VIDEO: Watch 'Avengers: Endgame's Epic Final Battle in 16-Bit Animation
By Ryan Carroll
It’s indisputable that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has some highly dedicated fans who are willing to go the extra mile to pay tribute to their favorite films. The fan response to Avengers: Endgame has kept up this standard, with a deluge of art flooding the internet since the film’s premiere in April. Now, a fan creation has emerged to offer a new look at a climactic Endgame scene: an 16-bit rendition of the final battle.
The animated short was produced by animator John Stratman and musical artist Kenny Mac, and was posted on the YouTube channel Mr. Sunday Movies, as reported by AV Club. The animation was adapted from Marvel branded Super Nintendo video games, with extra creative energy being applied to characters who weren’t present in these games.
Though the short doesn’t include voice acting from the film, it mitigates this absence with a send-up to classic video games, which features boxes with text in place of voiced dialogue. And it appears that Stratman and Mac went to great pains to capture the scene accurately, rendering specific shots and exact lines in their 16-bit format.
Endgame, meanwhile, has achieved worldwide financial success and critical acclaim, winning Best Movie at the MTV Movie & TV Awards and coming closer to the coveted spot of highest grossing movie of all time (behind James Cameron’s Avatar). Marvel Studios, capitalizing on this success, has announced that the film will return to theaters with extra footage this weekend.
As for us, we love this short--it helps us relive the epic spectacle of Endgame’s final battle without requiring us to shell out money and time to see the whole film again (much as we’d like to).
This article also appears on Mental Floss.