- Starting with a 16-team bracket inspired by Keith Olbermann's take on March Madness, I list 16 animated projects I've worked on and have them go head-to-head, one by one, through the lens of 8-bit video-games I grew up with in the 80's and early 90's. Famous commentators from 1951 all the way through 2013 make appearances to help the action along, through hockey, NFL, MLB, all the way to the final showdown with the two surviving teams. Part historical observance, part satire, part homage, part fan-fiction, "The 8-Bit Cup" is unlike anything else ever seen in the world in sports.—Paul Johnson
- "The 8-Bit Cup" pits my top-16 jobs in a tournament for all the marbles, in 7 different classic sports game settings, accompanied by ten of the most famous commentator calls of all time. Inspired by a Keith Olbermann broadcast Mar 20, 2014.—Paul Johnson
- 'The 8-Bit Cup'! A short film sports-themed pixel art video game battle for my Best Job Ever. 'The 8-Bit Cup' pits my top-16 ranked jobs in a tournament for all the marbles, in 7 different classic sports game settings, accompanied by ten of the most famous (and infamous) commentator calls of all time. The meeting of minds and pixel-based bodies on the fields of simulated battle to decide the ultimate 80's video game championship - The 8-Bit Cup! Inspired by a Keith Olbermann broadcast Mar 20, 2014.
- Spoiler Alert! The following commentator calls from "The 8-Bit Cup" give away major plot points and indicate the final winner.
00:34 "We have the excitement here that we look for!" 00:38 "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!" 00:48 "Flutie takes the snap...He drops straight back...has some time..." 00:51 "Now he scrambles away from one hit...looks...uncorks a deep one for the end zone...Phelan is down there... 00:56 "Oh, he got it!... Did he get it?...He got it!" 00:59 "Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown!" 01:07 "It's a 60-yard run...could he get across?" 01:11 "He came up one yard short." 01:19 "Lookout here..." 01:22 "A little roller up along first; Behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!" 01:34 "Cournveyer has it on the wing, here's a shot! Henderson makes a wild stab for it and fell" 01:40 "Here's another shot. Right in front. They Score!! Henderson has scored for Canada! Henderson (garbled) " 01:56 "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!" 02:06 "No good! Wide right" 02:13 "They think it's all over... it is now!" 02:17 "There's a little roller up along first...behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it! And that was who...? 02:25 "That was..." (pause) 02:29 "Vin Scully." 02:30 "Yes." 02:31 "Phew." 02:33 "Pull the car around the back after the game, I'm going to strike this sucker out."
Commentator credits:
©1951 Giants Radio (recorded), Russ Hodges Giants/Dodgers NL playoff ©1966 BBC Television, Kenneth Wolstenholme FIFA World Cup Final ©1972 NHL on CBC, Foster Hewitt Canada-USSR Summit Series ©1972 ABC Wide World of Sports, Howard Cosell Foreman vs Frazier ©1984 WRKO-AM, Dan "The Duke" Davis and Gino Cappalletti Boston College vs Miami ©1986 MLB on NBC, Vin Scully World Series, game 6 ©1991 NFL on ABC, Al Michaels, Super Bowl XXV ©1993 NFL on NBC, Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy, Super Bowl XXVII ©2000 Tennessee Titans Radio, Mike Keith and Pat Ryan Super Bowl XXXIV ©2013 Dan Patrick Show, Will Ferrell, Dan Patrick, Ron Burgandy visits the show
Xonco presents: The 8-Bit Cup
original music + sound effects in Milky Tracker design in Graphics Gale animation in Macromedia Flash 8
a Paul Johnson film 2014
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