Must’ve taken forever to make…

Neat idea taking Link into the FPS realm of gaming a la Samus in Metroid Prime. The old school, 8-bit graphics and sound add to the charm a great deal; I especially like the Title Screen, which at first glance looks just like the original game until the 3D camera begins moving about.

Check out the game itself here up to the first Boss fight for free, although you’ll need to download the Unity Web Player first.

The artist, Eric Odmyr, says it took over 30 hours, spread out over a few days, to complete.

The music – a song by Bunnymajs called “WHAT DID YOU SAY?” – fits nicely with the retro 8-bit theme, don’t you think? (Thought the music was taken from an old school game myself until I read otherwise on the animator’s YouTube page here.)

Made From Screenshots From The Original NES Mega Man Games

The entire piece, measuring 120 cm by 109 cm, incorporates about 1500 screenshots from the artists’ own playthroughs and includes every level:

A Close Up View Of The Mosaic

Here’s another view of the piece showing its relative size:

The Mosaic Is About 4 Feet Tall

The bottom rows display original box cover artwork, the original Game Paks themselves, and even the weaknesses of every Robot Master and boss from each and every game up to Mega Man VI.

A Close Up View Of The Box Cover Art And Game Paks

A Weaknesses Cheat Sheet For The Mega Man Games

You can learn more about how the mosaic was made (and check out some more pics) here.

Sweet!