Being a kid in the eighties and early nineties meant several things. Your parents dressed you in clothes that, under today's laws--would've landed them with charges of child neglect. It was a time when the mullet was accepted. It was also a time when video games were plundering little minds and replacing them with creatures trying to save princesses, mostly. The cartoons that the video games of this era spawned were some of the most magnificent works of art ever bestowed upon mankind. Bros, open your skulls as we here at BroBible pour molten hot awesome into your skull cavities with our teakettles made from retro video game cartoons!

Captain N The Game Master
During this era... combining real life with things that are popular was all the rage in marketing to the youth. The 'Masters of The Universe' feature film was about He-Man coming to Earth and at one point a battle takes place at a freaking high school prom. Keeping with that tradition, when Nintendo was really exploding they decided to make a character out of a moron kid who got sucked into his Nintendo and ended up having adventures with all the characters of Nintendo fame. There was Kid Icarus, the Zelda folk and even a weird, semi brain damaged version of Mega-Man. The show taught us valuable lessons like how your electronics can sometimes suck you into alternate dimensions and realities... which can be tough on the fragile psyche of a child.

Mega Man

After the embarrassing representation of this beloved video game character in 'Captain N The Game Master,' it seems as though the creators of Mega Man had a board meeting. In this board meeting they vowed that if the character should ever get another opportunity for a cartoon again... they wouldn't make the mistake of taking away his balls. The Mega Man cartoon of the nineties was absolutely badass. Two scientists kept creating devastating battle robots who would battle each other and do extremely expensive damage to their local communities. The animation was solid and the intro looked like something you would see after one of your bros pranked you with a little PCP in your cigarette!

Super Mario Bros Super Show
This is the show bros remember. It was amazing and when you finally come to grips that it was Captain Lou Albino playing Mario and not Ron Jeremy... you could once again move on with your life and close that chapter of your childhood. This was an amazing take that translated the classic world of Mario onto the screen and kept the integrity of the brand intact. And as an adult... it's pretty cool to go back and watch those little goomba mushrooms ON mushrooms. The guy who plays Luigi in the live action sequences can make your trip turn on ya with his lameness, so bros be advised.

The Legend of Zelda
Here is another great example of a show that kept the original bro-approved badass from the show and used a flavor injector to stuff the cartoon with it. It's a great take with the art and feel of the show. Plus, for some reason... Princess Zelda is smooooookin' hot. Any true bro would happy to take his time and find HER Tri-force... and move it vigorously in a circular motion!

Battletoads

What happens when mutated teenage turtles are all the rage? Alien war toads, that's what! 'Battletoads' was a pretty sweet video game series that started off with a giant alien ship releasing a race of ass-kicking bipedal toads to help save some chick from an evil magical bitch hellbent on ruining their Battletoad leisure times. The cartoon took that story and ran with it. To this day, no one is certain why the creators of the series went with the shi*tty Beach Boys cover band for the theme... but they did.

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