Cody Lendle

Cody Lendle · Follow Published in Trill Mag · 8 min read · -- Pixel art was once ubiquitous with gaming. But even with the rise of 3D graphics, pixelated games retain their charm! Read about it here. Illustration by Serena Morris. Back in the days of arcade gaming, and home consoles like NES and Sega Genesis, Pixels were everything. But even as the gaming industry has largely moved towards 3D games and graphical realism pixelated games have remained.

Back in the days of arcade gaming, and home consoles like NES and Sega Genesis, Pixels were everything. But even as the gaming industry has largely moved towards 3D games and graphical realism pixelated games have remained. And as an artform the medium is still alive and well! When I use the term “pixelated” I am referring to 2D sprite-based games. And these have come a long way from their humble origins of arcade classics like Pac-Man, and home consoles like the Atari 2600.

The term “Triple-A” refers to titles that are essentially the big blockbusters of gaming. But in recent years, this side of gaming has drawn ire from many audiences. Here, I want to try and figure out how these massive projects and publishers have been steadily losing their prestige. Basically, when you hear the term “Triple-A,” the first things that should come to mind are big budgets, pristine graphics, and massive publishers.