I’m a fan of Mario. I mean, who among us doesn’t like a round of Smash Brothers or Mario Kart now and again, and even most non-gamers have played a few levels of one of the classic Mario Bros games.

But you have to be a really big fan to get Mario ink.

I’ve seen a lot of people with stars or mushrooms, but these tattoos really take the cake. (And no cake is a lie jokes. Wrong platform.) And no, they aren’t all toe tattoos, like the one at left, which made me crack up. [Photo by sirgrimm86]

I Call This One “Distracted by Nipple Ring”:

Was it design or change that Bowser is staring at this guy’s piercing? I love the bright colors with this one and it is HUGE. Along the ribs, too – bet that hurt like a bitch. Given the fact that he has double nip rings, though, pain is probably not a problem. [toymechqm]

Watch Some Inking (Or, World’s Coolest Girlfriend):

Who doesn’t want to be married to this girl? Star Wars + Mario…is that, like, a geek’s wet dream? I’ll admit it – I’m a geek. But not like this girl. Even I have my limits.

Sleeve a la Mario:

This is one of the cooler sleeves I’ve seen. The artist really put his/her own spin on the artwork, while still staying true to the Mario Bros vibe. [fatenergy1] Here’s another Mario sleeve, though not as cool as the one pictured here. Anyone willing to sleeve themselves with Mario, though, is pretty awesome in my book.

Few People Will Know What This Is…

…but the ones who do will love this guy’s tat instantly. Props for a Dr. Mario tattoo, which is much more original than most of the others I’ve seen. [poopertown] These is another Dr. Mario one in the thumbs below that is also pretty cool.

Tanecki Suit:

That’s such a crazy place for a tattoo, especially for a guy who can’t cover it up. Ok, not as crazy as this one. I think that tattoo refers to his ability to every get a professional job. Game. Over.

Wow. Just…Wow.

Ok, if you are the owner of the tattoo pictured above PLEASE email me. At first glance, this is just a weird stoner Christian’s version of Bowser. No big deal. But just look at the posts on this Baptist forum about the “blasphemous” tattoo. Some of my favorite comments:

Hmmm…. It looks like a frog playing the banjo, a marijuana leaf, and a horribly done black cross, it also has Happy birthday on it.

I can only imagine the vast amounts of marijuana both him and his retarded artist must have smoked in order to come up with this sick idea!

I pray satan takes a wooden spoon to his behind for all eternity for putting a cross with all this hippy nonsense!

Seriously? I mean…seriously?

It is also blatantly obvious from the hiked up sleeve that he is as queer as a football bat. Straight men don’t walk around with their T-shirt sleeves cut off or hiked up. It just isn’t done…

Wha…?

Later, in this same forum, they attack a guy…for wearing purple pants? And they make a list of “Drug Slang,” which includes words like “stoked” and “wannabe.”

Err… I need to stop reading this website and get back on topic here.

The Game’s Afoot:

Haha, get it, afoot? James came up with that title, not me, so I can’t take credit. Or blame. All I know is that these tatties freak me out a little. [SimonMarcus] That isn’t BY FAR the funniest/weirdest place to get a Mario tat thought. If you haven’t seen them, check out what are possibly the geekiest cheeks in the world (links NSFW). Now THAT is dedication to the game.

I’ve made a good faith effort to contact all of the people above about posting their tat pictures here. If one of these pictures is you and you have a problem with it or want me to link back to a website you have, email me to let me know with “Tattoo” in the subject line.

Here are some more awesome Mario tats from around the web. (Click on the thumbs to see them in a larger size from the original source.)

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