In a world where there are no instruments, Pentatonix are there to save the state of music. Choose from any of your 5 favorite singers and Play Pentatonix 2: Revenge of the Overtunes on your NES this Christmas.
Their arrangements really are perfect for the NES sound hardware capabilities. Five members of the group, five polyphonic channels on the NES. Given, the NES only has three 'tone' channels with noise and synth (both used for percussion) while the group has four 'tones' and one beat boxer, but it gets the job done. It just means implementing some fun tricks!
I've posted some "how it's made" info for other similar projects in the past. Here's one for my 8-Bit Dr. Horrible animation series: www.doctoroctoroc.com/8-bit-dr-horrible/making.html That should give some insight into the process for this one.
WOW!!! That was AWESOME!!!! That faithfully kept true to the Pentatonix medley and video. The 8-Bit sounding music was amazing. The pixel art was awesome, you made the pictures look almost like the real people. Keep up the AMAZING work!
Best 8bit remix I've heard in a while, done to one of the best songs I've ever heard. 10/10 would be up all night for the good fun of listening to this on repeat :D
sunny barnard It got enough, and Scott Hoying tweeting it and following me on Twitter definitely made it well worth it! I'm only bummed that other members of the group didn't tweet it but I'm sure one or more of them saw it at some point.
Ferro Ignique I'm contemplating it. I didn't want to barrage their Twitter account with too many fan animations too close to each other haha. But I have started laying down a track for Love Again so it will be the next one I upload if I end up doing another.
Lol, it's not my full time job! I wish it was! I'm about 1/4 through making the track but don't hold your breath, I have other work keeping me busy these days.
In theory, perhaps. It just wouldn't look as smooth - various sprites and parts of them would be choppy on the actual hardware. The music was made with an actual NES so that's a given, but I did extend the color limits a tad. The limited color palette for the NES was used for the graphics but the NES probably couldn't technically handle so much going on at once, and the animation sprites were typically limited to four colors, so if multiple sprites were used for each character, it might be doable. The character sprites in the classic Mega Man games used an extra sprite for the eyes - which is why you see it blinking away here and there.
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In a world where there are no instruments, Pentatonix are there to save the state of music. Choose from any of your 5 favorite singers and Play Pentatonix 2: Revenge of the Overtunes on your NES this Christmas.
hahahahahaha
+John Van Haneghan That could actually work as a real commercial!
I imagined reading this in an epic trailer voice! lol
With rockapella as a pre-order bonus
John Van Haneghan e
So cool. The whole time while listening I was imagining playing a Pentatonix RPG that I wish was a thing that existed.
I'm on it.
lmrelm im adding a skin option as an easter egg to my game that features these guys... how could i not?
lmrelm So this is the character select screen? have fun getting the character you want with all the movement of the characters.
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Love the arrangement. The sound was amazing and the texture of it. You really made it sound like the pentatonix and that's a huge compliment to them
Their arrangements really are perfect for the NES sound hardware capabilities. Five members of the group, five polyphonic channels on the NES. Given, the NES only has three 'tone' channels with noise and synth (both used for percussion) while the group has four 'tones' and one beat boxer, but it gets the job done. It just means implementing some fun tricks!
hyygggg
I swear I had an eargasm.
I can literally see this as being a track that plays at the main menu of an 8 bit game. It probably would have been a classic in gaming too.
This is amazing!! I hope Pentatonix sees this!
They did, I tweeted at Scott Hoying and he started following me :-D that was great to wake up to the next morning!
Ashley Cowan lol
DoctorOctoroc Are you f*cking serious?
Surely I can't be the only one imagining that this remix + Pentatonix as the characters would be a great mod of the NES Megaman games?
I could just listen to the first 35 seconds of this song forever its so good sounding!!!
I'm jealous of that pixel art all I can do is hand draw, play games, cook (kinda), sleep, walk and watch videos FAN FLIPPING TASTIC!
kimyina :3 u
this, people, is what you call an 8-bit cover :) i'm so happy i found you
This is quite possibly the raddest thing I've ever heard!
This is awesome, well done!
I hope Pentatonix actually watches this at some point, I think they would be flattered.
this is so amazing
kirstie's smile would've been more accurate if curved a liiitle more to one side tho xD
That is my one regret lol.
Seriously, she and Natalie Dormer should have a smirk-off
E Holc I'd pay to see that.
DoctorOctoroc Me too, mate. Me too.
+Abby Gaby its weird how her smile does that
This came out pretty good. I love 8-bit/16-bit styled remixes. Then again, I absolutely love that era of gaming.
Favourite game of that era?
Jacob Parsons Probably Earthworm Jim or Starfox.
Is this what they would look like if they were in a video game? That is what we need, a Pentatonix video game! :)
"Absolutely not."
- Simon Cowell
Too fun! Would love to see a behind the scenes of how you put this together...
I've posted some "how it's made" info for other similar projects in the past. Here's one for my 8-Bit Dr. Horrible animation series: www.doctoroctoroc.com/8-bit-dr-horrible/making.html
That should give some insight into the process for this one.
WOW!!! That was AWESOME!!!! That faithfully kept true to the Pentatonix medley and video. The 8-Bit sounding music was amazing. The pixel art was awesome, you made the pictures look almost like the real people. Keep up the AMAZING work!
Choose your fighter
He Kevin, Mitch, and Avi are seriously spot on!
You know it’s better than best when you can actually hear them singing even though they’re not
Loved it! I also loved the original and Penatonix's cover, but I really must say it really works with the NES sounds.
I feel like this was a storyboard mockup of the actual vid and got this made to visualize how it would look before shooting
That's some very tight tunes-n-pixels. Great job!
This is SO COOOL!!!
this is literally the coolest thing !
GAAHH YOU SIR OR MADAM ARE AMAZING! Octoroc?! gahhhh old school love right there!
2:58 roses are red violets are blue. I came here for this and you did too
Best 8bit remix I've heard in a while, done to one of the best songs I've ever heard. 10/10 would be up all night for the good fun of listening to this on repeat :D
Very cool and well done!
OMG OMG OMG THIS IS AMAZING I CANT STOP WATCHING IT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE MORE
THIS. IS. AMAZING!!! The amount of detail too!! Wow.
that is actually pretty legit dude make more
dude! this is great!
THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME
Awesome keep up the good work octo
I love this!
I love your profile pic!!!
Can I tell you what I think it is? Completely putrid!
Surprisingly this was really good
I felt in some parts as if it was a presentation for the characters of a game.
one word WOW.
great job man.
SICK.
When you can only see half of Avi's face... just ugh....
TOTALLY A TRON VILLIAN, SO PERFECT
this was so magestic you really really made a great job.
this is really amazing and its a shame this video didn't get more attention.
sunny barnard It got enough, and Scott Hoying tweeting it and following me on Twitter definitely made it well worth it! I'm only bummed that other members of the group didn't tweet it but I'm sure one or more of them saw it at some point.
*AVI used the DEEP VOICE SHOCKWAVE
i'm still obsessed with this!! this video is the reason i subscribed ahah
Epic doesn't ever describe it!!
This is pretty neat!
This is just,
just
AWESOME
the very beginning was so cute omfc
ugh, this is so GOOD!!!!!
it should be the end credits of the 8-bit daft punk game
This is actually awesome
Avi's part was the best! This is amazing
Amazing work! I love it!
omg i LOVE it!! my two favorite things.. ptx and video games
Woaaaah that's awesome... Thank you so much for your great work! *-*
am I the only 1 that thinks that Kevin looks like Garnet in a way u know Garnet from Steven Universe
Britny3344 Gaming I think so too
Alex Robin Lol at least I'm not the only 1 XD
Britny3344 Gaming lol Yeah
Huh didn't notice that
No, f*ck you.
this is awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Scott brought me here btw ;P
this is AMAZING omg love this so much
This feels like an intro to some SEGA CD game I missed.
Scott Hoying has this posted on his twitter account.
Awesome! Can You do same with "Love Again"?
Ferro Ignique I'm contemplating it. I didn't want to barrage their Twitter account with too many fan animations too close to each other haha. But I have started laying down a track for Love Again so it will be the next one I upload if I end up doing another.
DoctorOctoroc +1 for Love Again!!!
DoctorOctoroc i know that making this is hard but is been 4 month,can u faster please
Lol, it's not my full time job! I wish it was! I'm about 1/4 through making the track but don't hold your breath, I have other work keeping me busy these days.
Ferro Ignique You asked for it, you got it! ruclips.net/video/Fb1njl9RP4o/видео.html
Actually pretty dope. Not disappointed
1:06 - 1:21 gets me every time
PTX needs to see this! Amazing!👏🏻😊
This is extremely cool! Wow!
IMAGINE THIS BEING AN OPENING SCREEN FOR A VIDEO GAME AND YOU CAN'T SKIP IT
Wow this is awesome! I love how you replicated the video as well! Awesome! :D
This is awesome
Wow, that is fantastic, I just wonder if this would be able to be really played on a real NES,
In theory, perhaps. It just wouldn't look as smooth - various sprites and parts of them would be choppy on the actual hardware.
The music was made with an actual NES so that's a given, but I did extend the color limits a tad. The limited color palette for the NES was used for the graphics but the NES probably couldn't technically handle so much going on at once, and the animation sprites were typically limited to four colors, so if multiple sprites were used for each character, it might be doable.
The character sprites in the classic Mega Man games used an extra sprite for the eyes - which is why you see it blinking away here and there.
wow...seems like a retro game! i love this :)
esto es arte y oro puro 💜
Amazing ! 👏👏👏 and now we need ptx game with this music!
You made so good job!
absolutely amazing!
This is so cool!
i could only think of the words to the song but this amazing if they had back round music this should be it
for this song
This is awesome!!
Wow! Amazing!
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!
Que incriveeeeeel !!! olha isso Paulo!!
Wow that's awesome!!
Wooo exelente trabajo, me trajo recuerdos de la niñes cuando jugaba con los cases. Buen video
amazing! i love this video.
FANTASTIC
Awesome! Haven't seen anything from you in a while.
IM IN LOVE
My GOD you're a GENIOUS! ❤
this is super dope
SO AMAZING
10
i dont know why i had an eargasm with just retro nitendo game sounds
Awesome!
AMAZING!
Love this!
You earned a subscriber. Good job!!!
Hm which character do I choose to start the game???
This is sooooo coooool
Only if there was a game about it....it would look like _THIS_
It's amazingggg !!!
i wish this was music for a game i could imagine playing mario with that