A look back on how each of the Nintendo franchises have evolved from pixellated dots into todays high resolution graphics. This is a cool picture where you can see side by side shots of Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Metroid and Kirby. Not to mention the “challenger” Sonic. Its pretty interesting how the characters have slowly changed but there is no mistaking their identity along the way of their development… Well except maybe the last stage of Metroid, where the armour comes off and we are left with a blond hair girl. Another interesting one, is the change in style for the Zelda franchise. It looks like they didn’t know which direction to take that series so it flops around.<\/p>\n
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