Old School Style - 8 Bit Buddies

Hey everyone,

I'm working on creating a mural-style graphic for a wall and I'm creating it using characters from the gaming world, regardless of the era, all turned into 8-bit versions of themselves. The thing is, I found a graphic that shows a TONNE of the most iconic characters from the last couple decades... But there are just too many to pick from.

So I need your help.

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This is the picture I've taken as the basis for my mural. What I need from you, dear reader, is to comment on this article with your votes for the characters you feel NEED to be included in the piece as the most iconic characters from the gaming universe.

Now I understand that there may be characters that you wish to vote for who aren't included in the graphic. That's perfectly fine and all you need to do is include the character name and the game they're from in your comment and I'll consider it a valid vote.

Please readers, comment with your picks. I know there are a lot there but if you can just pick out 5 or so, there's no limit on how many you can vote for (though there'll likely only be 25-30 in the final project) so weigh in and be heard!

Thank you, and enjoy your swim!

Joshua J. Taylor

P.S.

As far as which games I feel need to be included, my list of the top 25 is (in no particular order):

1. Pac Man
2. Modern Warfare 2
3. Tomb Raider
4. Pokemon
5. Starfox
6. Legend of Zelda
7. Assassin's Creed
8. Final Fantasy 7
9. Twisted Metal
10. Super Mario Bros.
11. Goldeneye 007
12. Motal Kombat
13. Sonic the Hedgehog
14. Halo
15. Grand Theft Auto
16. Duke Nukem
17. Doom
18. Fallout
19. Portal
20. Ratchet and Clank
21. Metroid
22. Donkey Kong
23. Mega Man
24. Star Wars
25. Minecraft