Rian Johnson Tweets Praise For New Fan-Made 8-Bit ‘The Last Jedi’ Trailer
By now you’ve probably seen the fan-made 8-bit video game trailer for The Last Jedi that’s based on the classic Super Nintendo video games. The retro video clip, created by John Stratman, caught the attention of fans and The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson today on Youtube. Read on for more details.
“Oh my god that is awesome. Well done!” wrote the ‘Episode VIII’ director.
A new shot-by-shot fan-made trailer titled “Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer the ‘8-bit'” has been shared online. The fan trailer attempts to mimic the original Nintendo Entertainment System (commonly abbreviated as NES) 8-bit (actually 16-Bit) home video games that were popular in the 1980’s.
The clip posted on JoBlo Videos YouTube channel quickly drew attention, earning acclaim from fans and The Last Jedi director himself, Rian Johnson. The director tweeted his praise for the video mere hours after it had been posted online.
“Oh my god that is awesome. Well done!” Johnson tweeted. “Here’s something pleasant! Makes me want to replay Monkey Island.”
Here’s director Rian Johnson’s actual Twitter tweets:
@stratmasterj Oh my god that is awesome. Well done!
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) May 10, 2017
Here’s something pleasant! Makes me want to replay Monkey Island. https://t.co/VX5WhvxtOh
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) May 10, 2017
Check out the fan trailer below, which features a delightfully nostalgic 8-bit soundtrack. The Last Jedi hits cinemas later this year on December 15th, and thankfully you won’t need to blow into a cartridge to see it.
For more 8-Bit clips, head on over to John Stratman‘s Twitter page.
What do you think of the 8-bit trailer? Share your thoughts in our comment section below!
May the Force be with you….
Maybe Rian can convince Lucasfilm to make a Monkey Island movie.
It had better have a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle of it or I’m out.
Unfortunatly Disney already copied the franchise with Pirates of the Caribbean.
You mean by making a movie based on the ride which had existed since the 60s?
They can make an animated version that’s different enough from POTC
I would have been hyped out of my mind for this RPG 25 years ago. Heck… still looks pretty promising 😛
*16 bit
Yes..more Megadrive than NES
Did the megadrive have a single star wars game?
Only if you had the Sega CD or 32x addon
Yup. This was the SNES all day.
Yeah, no way Atari or Intellivision could handle those graphics. The sound was spot-on for an Intellivision though. Regardless, that video warms my heart.
Classic LucasArts adventure game style!
Love it!
Oh Bravo..I want to play this now
Make it real! Man I miss the 90s
Last decade when they actually gave a shit about producing quality games that had replay value.
I miss shadows of the empire
Okay. I won’t lie; that is really cool. I do love when fans are creative and this was no exception. 🙂
Almost makes the teaser look good. I would love to see full Super SW games for every film after VI. They were hardly accurate to the film but were a lot of fun and the MIDI soundtrack was oddly catchy.