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Rewrite the sentence about the Playdate; it's not experimental and has been out for a while now, spawning a small but interesting indie game development community.

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early computers such as the [[ZX81]] used the restriction as a necessity of the hardware, hand-held LCD games such as [[Game & Watch]] and [[Tamagotchi]], alongside early computers with a focus on graphic user interfaces like the [[Macintosh_128K|Macintosh]] made large steps in promoting the culture, technique and aesthetic of the restrictions of 1-bit art.{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Michael|title=Zen and the Art of the Macintosh, 1986|url=https://archive.org/details/mac_Zen_the_Art_of_Macintosh1986|access-date=2021-04-30|website=archive.org|year=1986 |language=en}}
early computers such as the [[ZX81]] used the restriction as a necessity of the hardware, hand-held LCD games such as [[Game & Watch]] and [[Tamagotchi]], alongside early computers with a focus on graphic user interfaces like the [[Macintosh_128K|Macintosh]] made large steps in promoting the culture, technique and aesthetic of the restrictions of 1-bit art.{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Michael|title=Zen and the Art of the Macintosh, 1986|url=https://archive.org/details/mac_Zen_the_Art_of_Macintosh1986|access-date=2021-04-30|website=archive.org|year=1986 |language=en}}


Modern examples of 1bit art are visible in indie videogames and other digital art.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-01|title=Gato Roboto: Erinnert an Gameboy-Spiele, liegt aber voll im Trend|url=https://blog.wdr.de/digitalistan/gato-roboto-erinnert-an-gameboy-spiele-liegt-aber-voll-im-trend/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Digitalistan|language=de-DE}} Best-seller games like ''[[Gato Roboto]]'', ''[[Return of the Obra Dinn]]'', ''[[Minit]]'' and ''[[World of Horror]]'' use 1bit as a style to give their games a retro feel{{Cite web|last=Krishnan|first=Jay|date=2020-02-19|title=World of Horror Early Access Preview :: 1 Bit Macabre|url=https://gameffine.com/world-of-horror-early-access-preview-1-bit-macabre/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Gameffine|language=en-US}} or to simply save the graphic designers time in development.{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=John|title=Q&A: Exploring the design of cat-in-a-mech Metroidvania Gato Roboto|url=https://gamasutra.com/view/news/345985/QA_Exploring_the_design_of_catinamech_Metroidvania_Gato_Roboto.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705094840/https://gamasutra.com/view/news/345985/QA_Exploring_the_design_of_catinamech_Metroidvania_Gato_Roboto.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2019|access-date=2021-04-30|website=gamasutra.com|date=July 5, 2019 |language=en}} There is even new 1-Bit hardware in development, such as the experimental handheld console [[Playdate (console)|Playdate]].{{Cite web|title=Playdate Media Kit|url=https://play.date/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=play.date|language=en}}
Modern examples of 1bit art are visible in indie videogames and other digital art.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-01|title=Gato Roboto: Erinnert an Gameboy-Spiele, liegt aber voll im Trend|url=https://blog.wdr.de/digitalistan/gato-roboto-erinnert-an-gameboy-spiele-liegt-aber-voll-im-trend/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Digitalistan|language=de-DE}} Best-seller games like ''[[Gato Roboto]]'', ''[[Return of the Obra Dinn]]'', ''[[Minit]]'' and ''[[World of Horror]]'' use 1bit as a style to give their games a retro feel{{Cite web|last=Krishnan|first=Jay|date=2020-02-19|title=World of Horror Early Access Preview :: 1 Bit Macabre|url=https://gameffine.com/world-of-horror-early-access-preview-1-bit-macabre/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Gameffine|language=en-US}} or to simply save the graphic designers time in development.{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=John|title=Q&A: Exploring the design of cat-in-a-mech Metroidvania Gato Roboto|url=https://gamasutra.com/view/news/345985/QA_Exploring_the_design_of_catinamech_Metroidvania_Gato_Roboto.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705094840/https://gamasutra.com/view/news/345985/QA_Exploring_the_design_of_catinamech_Metroidvania_Gato_Roboto.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2019|access-date=2021-04-30|website=gamasutra.com|date=July 5, 2019 |language=en}} There are also game consoles focused on 1-Bit graphics, such as the handheld [[Playdate (console)|Playdate]] console.{{Cite web|title=Playdate Media Kit|url=https://play.date/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=play.date|language=en}}


For pixel artists, 1-Bit has become a common challenge for creating art. The pixelart contest ''Pixtogether'' required its participants to use only two colours for its 10th monthly contest.{{Cite web|title=Twitter account "pix2getherevent"|url=https://twitter.com/pix2getherevent/status/1358051355429109760|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430110315/https://twitter.com/pix2getherevent/status/1358051355429109760 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 }} Not a lot of artists mainly do 1bit art, but many of them stay in contact with each other to exchange knowledge about working with the restriction, and hosting own collaborations.{{Cite web|title=Twitter account "1bitbadbitches"|url=https://twitter.com/1bitbadbitches|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316215628/https://twitter.com/1bitbadbitches |archive-date=March 16, 2021 }}
For pixel artists, 1-Bit has become a common challenge for creating art. The pixelart contest ''Pixtogether'' required its participants to use only two colours for its 10th monthly contest.{{Cite web|title=Twitter account "pix2getherevent"|url=https://twitter.com/pix2getherevent/status/1358051355429109760|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430110315/https://twitter.com/pix2getherevent/status/1358051355429109760 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 }} Not a lot of artists mainly do 1bit art, but many of them stay in contact with each other to exchange knowledge about working with the restriction, and hosting own collaborations.{{Cite web|title=Twitter account "1bitbadbitches"|url=https://twitter.com/1bitbadbitches|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316215628/https://twitter.com/1bitbadbitches |archive-date=March 16, 2021 }}
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