Showcase: Classic NES Posters by DonCarlos Salinas

I really, really wish these were in a higher resolution and weren't just photos taken of someone holding up poster prints, but you work with what you have, I guess. That said, I love these. If DonCarlos Salinas decided to print and sell giant versions of these, I'd buy them all. I love the semi-3D effect with drop-shadows behind each pixel layer, I love the background texture, and I love the subtle re-coloration on each piece.

Seriously, print these up so I can hang them on my wall. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

[DonCarlos Salinas'
Classic NES Posters]

Triptych: Those Darn Koopa Kids

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"Super Koopa Cousins" by Scottland Willetts

"7 Evil Ex Koopa Kids" by PixelMagus

"Koopaling's Totem Hokum" by Hugo Henriques Pereira

Were they cousins? I have no idea. I always assumed they were siblings.

Triptych: Island of Adventure

"Adventure Island" by Classy Raptor

"BMO Entertainment System" (t-shirt) by Snellby

"Adventure Tetris" (t-shirt) by Avokes

Triptych: Chozo DNA

"Brinstar Babe" by Brendan Corris

"Hunt The Huntress" (t-shirt) by Kari Fry

"Digitized Samus Aran" by PixelBlock

Triptych: A Bunch of Baby Ducks, Send Them To The Moon

"Regular Bros" by Luke Cariaga

"Regular Bros." (t-shirt) by Beware1984

"Just A Regular Wallpaper" by Kyle Templeton

Showcase: Cartoony Consoles by AmazingTrout

You know what I don't love? Those caricature drawings sold by artists on boardwalks, where they take famous people and distort their most prominent features. To me, they're like the visual art equivalent of puns: trying to get a laugh in the cheapest way possible (side note: I don't hate puns, but you have to admit they're the exact opposite of high-concept humour.)

And yet somehow, when that same principle is applied to videogame consoles, my monocle pops out and I find myself heartily approving. Click the link below to check out more of AmazingTrout's console artwork, including the Sega Game Gear and Atari Lynx.

[Cartoony Consoles]

Triptych: Little Italian Plumber Man

"Dress Up Mario" by Scott Weston

"Mario Items" by Scott Balmer (wallpapers here)

"Little Hero" by Yero Grill

Triptych: The Plumber, The Elf And The Robot Boy

"Megabomberbroszelda" by Arthur Mask

"Ukiyo-e Feudal Nintendo" by Mari Rosa Archambault

"Nintendo Rd." by Matthew Hardy

Triptych: Now You're Playing With Power

"NES" by Charlie Bernatowicz

"Gameboy and Games" by Derek Temple

"Lucky Star and Disk Writer" by Gashi Gashi

If you're wondering about that last one and how it relates to Nintendo, the Famicom Disk Writer was a peripheral that was only ever released in Japan. Basically, games for the Disk Writer were released on rewriteable floppy disk (take a look at the original Legend of Zelda disk, for an example) and led to, as far as I know, the first cases of console game piracy.

Triptych: Classic Videogames

"Gaiden V2" by Tonic Vision Design

"Urban Champion" by Gogoporen

"Pitfall! Minimalist Poster" by Bruce Yan

Showcase: Pascal Richon's Video Game Posters

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Loving these sort-of-minimalist video game posters by Pascal Richon, with their pixelly look and short focal length. Check out the link below for the full series.

[Pascal Richon's Video Game Posters]

Triptych: Dios De Los Muertos, Nintendo-Style

"Sugar Pellet" by Jonathan Koshi

"Dios De Los Metroids" by Beware1984

"Daisy De Los Muertos" by Andrew Wilson

Triptych: Mega Buster

"Mega Man Retron Box Art" by Harry Waters

"Mega Man Helmet Series" by Cory Payne

"The Hangar" by Jonathan González

Triptych: Portality

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"Portal 2: Abstract" by Bruno Pires Santos

"Thinking With Plungers" \ "Thinking With Plungers 8-Bit" by Adho1982

"Portal For NES" by Illustrography