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8-Bit Renditions of The Smiths’ “This Charming Man” and “Girlfriend in a Coma”

For those of you who spent the 1980s playing Super Mario Bros. and listening to The Smiths, here’s a treat: covers of This Charming Man and Girlfriend in a Coma done Super Nintendo-style!

Here’s Super Morrissey Bros., the chiptune version of This Charming Man, created by “lazyitis”:

…and here’s “deadwhenifoundher’s” 8-bit rendition of Girlfriend in a Coma:

Inspired by both these covers, I had to whip up this graphic:

Joey deVilla

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