Why you need to visit Game Over/Continue

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tinycartridge.com - 3/30/2009

Why you need to visit Game Over/Continue

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We’ve posted about Game Over/Continue? — a group art show paying homage to “the massive influence and continuous evolution of video games” — several times already, but now that the exhibit is open and that I’ve seen it with my own appreciative eyes, I’ll remind you again to stop by the gallery ...

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The treasures of the Game Over/Continue art show
GoNintendo — ... The piece above is just one of the many on display at the Game Over/Continue art show. Does it remind you of the Virtual Boy? Well it definitely should…this is one of three pieces of art that was created by a former Nintendo product tester. You are actually looking at an artistic representation of a Virtual Boy title that never moved out of development. More art here Posted March 30th, 2009 at 2:10 pm | ...

“Cats Playing Duck Hunt” by Elayne Dixon (not the...
Tiny Cartridge — ... If you look closely, you’ll see a hidden Duck Hunt dog taunting you. I saw this cute piece at the Game Over/Continue? show in Giant Robot San Francisco, which I must again remind you to visit if you have a chance. ...

“Saved By The Bell: The Columbine Years” by Jude...
Tiny Cartridge — ... 8-bit massacre? A photo of Dennis “Mr. Belding” Haskins smiling in front of said art! This painting and many others can be seen at Idiot Box at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, an exhibit celebrating the 20th anniversary of Saved By The Bell with more demented pieces from 100 artists “[taking] aim at television’s guilty pleasures.” Mylan Nguyen’s TMNT art, in particular, is amazing. See also: “Cats Playing Duck Hunt” by Elayne Dixon, Why you need to visit Game Over/Continue ...

Instruction manual for Calvin & Hellen’s Bogus...
Tiny Cartridge — ... Instruction manual for Calvin & Hellen’s Bogus Journey, the ARTXGAME game created by Derek Yu, Hellen Jo, and Calvin Wong for the Game Over/Continue? exhibit. These were available (as was a chance to play the game) this weekend at the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland. ...

Tiny Review: Octopounce
Tiny Cartridge — ... Created by Anna “Auntie Pixelante” Anthropy (Mighty Jill Off) and artist Saelee Oh, Octopounce was one of four indie PC games that debuted at the ARTXGAME portion of Giant Robot’s Game Over/Continue? show last April. ...

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