Street Fighter. If you cross your eyes a little, and look BEYOND the pixels in this video, you’ll be able to catch an epic battle between Blanka and either Ken/Ryu?!? HauteArt? Or simplistic rendering? You decide. After the break.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDuMG-kgxJQ[/youtube]

This year we commissioned design collective the Alaskan Military School to produce an animation package to communicate the ethos of the event. We recently launched a series of viral spots that are the first part of this collection of new work.

They each take one of our favourite games at GameCity HQ and translate them into a 15 pixel grid. It’s Hyper pixel minimalism! We realised that you can communicate the essence of great, iconic games with minimal visual information. I think this approach echoes the values of the festival, to take a sideways look at games, and foster a creative space.

[via Parappa and Street Fighter in just 15 pixels]