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Flying Pizza Kitty

John Martz | September 3rd, 2008

Blurring the line between webcomic, animation, and 8-bit video game is Flying Pizza Kitty, a series of animated GIFs from the prolific Ben Ross.

katjohnston

I checked out the website and have decided it is an instant favourite. I have a real nostalgic streak for the old dos games, so that, combined with the cutest little kitten... and pizza... well, it is a formula I can't refuse, that's for sure. Gorgeous work.

fabulousrice

To me it's more like 4-bit than 8-bit, the graphics can't really be compared to beautiful graphic games like Sonic the Hedgehog on the Master System or, say, Kirby on the NES, but it's maybe also the point to toy with the visual language of old-school videogames. It's indeed a very fascinating project that is maybe at the root of a new form of animated web comic. Fascinating.
BTW does anyone have any idea of what the song is in the third panel of the game, where the man dances?

bebraw

It's Bobby Conn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Conn). You may want to wait till end of the song for a special surprise. :P

Anonymous

This is very nice. Reminds me of Super Mario somehow, in terms of visual quality.