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8-bit Donkey Kong art brings modern pop culture to the barrel-throwing gaming icon

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong

When the discussion of archaic, iconic games hits any group of young geeks or old nerds, the topic often turns towards PAC-MAN, Space Invaders, Pong, or Frogger. Invariably, depending on how long the conversation lasts, someone brings up one of the other classics that many often forget because it is one of the only ones with a popular series of continuations in modern gaming: Donkey Kong.

Artist Baznet created an amazing series of 8-bit images that put characters like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones into the game. Check it out:

Donkey Kong Adventure Time
Donkey Kong Adventure Time
Donkey Kong Aliens
Donkey Kong Aliens
Donkey Kong Dark Knight
Donkey Kong Dark Knight
Donkey Kong Doctor Who
Donkey Kong Doctor Who
Donkey Kong Game of Thrones
Donkey Kong Game of Thrones
Donkey Kong Indiana Jones
Donkey Kong Indiana Jones
Donkey Kong Indiana Jones 2
Donkey Kong Indiana Jones 2
Donkey Kong Sesame Street
Donkey Kong Sesame Street
Donkey Kong Prometheus
Donkey Kong Prometheus
Donkey Kong Star Wars
Donkey Kong Star Wars
Donkey Kong Star Wars 2
Donkey Kong Star Wars 2

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Sal McCloskey is a tech blogger in Los Angeles who (sadly) falls into the stereotype associated with nerds. Yes, he's a Star Trek fan and writes about it on Uberly. His glasses are thick and his allergies are thicker. Despite all that, he's (somehow) married to a beautiful woman and has 4 kids. Find him on Twitter or Facebook,

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