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Classic video game covers reimagined

What if classic video games were given classic book covers? A recent post on Kotaku collects the best examples from this Something Awful thread.

Written by Nick Senske on June 2, 2009
Doom
Doom by MSPain
Punch Out
Punch Out by Mt. Modular
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart by Recycle Bin

The source material for these spoofs —Penguin & Pelican book covers— are classics of modern design and worth checking out on their own.

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Nick — Jun 2, 2009
 
Tagged with: Blog Less, Book Design, Graphic Design, Kotaku, Nostalgia, Pelican, Penguin, Video Games

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