As a disclaimer, I am not a fan of tattoos. I don’t have any, but can understand the reasons (or desires) which lead people to get them.

That being said, I can tell the difference between an aesthetically pleasant patch of ink on skin and a squiggle by a drunk toddler.

Unfortunately, some of the fine men and women below could not, and they ended up with permanent portraits of gaming gone wrong on their bodies.

Behold: Epic gaming tattoo fails.

Arrow in the knee

More like arrow to the brain before I went to the tattoo parlour.

BioShock

Would you kindly cover your chest with a turtleneck.

Game Over

Yes, game over indeed.

Kirby

Don’t be distracted by the deep stare – that tattoo is ugly.

L33T H4X0R

Let’s hope that is only permanent marker, cause that tattoo ain’t leet.

Level Up

It’s fine thanks, I’ll stay at level 1.

Mario

Bit of a religious influence there. You should pray for that tattoo to disappear.

Master Chief Mario

No. Just no.

Nintendo Overload

Wear long-sleeve shirts for the rest of your life.

Okami

Half her back is definitely jealous of its counterpart.

Pac Man

Pervert ghosts, staring straight at her boobs.

PlayStation Controller

He should have tattooed control, alt, delete, and ended his own process tree rather.

Pokemon

This person definitely got burned.

Sonic

This tattoo was less of a success than Sega’s consoles.

The Legend of Zelda

Zelda plus tramp stamp equals “I’m letting my hair grow until it hides it”.

Atari

This tat must be about as popular as a version of RollerCoaster Tycoon with in-game purchases.

Turn it off

Make it go away, please.

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