“Childhood Friends” by Hamish Steele (click for larger version). The artist explains the triptych:

“The painting depicts scenes from three video games I used to play when I was younger on my older brother’s Nintendo Entertainment System. The games (from top to bottom) are Super Mario Bros., Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda. As a slightly nerdy, lonely kid, these three characters came to be the friends I played with as a child.”

If you like the art, make sure to also check out Steele’s painting for Donkey Kong, with its portly Jumpman.

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See also: “Mario’s Closet” by Glen Brogan

[Via Hamish Steele]

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