Retro Gaming Month - 8-bit Challenge

In celebration of the roots of pixel art and gaming, this month has been unofficially deemed Retro Gaming Month. Consequently, we're holding our first contest in awhile, the 8-bit Challenge.

Contest

This contest is about rediscovering the roots of pixel art, recreating anything from your favourite video game or movie moment, to a scene in a book or your life, all in eight (8) colours. That's right 8 colours!

HINT: It's best to work in monochrome, like the original GameBoy.

After the finish date, a vote will be held in another journal entry, where both you and contributors  (secretly) will vote.

Rules

Above all else, the piece must abide by all of deviantArt's existing rules.
The piece must abide by the groups pre-existing rules. Read them here.
The piece must be completely pixelated and original. That means no edits, stock font, or computerized dithering/shading/transparent.
The piece may not have more than 8 colours, transparency excluded.
The piece must be submitted to the correct folder, 8-bit Challenge, by the posted date.
The piece must be submitted to deviantArt after the contest started.
The content of the piece if it is about a game/movie/book should be relatively faithful to it, so no crossovers unless it is actually part of what happened.
Anyone can enter, regardless of ability.
Nothing sexual, overly gory or offensive.
The piece can be any size within reason. Nothing smaller the 50x50 though.
HAVE FUN!

Prizes

Do you have a prize you want to done to a winner? Note the group or any of its Contributors!

1^st Prize
Featured in the Winner's Circle section of this Journal
Featured on the front page of the group until the next contest

2^nd Prize
Featured in the Winner's Circle section of this Journal
Featured on the front page of the group until the next contest

3^rd Prize
Featured in the Winner's Circle section of this Journal
Featured on the front page of the group until the next contest

Dates

Contest Start Date: April 03, 2012
Contest End Date: May 01, 2012

Entries

None yet.

Winner's Circle

To be announced