Bubble Dragons Bub and Bob - Bubble Bobble

The Bubble Dragons Bub and Bob are the stars of the Nintendo classic Bubble Bobble and the latest entries in our list of Iconic 8-Bitters. Bubble Bobble is a wonderfully simple game where the Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob, traverse 100 levels collecting items, disposing of enemies by throwing bubbles at them, and pushing other [...]

Keiji Thomas - Kung Fu

Keiji Thomas from Kung Fu is the latest entry into our list of Iconic 8-Bitters. Keiji Thomas’s girlfriend has been kidnapped by Mr. X and he must battle his way through a series of enemies to get her back.
The action takes place through 5 side-scrolling levels each culminating with an end boss. “The first two [...]

Popo & Nana - The Ice Climbers

Popo & Nana, from the unforgettable Nintendo Enternatinment System (NES) game Ice Climber, will combine to be the second entry to our list of Iconic 8-Bitters. Ice Climber is one of the more peculiar video games of all time that has the said ice climbers traversing up 32 ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from [...]

Little Mac - Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!

Little Mac is the first entry on our Iconic 8-Bitters list. Little Mac is the hero from the epic Nintendo game Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!. Everyone has played Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! in their lives at one point or another and a little piece of Little Mac lives in us all. “He has black hair, wears a black [...]







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  • Iconic 8-Bitters

    Iconic 8-Bitters are heroes from the golden era of video gaming. Naturally we're talking about the best characters to grace the original Nintendo Entertainment System. These are the characters you grew up playing with, these are the characters that started it all for you. You've been on countless adventures with Link, Mario, and Little Mac - here at TheDailyContributor.com we never want to forget these Iconic 8-Bitters. For those of us who were raised spending our afternoons with Mario understand the need for this.


    Dust your NES from off it's shelf or fire up your emulator, play a few rounds with your favorite Iconic 8-Bitters again .Maybe Keiji Thomas from Kung Fu has a few more tricks up his sleeve to defeat Mr. X this time around. Remember your favorite Iconic 8-Bitters right here with us.