I’ve been working on creating 8-bit versions of all major religious figures (including every character depicted in South Park‘s Super Best Friends group) and want to be inclusive without potentially upsetting radical Islamist organizations. Thus, here is a censored (think of it as extremely backlit) visual depiction of a certain prophet from Mecca.
If yesterday was Cinco de Mario, then today is Seis de Luigi. Here is more Nintendo-based childhood nostalgia in the form of Mario’s twin brother.
Argentine Marxist revolutionary and major figure of the Cuban Revolution. His iconic caricature is a hipster emblem of radical chic.
Elusive leader of al-Qaeda and disowned member of the billionaire Saudi bin Laden family. On the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since 1999.
Update: Frankly, I am stunned by the coincidence that Osama bin Laden was announced as dead this evening. Perhaps I should have posted an 8-bit version of him years ago? Does publishing primitive pixel art stop terrorism? What.
Former President of Iraq and central figure of the Persian Gulf War of 1991. Was executed by hanging in December 2006. Or was he?
The 16th President of the United States. He was assassinated at Ford’s Theater in 1861. In addition, this Holopaw song is great.
The Vanderbilt Commodores mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #46 of 347. SEC mascot #12 of 12. (View reference images.)
The Mississippi Rebels mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #42 of 347. SEC mascot #8 of 12. (View reference images.)
The Florida Gators mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #38 of 347. SEC mascot #4 of 12. (View reference images.)
The Texas Tech Red Raiders mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #33 of 347. Big 12 mascot #12 of 12. (View reference images.)
The Texas Longhorns mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #31 of 347. Big 12 mascot #10 of 12. (View reference images.)
The Oklahoma State Cowboys mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #30 of 347. Big 12 mascot #9 of 12. (View reference images.)
The Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #28 of 347. Big 12 mascot #7 of 12. However, Nebraska officially joined the Big Ten Conference today, which makes this Big Ten mascot #12 of 12. (View reference images.)
The Purdue Boilermakers mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #20 of 347. Big Ten mascot #10 of 11. (View reference images.)
The Ohio State Buckeyes mascot, Brutus Buckeye, is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #19 of 347. Big Ten mascot #9 of 11. (View reference images.)
The Michigan State Spartans mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #16 of 347. Big Ten mascot #6 of 11. (View reference images.)
The Iowa Hawkeyes mascot is NCAA Division I pixel art mascot #14 of 347. Big Ten mascot #4 of 11. (View reference images.)
Mario – No. 70
I’m taking a break from political leaders and revolutionaries for a couple of video game characters. Childhood nostalgia runs deep with this Italian-American plumber who first appeared over 25 years ago.
I briefly considered posting an 8-bit Mexican luchador today instead (as a weak tie-in to Cinco de Mayo), but the force of Nintendo was too strong.