I always thought of it as what it could be used for. There was no store, no way to redeem gold coins, other than being awarded an extra Life for collecting 100 of them.

Each coin was worth 1% of a single resurrection. Those little coins held a not-that-tiny power over death itself. I always wondered if that meant Death…

Hey remember when everyone said you should run 1 if not 2 BGH’s to counter Boom and Rag? So meta.

BUT DO THEY HAVE FEET?

We’ve featured both Paul Chadeisson and Strike Vector on Fine Art before, but hoo boy, I couldn’t see this incredible image—done by Paul for the game’s move to Xbox One and PS4—and not share it.