What’s this? Mario and Luigi fan art that isn’t crazy and/or weird? That’s right. Sometimes you just need to post some good ol’ traditional fan art.

Upon further inspection, maybe Dr. Light isn’t the creative genius that we all think he is. His prize invention seems to have a few problems.

I’m not a big fan of fighting games, but who couldn’t get behind such a stellar mash-up? Oh, and spoiler alert: Batman wins. Just like Batman wins everything.

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from viewing an insane amount of Super Mario fan art, it’s that the world of Super Mario is absolutely terrifying. Just look at Toad. Compare this hideous abomination with the cute little sidekick that guest stars in all of the games. And then never, ever sleep again.

Poor Mega Manatee, he was truly before his time. A creation so beautiful and yet so flawed. Who knew that strapping a Mega Buster on a manatee would yield such disastrous results?

Why oh why didn’t I find this piece yesterday? I’ll tell you why, it’s because God hates me. Which also explains why I was alone on Valentine’s Day. What’s that you say? I’ve slowly turned the Five O’Clock Fan Arts into my own awkward LiveJournal? Deal with it.

We here at Ripten are good friends with some pretty high level scientists. Using some cutting-edge technology not available to the general public, we were able to extract this image straight from Chad Lakkis’s brain. You have reason to be afraid.

I’ll take it! Valve, I will take Half-Life 3 in any way, shape, or form. Even if it’s just about Gabe Newell struggling to make Half-Life 3 during a dystopian Combine occupation. On second thought, that is the Half-Life 3 that I would prefer. Five O’Clock Fan Art is perfect for wrapping up the work [...]

I was going to say that I’m in a Zelda kind of mood, but the fact of the matter is I’m living a Zelda kind of life. Justin Berube gets me. Lemme hear you hollah, Hylians.

This Cammy piece done in the style of a World War II propaganda poster is just swell. I love it even though I hate Street Fighter. And it has nothing to do with the fact that I’m completely awful at the game. It’s just a stupid dumb game for big fat idiots and if you’re good at it you’re a loser with too much free time because you don’t have a life.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaluigi! I’ve always liked Luigi more than that arrogant prick Mario, and as such, I’m more fond of Waluigi than I am Wario. He’s tall and lanky and purple, which is exactly how I hope to look someday.

FACT: This picture is cooler than Prototype ever was. FICTION: I have powers like Alex Mercer and I use them to scale buildings and fight injustices twenty-four sev. FACT: I actually sit in front of the computer for an unhealthy amount of consecutive hours.

You know what would make the Metroid games even better? Not cats, that’s for sure. Hey internet, stop putting cats into everything.

This Red Dead Redemption poster done in true spaghetti western style just lassoed itself right into my top five favorite fan arts out of the hundred of pieces I’ve posted and I would bet a shiny English dollar (or whatever they spend over there) that resident Brit Sam Naylor feels the same way.

It’s sad that some of the most iconic videogame characters of all time where junkies. Mario loved his mushrooms, Sonic would die if he couldn’t get his rings, and Pac-Man would consume every pill in sight. No wonder he saw ghosts. Sigh. At least he got some fruit in his diet.