As a longtime fan of thrash metal and video games, watching the "Big 4" transformed into an 8-bit video game just about brought a tear to the eye.

Considering the fact that Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax were in their prime during Nintendo's heyday, it only makes sense to bestow the honor of having one's songs converted into catchy 8-bit jingles upon the bands that changed the way a lot of fans (myself included) perceive metal.

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