Retro videogame enemies just can’t seem to leave the real world alone.
“Skate and snow film production company” Knife Show released a game-inspired video clip called Gnarcade on Monday. The clip depicts characters from Space Invaders, Super Mario Bros., Pac-Man and Frogger invading the real world to make life difficult for skating and snowboarding pros Scott Stevens, Micah Hollinger, Chris Beresford, Tim Eddy, Ben Bogart and Casey Wrightsman.
Aficionados of modern videogames, especially Valve fans, will appreciate Gnarcade ‘s single nod to games made within the last ten years.
The video, embedded below, was directed by Mike Benson — a regular producer of video segments on G4TV’s X-Play.
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Gnarcade ‘s soundtrack is a hip-hop-flavored medley of retrogame theme songs and videogame-inspired rhymes from Philadelphia trio Ground Up.
If you like Knife Show’s effects-heavy, geek-friendly shredding, be sure to check out its Gnar Wars video — a snowboarding tribute to Star Wars.
Image courtesy Knife Show
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