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Some hero has made a dedicated blog of skies in old video games and it’s beautiful

Published 14:29 10 Oct 2018 BST

Updated 10:08 2 Nov 2018 GMT

Dave Hanratty
Some hero has made a dedicated blog of skies in old video games and it’s beautiful

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A true work of art.

This is either a total waste of time or a move of sheer genius. Seriously, the whack of inspired nostalgia off this. As the name implies, Video Games Skies is a one-stop shop that describes itself as "the art of depicting skies in video games." No mere illustration, this is a clear and concise celebration of what many of us would have had our eyes drawn to at the top of an arcade cabinet or early-era home console screen back in the day. The Tumblr blog focuses on games that appeared on the likes of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive and Master System, Game Boy and PC. This grand undertaking has been in operation since March of 2018, and updates regularly without comment, simply presenting a series of soothing old-school heavens-ward imagery that really kicks the 'they don't make 'em like they used to' thought process into overdrive. 'Overdrive' sounds like an 80s racing game, doesn't it? Anyway, here are some of Team JOE's favourite skies from the blog: Taz Taz Mania - Sega Mega Drive (1992) Lord of the Sword Lord of the Sword - Sega Master System (1988) Ristar Ristar - Sega Mega Drive (1995) Quik Quik The Thunder Rabbit - SNES (Prototype) SONIC Sonic Advance - Game Boy Advance (2001) You can check out the entire archive here.
Some hero has made a dedicated blog of skies in old video games and it's beautiful