A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Alright, Sprite.

Nintendo Will had this tattoo done in Super Mario Land New York City, it was his first!

Comments

16 responses to “Alright, Sprite.”

  1. candycovered Avatar

    i’d like to see a close up !

  2. Marshall Avatar

    I so want the blood to be part of this tattoo.

  3. Turquenione Avatar
    Turquenione

    looks quite hot 🙂

  4. max Avatar
    max

    i want the blood to be part of the tattoo too! he didn’t get the little mushroom spots done?

  5. lish Avatar

    cripes, was he drunk? that’s a lot of blood for a little tattoo.

  6. DuckieVamp Avatar
    DuckieVamp

    Awww that’d be so cool if the mushroom was bleeding 🙁

  7. darkside Avatar
    darkside

    When I first saw it I thought the blood was part of the tattoo also (and thought it was badass), but the tattoo is still cool anyways.

  8. Dagon Avatar

    I’m surprised at the amount of blood. o_o”

  9. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Looks like the spots were outlined thinly and going to be filled in later?

    But seriously, why does everybody and their grandmother have to get the 1UP mushroom? It’s like the 2nd most common in the Geek Tattoos gallery after the Zelda Triforce. (followed by, in close order: video game controller, power symbol, [someone’s grandmother’s dog’s uncle’s boyfriend’s sister’s hamster’s name] in binary, Master Chief…)

  10. TheLexPest Avatar
    TheLexPest

    i thought from the blood that this was a cutting at first, but man.. i concur that the blood as part of the design would rock.
    he should take this picture back to the artist and get them to add it. XD

  11. Acid Avatar
    Acid

    damn, he must have some thin blood…..
    I like this tattoo very much ^.^

  12. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    awww, love it!

    with my 1st tat experiance i took ibuprofen for a headache before hand… and it thinned my blood a good bit. Not a good 1st experiance. lol

  13. Caitlyn Avatar
    Caitlyn

    LOVE it! Yay 1up. And is it just me or is he bleeding quite a bit for a tatty? I don’t think any of mine even came close to bleeding that much… Anyways, can’t wait to get my nerdy Super Mario World tatty 😀

  14. nyssa Avatar
    nyssa

    #9: This is specifically why, when choosing my Mario-inspired tattoo, I stayed far, far away from the 1-Up mushroom. I went with a Goomba instead, and I couldn’t be happier. 😀

  15. modestmouse Avatar

    Was he drunk? Haha. Not that it’s a bad tattoo choice or anything… but he’s bleeding quite profusely.

  16. slovan Avatar
    slovan

    My favorite game tattoo!
    I like it, blip-blip-zing…

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