8 Bit Wonder

Alright, so I saw this video today and it blew my mind. Not only is it an insane amount of work for only two guys to do - it actually fooled me.

When I was first watching it, I didn't believe i was real. Between the way the quarters looked and how perfect the animation looked and moved, I was convinced it was computer generated. It wasn't until the end of the video when the two dudes give a little lesson on how they made the film.

And guess what? I was wrong.

These two guys mapped out the entire video, on a grid-based computer program and hooked it up to a projector. So essentially, they fallowed a previously made (by them) blueprint/outline to put the quarters on, then took a picture, then switched the projector image (to the next shot). That's a lot of work. Even with a team of 200 people - one for each quarter, they're still making a 5 minute stop animation piece.

And I won't lie - the geek in me came out a little bit. I grew up on video games (when I wasn't outside romping around) and still love them today, so to see the games from my childhood in such a cool format made me smile.

Is this video as mind blowing for you as it was for me?
(please watch it in at least 720pHD - lower quality just doesn't do it justice)