Narita Boy is definitely one of the best looking indie platformers I’ve ever seen with it’s unique art style and captivating music. It’s neo-retro style mixed with religious themes make it ...

Image: Nintendo The Super Mario Land series for the original Game Boy might not necessarily be quite as well known as the major entries on consoles, but it was also an introduction to the world of ...

Narita Boy is a great game. It’s an action-oriented Metroidvania that absolutely leans into a heavy ‘80s, Tron -like aesthetic, but never lets it overshadow the world or its characters. The ...

They're fun takes on alternative-universe games where Minecraft existed as a pixel-style side-scroller on the NES or a top-down RPG on the Game Boy. Kudos to the artists, because increasingly I ...

Developer Tako Boy explains the inherent appeal behind pixel art and the role synergy plays in card games like its forthcoming RPG, Cross Blitz.

Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge. In the world of pixel art, it ...

B-Boy art Darkness will be unveiled at the Into the Pixel Opening Reception to be held at E³ on Wednesday, May 10 in the ITP Gallery/Concourse Foyer at the LA Convention Center ...

Ackerman’s other pixel projects span previous Pokémon generations and Monster Hunter, beautifully capturing the constraints of the Game Boy hardware. His work can also be found in PC role ...

Pixel Boy is a roguelike dungeon crawling top down action shooter. Pixel Boy can find, stack and combine pixel power ups for over 6000 combinations of weapons. Mario Kart World is leading the ...

Only now, after the fact, is “pixel art” an elective aesthetic style. In the early ‘80s, IBM PCs could only display 4 colors for a full-screen illustration (black, white, cyan and magenta).