Pixel-Peeping Gaming's Close Cousins

First time accepted submitter richtaur writes "A passionate classic game collector took the time to document the shared lineage between over thirty of gaming's finest cousins. The article contains side-by-side screenshots and videos to show the similarities and shared assets between such classic relatives as Bomberman/Lode Runner, Gradius/Life Force, and Renegade/River City Ransom. Fascinating stuff for fans of games of yesteryear."

Switched at Birth

[tepples]

There are a bunch more in Switched at Birth [flyingomelette.com].

In addition to the visual resemblances of characters and settings illustrated in the article, I'm compiling a list of resemblances of background music [pineight.com]. One includes a three-way among Lode Runner, Bomberman, and the first Katamari Damacy [pineight.com].

Arcade versus home versions

[Twinbee]

For those that enjoy these kind of comparisons, here's an old 'arcade versus home versions' page I created many moons ago - all on one page.

"Actual in-game graphics may vary"

http://www.skytopia.com/games/arcade/arcadecompare.html [skytopia.com]