Friday, September 09, 2011

You've never looked better, Donkey Kong

The following pair of Donkey Kong-inspired illustrations recently popped up on one of my favorite art blogs, The Autumn Society, and because I consider myself quite a fan of the big ape, I thought I'd post them here, too.

The illustration below was created by an artist who calls himself (herself?) Chogrin for the "8-Bit Champions" show that's set to open in Paris on Sept. 15.


This piece, on the other hand, was produced by artist Jayson Weidel for the "Old School Video Game Show" that will kick off on Sept. 16 in Santa Monica, California.


Now, please forgive me while I play a few rounds of Donkey Kong on my trusty Twin Famicom.

(Via theautumnsociety.com)

8 comments:

Motherplayer said...

Mario looks like wario....I approve.

Bryan Ochalla said...

Yes, I agree, Motherplayer. I love Mario's red nose and spaced-out teeth especially. Also, Pauline's rosy cheeks and boneless limbs :)

Joe said...

The classic Donkey Kong game was one of my favorite arcade games of all time. King of kong is a great documentary over it.

Bryan Ochalla said...

Hey there, Joe/John/Frank/whatever-your-name-is! Don't worry, I kid :P Are all of you the same person, though, or am I just getting a number of one-named visitors these days?

Anyway, yes, Donkey Kong is an all-time great, no doubt. You're the second person today to recommend King of Kong, by the way. Guess I'll have to check it out soon!

Viewtiful_Justin said...

That second image is pretty sweet.

Bryan Ochalla said...

Ah, that's interesting, Justin! I thought everybody would prefer the first image.

RE: the second image, by the way: Wouldn't it be great for some future version of Donkey Kong to include a battle like this? I don't know how it would play out exactly ... Maybe he would zoom in and out of the screen, and you'd have to jump up and bop his nose with your hammer? Yeah, something like that...

Viewtiful_Justin said...

Heck. Yes.

Bryan Ochalla said...

Well, fingers crossed someone, somewhere is working on such a game. Really, Donkey Kong is due for a bit of a reboot, a la Donkey Kong GB, don't you think?