Ever wonder what your favorite modern day games like Gears of War, Little Big Planet, or Call of Duty might look like had they been released on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in the 80s? Well, the nifty piece of retro pixel art should give you a pretty good idea.

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Flickr user and long time Something Awful forum member, foglera, has artfully put together some nostalgic pieces of video game history using perler beads. Foglera used google images for reference material, and the end result is nothing short of amazing. Have a look at more of Foglera’s work after the jump.

Via: foglera

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