A design similar to Steampunk or Cyberpunk centered around the 8-16 bit era of videogames. This includes a varying of classic arcade and home consoles like the NES/Famicom, Commodore 64 or Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis, etc. This also includes the popularity of Chiptune music, as well as modern games using retro graphics (Minecraft, Hotline Miami, Cave Story,etc.)
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A subgenre of science fiction, closely related to and often overlapping with cyberpunk. It is usually set in a futuristic environment.
Biopunk media usually encompasses themes such as genetic manipulation, fictional diseases, cell experimentation and other forms of biotechnology. Common characters include mad scientists and mutants.
Biopunk media usually encompasses themes such as genetic manipulation, fictional diseases, cell experimentation and other forms of biotechnology. Common characters include mad scientists and mutants.
- The Xenogenesis trilogy by Octavia E. Butler
- The video game BioShock
- The Jurassic Park series
- The Parasite Eve series
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, as well as the anime Ergo Proxy, contain some biopunk elements
- The video game BioShock
- The Jurassic Park series
- The Parasite Eve series
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, as well as the anime Ergo Proxy, contain some biopunk elements
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