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Artist Aaron Jasinski created a brilliant Game of Thrones / Super Mario Brothers / Donkey Kong mashup painting titled Throne of Games for The Old School Video Game Art Show: Level 2 opening Friday, October 26, 2012 at Gallery1988 Venice in Santa Monica, California. Throne of Games by Aaron Jasinski (deviantART) (Facebook) (Twitter) via jasinskiart

King Hippo didn’t stand a chance in this excellent Punch-Out themed illustration by artist Anthony Petrie that also encapsulates a great deal of other Nintendo icons. This is one of two pieces that Anthony has being shown at Gallery 1988’s Old School Video Game Art Show: Level 2 opening Friday, October 26, 2012 at Gallery 1988 Venice in Santa Monica, CA. “I’ll have some moreContinue reading

San Francisco-based freelance artist R.J. Palmer (aka “arvalis”) has created an incredible series of Realistic Pokemon illustrations that may leave you seeing the little cute creatures in a different light. You can check out more of his awesome work here on Tumblr or deviantART. Sense of realism, I choose you! Related Rampages: I Want to be the Very Best (More)Continue reading

The Cakery, a Dayton, Ohio-based bakery, created this awesome video game themed wedding cake for my friend’s fun-filled wedding that went down yesterday (10/13/2012). I must say, it tasted just as amazing as it looks. 3UP Video Game Wedding Cake by The Cakery (Facebook) photos by Justin Page

Mass Effect / SNES Instruction Manual Wedding Program Cover My good friend Jesse is getting married to a lovely lady name Jessi this Saturday (10/13/2012) and the two fellow geeks asked if I could help with making a drawing / photoshop of them as video game characters. This is what the end result was, afterContinue reading

Montreal, Canada art director and illustrator Chez Meka (aka “MEKA”) has created a badass series of video game inspired shirt designs for OTAKU. Prints of the Bowser piece are available to purchase from Chez’s online store.  OTAKU Series 2 by Chez Meka (Tumblr) (Behance) (Facebook) (Twitter)

The epic lead singer of Queen (Freddie Mercury) and the leading Super Mario Brothers plumber (Mario) become one in this rockin’ shirt design by Philippine artist Rua Bloodrust. Vote it up at Threadless to see it go to print. Mario Mercury by Rua Bloodrust (deviantART) (Behance) (Facebook)

A Borderlands 2 Claptrap Costume T-Shirt, Minus The Smart Remarks The Claptrap Costume Tee brings the hilarious CL4P-TP General Purpose Robot (Claptrap) from the Borderlands video games and puts him all up on a gold 100% cotton t-shirt. Now available to purchase at ThinkGeek. Related Rampages: Batman Ice Cube Tray (More) Claptrap Costume Tee at ThinkGeek (Facebook) (Twitter) via ThinkGeek Source: thinkgeek.com

Dress Up, A Series of Paper Doll Pop Culture Character Designs Eastbourne, UK artist Scott Weston (aka “Hoborobo“) has created a three part series of dress up pop culture character designs that depict Luke Skywalker, Mario and Marty McFly as paper dolls, with each having various funny accessories. Prints, iPhone and iPad cases / skinsContinue reading

President Barack Obama Riding a Killer Lion by Artist Jason Heuser President Barack Obama rides his faithful / vicious lion while showing off his Star Wars Jedi and archery crossbow skills in artist Jason Heuser’s killer new Presidential illustration. 11” x 17” and 24” x 36” prints of his original and variant designs are available to purchase at Jason’s epic art storeContinue reading