition creation of retro pixel art as a harsh version of what soft, simple graphs were in the 1980s. The idea of hardware is important in not only the creation but the display of pixel art.

“In our search for recreating nostalgia, we have created a warped crisp digital version.”

They also cover the Chiptune music movement. Again, hardware plays an important role in Chiptune music creation. The original GameBoy is the hardware of choice in some circles. It also has risen out of a rebellious need to counter the “shiny and glossy” nature of the modern electronic music.

                          

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Why? Because it’s difficult to design 8 bit pixely game correctly. You know, so many of them are, well chunky and therefore ugly and annoying.

Those pixel genius’ over at Pixel Jam have taken their Dino Run Flash game version to an amazing downloadable Mac App game.

Great yet simple game play and physics. Awesome 8 bit retro graphics and sound. Check it out.
Dino Run SE by Pixeljam is a $2.99 download.

                          

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