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A Celebration Of Low-Resolution Game Heroes

Deciding to see how minimalist he could get before iconic video game characters became unrecognisable, artist Alexander Shen limited himself to a 5×5 pixel block. As you can see, even at such low resolution, you can still pick ’em.

Street Fighter, Mario, Sonic, they all shine through (though at first glance I’ll admit I thought Sonic was Dig Dug). You can see some of the illustrations to your left, or hit the link below to check out the whole gallery.

5×5 Video Game Wallpapers [Flickr, via Alexander Shen]

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