8-bit graphic goodness for your desktop
by Kevin Kelly 
{ Dec 17th 2006 at 6:45PM }
Freaky Fonts has a collection of retro-gaming wallpaper images up on their site which prove that simplicity can still kick butt. These work really well because they aren't so busy that your icons get lost in the background, plus they look snazzy to boot. When's the last time you had an image from H.E.R.O. on your computer? What about Super Zaxxon? Dang, time to fire up MAME for some gaming.Check out the whole set of eleven here, and decorate your desktop to your heart's content. Got a favorite video game desktop image? Tell us about it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jason @ Dec 17th 2006 7:40PM
yea does anyone know a good website to get some quality gameing wallpapers? I change my desktop like once a week
WamBam @ Dec 17th 2006 7:27PM
These are hot. Thanks!
rqoi @ Dec 17th 2006 7:34PM
Anyone know a good place for video game desktop icons or cursors??
PhilLaj @ Dec 17th 2006 8:02PM
Hey, thats pretty funny, i've been making something similar for years!
Ons of the hottest one is the Zelda 1 zora's...take a pic, take only the zora so it becomes a little square...then in tile on desktop!
I almost see those 3d images in there, and awsome on mushrooms! :p
Ninegauger @ Dec 17th 2006 10:01PM
I tile the background birdies from the Sonic the Hedgehog's (The old awesome one)special stages. It tiles very nicely.
MadDecent @ Dec 17th 2006 10:56PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/datamax/ for tons and tons of wallpapers
shawn @ Dec 18th 2006 11:57AM
desktopgaming.com
Joseph Villalobos @ Dec 18th 2006 9:27AM
Wow, nice find! thanks!
x23 @ Dec 18th 2006 11:04AM
people still run their monitors at 1024x768? is this 1998?
sparrow @ Dec 18th 2006 11:41AM
x23 is right! Scaling these 1024x768 images up to something more reasonable with pixelate them.
Oh, wait...
djuniah @ Dec 18th 2006 11:55AM
http://desktopgaming.com/ for all your gaming desktop needs
Sobtanian @ Dec 18th 2006 1:11PM
www.gamewallpapers.com have great wallpapers
best ever game wallpaper in the world, have had it for 5 years and still refuse to change it, from the excellent Rez: http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8673/wall011280hl1.jpg