Seattle Solidifies Image of #1 Gaming City

In May of 2006, a survey conducted revealed Seattle as the #1 gaming city in America. While that study focused on the number of consoles owned per household, the number of games purchased or rented, and frequency of online play there are many other reasons why Seattle is known as the #1 gaming city.

Besides Pink Godzilla, Seattle is home to scores of legendary videogame entities such as Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony Online Entertainment, Blizzard, Digipen, PopCap, Penny Arcade and Gas Powered Games. Adding to the city's gamer cred the Seattle Symphony performs videogame music in concert and now the city's newspaper has used a Super Mario Bros. 3 parody to sum up the recent end to the Seattle Seahawks football season.

Continue reading to view the greatest image to ever grace the front page of a sports section.

Mario fans will note that this is a parody of world 1-5 from Super Mario Bros. 3. Football fans will note that the Piranha Plant is wearing a Green Bay Packers helmet shooting footballs at a Buzzy Beetle wearing a Giants helmet with Patriots and Chargers Buzzy Beetles fast approaching. Teary-eyed Seattle Seahawks fans, of course, will note that Mario has been transformed into QB Matt Hasselback. Since Matt is out of lives and time, it is Game Over for our beloved Seahawks.

Have you ever witnessed a greater image on the front page of a sports section?