Mmm... Super Mushroom...

The Simpsons has been running long enough that its opening is firmly cemented in pop culture history, but Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon have decided to delve even deeper into the nostalgia centers of our brains by rendering it in pixel form.

The video calls out a few classic game icons and tropes, certainly, but something about it also seems to tease the mind of Simpsons games past. There's definitely a feel toward the classic Simpsons arcade game, but also notes of Bart vs. The Space Mutants on the NES or Bart's Nightmare on the SNES. The latter might be more apt once you reach the end of the opening.

Also, Homer kind of looks like King Dedede.

[source youtube.com]