Game Over Project turns Pole Position into art
by Tony Carnevale 
{ Apr 3rd 2007 at 9:54PM }
Swiss art-hipster Guillaume Reymond is back with another stop-motion film rendition of a video game, replacing pixels with humans. This time it's Pole Position (he previously did Space Invaders and Pong). These videos, collectively called the Game Over Project , are surprisingly fun to watch -- in a "Why didn't I think of that?" sort of way.More surprising: Europeans are even sexy when they're talking about Atari games. Writes Reymond, "Who does not remember Pole Position ... The driver had to try and avoid other vehicles and travel as many kilometres as possible on a sinuous road." Mmm... sinuous, you say? Keep talking, Swissy.
[Video after the jump.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
moosey @ Apr 3rd 2007 10:23PM
so mesmerizing
GaryM @ Apr 3rd 2007 10:41PM
For best results, watch it with the sound off.
hvnlysoldr @ Apr 4th 2007 1:07AM
All glory to the hypnotoad.
Burnt Meatloaf @ Apr 4th 2007 4:48AM
Bored people + free time = good combination.
The explosion sounds in this video remind me of Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge II. Whenever you plowed into a snow bank, that's the sound that you heard. It was the cheeziest audio design ever, and it made me laugh like crazy.
ThrustinJ @ Apr 4th 2007 7:33AM
Not Pole Position so much as it is Night Driver for the 2600.
UpIrons @ Apr 4th 2007 8:37AM
I agree with #5. Reminded me more of Night Driver... Ahh the memories.
trent @ Apr 4th 2007 10:27AM
man that was awesome. i love the series. they should like... distill them into a liquid so that i can drink it.