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Artist and illustrator Coran Stone created a Call of Duty style series of Super Mario Brothers themed illustrations. Coran’s inspiration for these bad ass pieces of art derives from his artist pal Jake Castorena and girlfriend’s awesome Mushroom Kingdom Special Forces Halloween costumes. Related Rampages: Secret Agent Calvin and Hobbes (More) Military Super Mario Brothers by Coran Stone (deviantART) (Twitter)

Texas gamer and electrical engineer Donald Kennedy (aka “Kodykoala”) created a very impressive Custom Super Mario Gun that is sure to leave Bowser pleading for his life. You can check out more photos on Donald’s Flickr page. Related Rampages: Zombie Peach’s Lair (More) Custom Super Mario Gun by Donald Kennedy (Flickr) (Twitter)

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

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

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)

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

Artist Jude Buffum created a humorous piece showing Mario and Princess as they duke it out over an intense game of Couples Counseling. Jude displayed this painting at the Fangamer VERSUS Attractmode show in Seattle. Related Rampages: Gaming / Film Artwork (More) Couples Counseling by Jude Buffum (Flickr) (Facebook) (Twitter)

The artistic brothers Magnus and Viktor Nyström teamed up to create a badass / realistic version of Mario in their piece titled Hero. It was largely inspired and a tribute to work by the talented Dave Rapoza. Related Rampage: Super Plumber Mario – 3D Hero – Super Mario Bros. by Magnus & Viktor Nyström / TeamLando submitted by TeamLando