Nintendo's icon and star, Mario, just got the best Halloween tribute ever. A jack-o'-lantern that was carved in the shape of an 8-bit Mario back in his 2D days has circulated around Reddit.

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While the Santa Mario is certainly timely and perfectly fine, it’s the 8-bit Mario that’s the star of the show here. The pixelated Mario is amusing for the fact that it has virtually no animation.

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