8-Bit Map Makes Manhattan Feel Like... Nintendo

Does this map sort of make you feel like you are in New York City but also like you are in Pitfall or Legend of Zelda? Creator Brett Camper says his 8-Bit NYC map "is an attempt to make the city feel foreign yet familiar, smashing together two culturally common models of space: the lo-fi overhead world maps of 1980s role-playing and adventure games, and the geographically accurate data that drives today's web maps and GPS navigation. Take some time to think about New York a little differently. Set out on a quest. Be an adventurer." Do you think one day there will be a vintage map created out of the old school Wii aesthetic? [via Kottke]

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on March 8, 2010 12:36 PM

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bitchincamaro

Got news for ya'. Astoria's still living in 1977.

Automocar

What?

Rocknrope

More like Ultima 4: Quest for the Avatar. That was a great game.

amsci

I was going to say Dragon Warrior.

Snoopy

Add the subway routes and we will have a greener reincarnation of Massimo Vignelli's 70's MTA map.

babyhitler

Been done already. next.

amsci

"Do you think one day there will be a vintage map created out of the old school Wii aesthetic?"

Why not? I remember reading reviews for some game where one of the commenters said that it reminded him of "old-school N64." o_O

Damn kids get off my lawn!

Ph

I love when people do stuff like this.

I'm not too hot to this version of it though. I'd prefer something a bit more detailed, but hey..its nice all the same.