8 BIT is a documentary exploring how video games have shaped today's culture. It blends documentary footage with art and cultural analysis to connect seemingly unrelated things: the 1980s video game demo scene, chiptune music, and modern artists who use games in creative ways. Filmed in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo, 8 BIT offers a worldwide view of how the DIY generation, raised on Atari and Commodore 64, is creating new art. The film argues that 21st-century game music, machinima, and game studies all stem from the digital history of Generation X.