If you’re a fan of cool posters and retro video games, I’m about to make your day.  That’s because Illustrator Steve Thomas has created some awesome propaganda posters based on classic video games.  Included in the assortment are Tron, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Joust, Dig Dug and Frogger.

But it gets better.

Often when we post fan made posters, all you can do is check them out and wish you could buy one.  Thankfully, this is one of those rare times that all the posters we’re featuring are for sale!  Also, Thomas is selling t-shirts.  More after the jump:

Our regular readers probably know by now that I like Star Wars posters done in a particular art style.  Today I’ve come across a couple sweet Star Wars posters by artist Steve Thomas [via Super Punch].  They’re done in the style of vintage ads for Cinzano and Sandeman wines.  Check them out after the jump.  Also, Thomas also did some sweet propaganda posters for old school video games Joust, Donkey Kong, and Frogger that are also worth a look.

Mark my words: the best video game movie is going to be one that comes from a retro property.  Trying to make movies out of games that are trying to be movies will most likely never work because all you’re doing is taking the interactivity out of a video game.  But because 8-bit video games are silly and didn’t really try to tell a story, there’s so much room for imagination.

You can see that imagination on display with a short film by Patrick Jean called Pixels.  In the film, 8-bit favorites Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, and others decide to destroy New York City by turning everything they touch into 3D pixels.  When I saw the Space Invaders, I couldn’t help but think of the Futurama episode where Fry wonders what the world would be like if life were more like a video game.

Hit the jump to check out two versions of the films.  One has music and the other doesn’t. I like the one without music because you can hear the great sound effects and with music the flick come off like an advertisement. [via Edgar Wright]