

He (and later, his lady friend) became an arcade sensation. The little yellow dot-eater is one of the most recognizable game characters of all time. See the Pen Asteroids by Artem N HTML5 Pac-Man by Hellokatili You can play right from your browser with this HTML5 Canvas version. It goes to show fancy graphics only get you so far. And it’s still just as addictive as it was back in the day. See the Pen Retro Error 404 – Zelda 2 by Stix Asteroids by Artem NĪ true classic, Asteroids goes all the way back to 1979. Here we see Link repurposed nicely for a 404 screen.

Thanks to the original’s battery backup included on the cartridge, it was one of the few games of the era that let you save your progress. Zelda was one of those games you could play for hours on end. See the Pen CSS Sonic the Hedgehog 2:Chemical Plant Zone by Ryan Petersen The Legend of Zelda by Stix He’s also kept up his endurance, as seen in this CSS animation. Originally introduced back in 1991 for the Sega Genesis console, the little blue guy sped his way into many hearts (where, like Mario, he still resides). See the Pen Media Query Mario by Ashley Watson-Nolan CSS Sonic the Hedgehog by Ryan Petersen The only catch is that you have to resize your browser to between 320 and 420 pixels to watch. It’s an animated remake of Super Mario Bros. But Media Query Mario is one of the coolest tributes we’ve seen. Unfortunately, there’s no way to spotlight all of them.
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by Ashley Watson-NolanĬodePen is absolutely full of Mario-related goodness. See the Pen Enduro – Atari – Html5 Game by rafaelcastrocouto Media Query Super Mario Bros. No worries if you don’t have a spare cartridge at home – you can play a recreation of the game with this HTML5 version! See the Pen CSS Q-Bert by Patrick Cox Enduro HTML5 Game by Rafael CastrocoutoĮnduro is a racing game originally released back in 1983 for the Atari 2600. While this is just a CSS animation, any mention of Q*bert is a good thing. The strange little orange creature named Q*bert was all the rage back in the 1980s, even starring in his own Saturday morning cartoon. Start Downloading Now! CSS Q*bert by Patrick Cox
