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'Realistically painted' Bowser isn't realistic, but sure is painted and cool

6:37 PM on 04.27.2008, Nick Chester 38 comments

'Realistically painted' Bowser isn't realistic, but sure is painted and cool photo
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If you're fragile like I am, chances are you're not quite over Photoshop artist Pixeloo's creepy digital representation of the "real life" Mario. I'm talking nightmares, people. 

As if inspired by Pixeloo's pedophile-esque rendition of Mario, German student and artist Marcus Blättermann has decided to work up a "realistic" rendition of the Nintendo universe's "big bad dinosaur," Bowser. Created in Photoshop, Marcus decided to take a different approach, changing some of Bowser's proportions in order to give him a more "animal" look.

The end result is a dinosaur wearing bondage gear, which quite frankly makes me burst into laughter each time I look at it. Odd that a "realistic" Mario -- the hero of the Nintendo universe -- makes me feel completely uncomfortable, but a more realistic dragon-dinosaur thing makes me giggle. Either I'm twisted or Nintendo needs to get its priorities straight.


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infinity's Avatar
infinity at 04/27/2008 18:39
grotesque, yet kind of cool.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 04/27/2008 18:42
It actually looks like bad concept are for that fan game people were working on a while back, "I, Mario." Its goal was a realistic version of the Mario universe, which inevitably turned out to be pretty dark once you accounted for all of Mario's whimsical ideas in a real world setting.
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Nick Chester at 04/27/2008 18:43
@ Necros:

Links, please. Our Google is broken.
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Clockwork at 04/27/2008 18:44
"Realistic"

Lulz.
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Sam Spectre at 04/27/2008 18:49
Puny arms are puny.
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Xbudz at 04/27/2008 18:58
@ odintal:

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Chaoticwolf at 04/27/2008 19:40
Looks pretty cool to me.
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Xbudz at 04/27/2008 19:43
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GuitarAtomik at 04/27/2008 19:44
That is.....AAMAAAAAAAAAAZZIIIIINNGGG!
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Sharpless at 04/27/2008 20:01
@Nick
I, Mario has a wiki here. Their forum has a thread of Bowser character art. Looks like the project is dead, for the moment.
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IceMax at 04/27/2008 20:04
I think it looks like garbage. he has no necks, and looks disproportioned and stumpy, none of which a king of all koopas would have.
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Zombutler at 04/27/2008 20:20


I gotz mad Paint skillz
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TheToiletDuck at 04/27/2008 20:21
Needs moar Dennis Hopper
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Necros at 04/27/2008 20:22
@ Nick

Here's the Wiki for the project, and these are the forums. I first saw it on Digg almost two years ago, so I'm not sure how well the project is going, but the idea intrigued me.
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Necros at 04/27/2008 20:23
Damn, I had that page open and got distracted, and Sharpless took care of the links for me.
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PaperBowser0 at 04/27/2008 20:33
I think I'm going to have nightmares.
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jamesesdad at 04/27/2008 20:42
This looks awesome, saved with all my deviant art from fridays!
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NWKopf at 04/27/2008 21:20
Even if it's not realistic, it sure looks cool.
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Magesx at 04/27/2008 22:04
Bowser is a turtle, not a dinosaur.
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MechaMonkey at 04/27/2008 22:23
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Seanus at 04/27/2008 22:28
Real life Peach next. kthx.

<.<
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Trevor McGee at 04/27/2008 23:19
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RAB at 04/27/2008 23:33
needs moar badass



that's from that imario forum

would make a hell of an awesome GRAPHIC NOVEL
RAB's Avatar
RAB at 04/27/2008 23:37
maybe even a bedtime storybook
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RskimB at 04/28/2008 00:27
bowzer tis even more badass
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Teta at 04/28/2008 00:55
Realistic or not, I CAME!
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Sharpless at 04/28/2008 01:01
@Necros
Sorry, didn't mean to answer for you. Just wasn't sure if you would come back to this post anytime soon. :)
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Hiltz at 04/28/2008 01:39
That's pretty cool.

Bowser = dragon + alligator snapping turtle
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mistic at 04/28/2008 03:01
I think he looks pretty evil-looking, so quite fitting for his type of guy :-)
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Rainbowblack at 04/28/2008 03:04
oh man I thought the subject said BROWSER...like some awesome painted gaming-related firefox skin
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SWE3tMadness at 04/28/2008 05:30
RAB, I think I prefer your version. >.>

This is still pretty neat though.
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TrailerParkJesus at 04/28/2008 08:20
@Trevor McGee Brianna Banks? I gotta lay off the stuff
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lAboMbA at 04/28/2008 09:06
i've got a big head...and little arms. i'm just not sure...how well this plan was thought through.

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Holyetheline at 04/28/2008 21:46
That is very creepy. omfg
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CrocBox at 04/29/2008 19:34
HAHAHAHA oh... that is very disturbing...
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