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The 100 best video game tattoos

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By Jason Fanelli published February 3, 2013

Tats a lot of tats

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Put gaming dedication in ink

Put gaming dedication in ink

It takes a special kind of zealotry to permanently mark the skin with a tattoo. Well, that and no fear of needles, but we digress...

There are plenty of video game tattoos out in the wild, but these 100 are the best we've ever seen. From Mario to Kratos, Gears of War to Assassin's Creed, each of these tattoos represents a devotion to gaming of the highest order. Revel in these bodily masterpieces, and maybe get some ideas for your next turn in the tattoo parlor. Oh, and there's no naughty bits ahead, we promise.

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BioShock

BioShock

8-Bit Fix

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Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid

Tumblr

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Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers

Marooners Rock

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3DS Augmented Reality

3DS Augmented Reality

Scattermind Central

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Okami

Okami

Tumblr

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Walyou

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BioShock

BioShock

Livejournal

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Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy XIII

Geeky Tattoos

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The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Flickr

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Super Mario World

Super Mario World

Maximum PC

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Page 11 of 102
Pokemon

Pokemon

Tumblr

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Okami

Okami

Livejournal

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Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger

Geeky Tattoos

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Classic Games (Pitfall, Q-Bert, etc)

Classic Games (Pitfall, Q-Bert, etc)

BuzzNet

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Dishonored

Dishonored

Stuff You Will Hate

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Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country

Blonde Nerd

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Mass Effect 3

Mass Effect 3

PinUp Girls Tattoos

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Gears of War, Heavy Rain, Resident Evil

Gears of War, Heavy Rain, Resident Evil

DeviantArt

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Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros

Geeky Tattoos

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Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros

List 09

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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

GamePeople

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Xbox 360 Achievements Forum

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Portal

Portal

Blogspot

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Neo Geo

Neo Geo

Geeky Tattoos

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Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II

Giant Bomb

NOTE: Yes, we know it should be Forward, Down, Down-Forward, but it's still a valiant effort.

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Contra

Contra

GameFront

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God of War

God of War

UGO

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Portal

Portal

GeekyTattoos

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Borderlands

Borderlands

Dorkly

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Assassin's Creed, Bubble Bobble, Contra, and more

Assassin's Creed, Bubble Bobble, Contra, and more

Walyou

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Halo

Halo

UGO

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Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros

F Yeah Tattoos

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Super Mario World

Super Mario World

Geeky Tattoos

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Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts

8-Bit Fix

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Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption

Aeropause

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Various

Various

Unreality Mag

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Killzone

Killzone

IGN Boards

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Kirby's Dream Land

Kirby's Dream Land

Geeky Tattoos

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Metroid

Metroid

8-Bit Fix

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Fallout

Fallout

Maximum PC

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Pokemon

Pokemon

Tumblr

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Gears of War

Gears of War

Game N Train

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Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter

Ink Art Tattoos

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Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Worms

Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Worms

F Yeah Tattoos

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Marvel vs Capcom 2

Marvel vs Capcom 2

Gamer Limit

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Geeky Tattoos

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Earthbound, Paper Mario, Katamary Damacy, etc

Earthbound, Paper Mario, Katamary Damacy, etc

Flickr

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Maximum PC

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Paper Mario

Paper Mario

Skin Artists

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Pokemon

Pokemon

Tumblr

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Shigeru Miyamoto's Signature

Shigeru Miyamoto's Signature

Hot-Blooded Gaming

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Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros

Photobucket

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Mega Man, Zelda, Pac-Man, etc

Mega Man, Zelda, Pac-Man, etc

Joystick Division

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Geeky Tattoos

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Metroid

Metroid

UGO

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Centipede

Centipede

Flickr

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Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II

IGN Boards

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Portal

Portal

Scattermind Central

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Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II

Smosh

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Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros

Geeky Tattoos

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Blogspot

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Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros

GameFront

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Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros

Maximum PC

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Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic The Hedgehog

Walyou

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Sega Genesis

Sega Genesis

Geeky Tattoos

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Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts

Tumblr

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Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII

BuzzNet

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Soul Calibur

Soul Calibur

Fun Enclave

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The Secret of Monkey Island

The Secret of Monkey Island

Maximum PC

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Personal picture emailed to the writer.

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Pokemon

Pokemon

Geeky Tattoos

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Earthworm Jim

Earthworm Jim

PlayStation Forums

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Controllers Then and Now

Controllers Then and Now

The Chive

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Power Glove

Power Glove

UGO

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Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic The Hedgehog

Ink Art Tattoos

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Silent Hill

Silent Hill

Maximum PC

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Tumblr

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Star Fox

Star Fox

Tumblr

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BioShock

BioShock

Geeky Tattoos

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PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

Inked Inspiration

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Twisted Metal

Twisted Metal

IGN Boards

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Halo, Super Mario Bros

Halo, Super Mario Bros

UGO

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Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic The Hedgehog

List 09

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Okami

Okami

UGO

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Geekologie

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Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II

Geeky Tattoos

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Various

Various

Kotaku

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Metal Gear Solid 4

Metal Gear Solid 4

UGO

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Marvel vs Capcom 3

Marvel vs Capcom 3

Tattoo Snob

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Yoshi

Yoshi

Geeky Tattoos

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Yoshi

Yoshi

Yoshi

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BioShock

BioShock

Tumblr

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Mega Man

Mega Man

Geeky Tattoos

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

Blogspot

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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Maximum PC

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Fallout, Portal

Fallout, Portal

Girl Gamers UK

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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

F Yeah Tattoos

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Geeky Tattoos

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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Unreality Mag

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God of War

God of War

God of War Facebook Page

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Tats all folks

Tats all folks

That's a lot of ink! And... likely... a lot of regrets. Post links to your gaming tats below, and share your favorites in the comments.

And if you're looking for more, check out the 100 best heroes in video games and the 100 best games of all time.

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Jason Fanelli
WHY HELLO THERE! Name's Jason, hailing from right outside Philadelphia. I've been playing the vidya games for well over 20 years, starting with the NES and making my way all the way up to the Wii U. My mother tells people that I taught myself to read at age 3 using Wheel of Fortune Family Edition on the NES. I'm the type of guy that will try anything once, but I do have a few favorite genres, fighting and RPG being at the top. I've been writing about video games since I finished my Broadcast Journalism degree at Temple University in December 2008, mostly for www.gamernode.com. Since then I've been to three E3s, two New York Comic Cons, the first ever PAX East, and many more to come (I hope). I hope everyone enjoys my stuff as much as I love producing it. Hit me up on Twitter @bigmanfanelli, I love talking games with anyone and everyone.
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