NES games are already pretty minimalist thanks to the limitations of the hardware, but artist Ty Lettau takes things a step farther with his new image series. Lettau takes classic games — from Blades of Steel to The Legend of Zelda — and strips them down to the bare minimum, creating images that are instantly recognizable despite being little more than a bunch of blocks. The whole series has a sort of Sword & Sworcery feel, and if you’re really into them you can grab prints for some of the games at Society6.
Nintendo games reimagined as minimalist art prints
NES get even more low-fi in this new image series.
NES get even more low-fi in this new image series.
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