Super Modern Mario Bros.

Wouldn't it be cool to see what it would look like if it were created today with all the nifty graphic advances that have been made in the gaming industry, well, now you can -

Mega Man 2 Arcade Design by Derek Deal

From Derek Deal about this piece:

Here’s my piece for the Video Game show opening tonight at Gallery 1988 Venice. It’s a tribute to my favorite platform game of all time, Mega Man 2, and is inspired by classic Nintendo arcade panel art of the 80s a la Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr & Popeye. I’ve always been hugely inspired by arcade machine art since i basically grew up in game rooms, and because Mega Man was never in the arcade I decided i wanted to take a crack at creating the panel art as if it had.
Screen prints will be available at the gallery starting tonight Sept 16th - Oct 6th. Thanks to Mama’s Sauce printing for knocking it out of the park for me once again!
18x25 4 color screen prints on 100lb French Lemon Drop paper. Edition of 50

Clever "Sky Invader" design by Tang Yau Hoong

Tang Ya Hoong created a clever Space Invader creature by using negative from the buildings and with help of two clouds. Many of his designs use negative space to help enhance his work. You can view more from him here: http://tangyauhoong.com/

Short Film: Mortal Kombat

Ok, this may have nothing to do with design, but I think this is an interesting short film. It's very dark and it's an interesting to see the makeup that was used for this. Supposedly this short is a pitch by the director to Warner Bros. Studios to show what the reboot of this popular franchise would be. It's definitely an interesting take and a totally different direction from the video games. Who knows if this will be used, but enjoy.