Triptych: Optimus Prime and a Cylon

"The Beatles Through The Years, Parts I & II" by Thiago Krening

"Pixel Icons of the 80s" by Andy Fox

"Valve In Pixels" by foryouistellify

I know, it's supposed to be Megatron, but doesn't it look like a Cylon? Also loving the Goonies and the Raccoons. Remember the Raccoons?! If you're not Canadian, probably not. Nice to see them getting some retro nostalgia love, though.

Triptych: Classic Gamer

"Classic Gamer" by Josh Mirman

"Game Over" by Luke Taylor

"Bitboy" (t-shirt) by Jon Kay

Triptych: Game Day

"Nestalgia" by JinnDevil

"8bit Heroes", Artist Unknown

"Video Games" by Adrian Garcia Treviño

Showcase: 8-Bit Zombie

There's so much going on with 8-Bit Zombies' awesome product promo cards I don't even know where to start. They're riffing on those bastions of '80s grossness, Garbage Pail Kids cards, to begin with; printed (for the most part) in lo-fi four-color schemes that remind me of '70s and '80s-era home-printed 'zines; and touching on an array of nostalgic subjects, from movies like Ghostbusters and The Never-Ending Story to videogames like Ninja Gaiden and Kid Icarus. Maybe best of all, the cards featured above (not to mention twice as many more, viewable over at the 8-Bit Zombie website) are not the final product (and in fact, are not even available for purchase, sad to say) - they're just the storefront promos for even cooler images printed on t-shirts and caps. Definitely go check out their online store and maybe even buy something!

[8-Bit Zombie]

Triptych: It's On Like Donkey Kong

"1981 Donkey Kong Poster" by StrongStuff

"Barrel Chucker" (t-shirt design) by BeastPop

"Donkey Kong Redesign" by Chris Hogg (as part of Game Artisans' 8-Bit Challenge)

Triptych: G-G-G-Ghosts!

"Pac-Man's Meal" by Jorsh Pena

"Be Fast" by JrDragao

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"Pac-Man" by Lexis Barant