Super Nintendo Box Art

This post will mean more to some than others.  For me, the box art for a Super Nintendo game growing up in the 90s was so dear to me that just by looking back at them 10+ years later I can relive the powerup sounds, platform levels and button mashing as one frustrated but happy kid.  I kind of liked how there was a thick black Nintendo frame that was always there, unlike video game box art these days, it makes it feel just a little bit more consistent.

via Nintendo Wikia

45 ways Super Mario Meets his Doom by Yves Bourgelas

Thought this would be appropriate to save this for a weekend post--"25 Years of Dying" by Yves Bourgelas from Quebec, Canada.  Apparently, it took him 40+ hours in paint Tool SAI, Adobe Photoshop, and Wacom Cintiq to create this timeless masterpiece.  Yes, timeless, because Mario is timeless.  He excels in a comic/cartoon-ish design style, which I find to be kind of awesome.  Click to enlarge.

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I think this is something that most of us could relate to.  I really, really hated dying by those piranha plants that pop out of their tubes randomly while playing Super Mario.  Those made me one frustrated kid back in those days.  Anyways, cheers to the weekend.