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Monday, January 5, 2009

Introducting Paul Robertson, God's Gift to Pixels

Posted by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli on Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:13 PM

Is there anything Australians can't do? Yes, they're all descended from rapists and warlocks, but over the last few centuries they've produced both Paul Hogan and Yahoo Serious — a feat only matched by Norway, for a short period in 1982.

Paul Robertson, one such downunderner, has consistently put America's finest neo-retro, pixel-based, action short auteurs to shame over the last few years, and his latest effort — a faux ad for the faux energy drink Syke — is no exception:

And in case you missed Mr. Robertson's previous videos, I've included those below the jump. Click below to witness Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 and Kings of Power 4 Billion %.

Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006:

Kings of Power 4 Billion %:

 

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KoP4B% should really be watched uncompressed form to truly appreciate it. Torrent that shit.
Posted by A cat on January 5, 2009 at 10:25 PM · Report
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Eh. I'd be more impressed if I could, you know, actually play these games. I don't need another thing to remind me just how underutilized the game medium really is.
Posted by Kyle! on January 6, 2009 at 11:26 AM · Report

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