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I would first like to thank the badgers for helping me get through this. My thanks are withdrawn to the Snake, who by the fifteenth cycle or so was seriously giving me the jibblies.

I began this project rather haphazardly; it had been many months since I'd done pixelwork (or any art, for that matter, as you'll see by my stagnating user page) and I wasn't the most assured of my skills. But at one point in its creation, which was done almost entirely in one sitting, I realized it had to be made--right then. There was no turning back; it beckoned at me like some hideous, pixelated Gollum-creature, "Finissshess uss, he will! Musssst! Pixxxelsss should be filled! Elses we drivess him mad, gollum!" And, well, who was I to argue with a cute hideous wraith bearing a vague resemblance to Steve Buschimi?

For the less astute of you, or at least those who are trying to keep your eyesight, this is a recreation in 16x16 pixelized form of the classic arcade Mario Bros. game--yes, this is even before the NES graced our homes, and " Nintendo of America" was working out of a tenement apartment surviving on pizza and beer. In fact, I discovered in researching for this that Mario was originally to be called "Jumpman", but they renamed and redrew him in honor of their landlord, who would never fail to faithfully unclog their toilet while they were localizing the product. These are the stories that make you want to cry.

Uh...anyway, I've run out of time to write this description, but I promise I'll get back to it and hopefully upload the unsized version elsewhere, since DA has a habit of enlarging them for your Viewing Pleasure. Now, off to school--as always, comments and critiques are warmly welcomed

Description
I would first like to thank the badgers for helping me get through this. My thanks are withdrawn to the Snake, who by the fifteenth cycle or so was seriously giving me the jibblies.

I began this project rather haphazardly; it had been many months since I'd done pixelwork (or any art, for that matter, as you'll see by my stagnating user page) and I wasn't the most assured of my skills. But at one point in its creation, which was done almost entirely in one sitting, I realized it had to be made--right then. There was no turning back; it beckoned at me like some hideous, pixelated Gollum-creature, "Finissshess uss, he will! Musssst! Pixxxelsss should be filled! Elses we drivess him mad, gollum!" And, well, who was I to argue with a cute hideous wraith bearing a vague resemblance to Steve Buschimi?

For the less astute of you, or at least those who are trying to keep your eyesight, this is a recreation in 16x16 pixelized form of the classic arcade Mario Bros. game--yes, this is even before the NES graced our homes, and " Nintendo of America" was working out of a tenement apartment surviving on pizza and beer. In fact, I discovered in researching for this that Mario was originally to be called "Jumpman", but they renamed and redrew him in honor of their landlord, who would never fail to faithfully unclog their toilet while they were localizing the product. These are the stories that make you want to cry.

Uh...anyway, I've run out of time to write this description, but I promise I'll get back to it and hopefully upload the unsized version elsewhere, since DA has a habit of enlarging them for your Viewing Pleasure. Now, off to school--as always, comments and critiques are warmly welcomed