Dear lord, you guys stink! And, I'm pathetic enough to reply to myself! Ouch.
Source: An Homage to Bonk's Adventure (Title Screen)
I have absolutely no idea what this one is about. Is Pilgrim a fictional character in a book or a blogger? Who cares? The homage is faithful and meticulously crafted. I wish I could execute things this nicely.
UPDATE: 
I never heard of Scott Pilgrim before making this post, but lo and behold:
Scott Pilgrim is, it seems, a comic book that is being made into a live-action film. It also appears as if the artist/author has made other homages (or rip-offs, depending on your perspective) of classic video game stuff, like Super Mario Bros. 3 cover art.
Is there any chance that TG-16 references are in the actual comic/movie?
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Source: (The) Legendary Axe Tour (featuring Canibus, Killah Priest, C-Rayz Walz, Timbo King, DJ Woool)
Yes, yes, yes, yes.... YES! This cannot be a coincidence. Please tell me that this was an intentional ode (homage) to Makyou Densetsu! Please!
Any chance that these artists sample PCE/TG-16 chiptunes? I'd kill to hear Killah Priest sample Blodia's tunes.
UPDATE: It is with great sadness that I acknowledge that the tour featuring Mr. Canibus and Sir Killah Priest might have been referencing something other than TG-16 (perhaps Fable 2, for example... and, as a side note, the name "Chopper" should never be used for a legendary weapon of any sort, especially in England).
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Source: The USNO Millennium Time Ball
I never knew that NAVAL HISTORY was intermingled with Time Ball:
Explanation: In the nineteenth century, dropping a time ball from a prominent location was a practical way of communicating the time to the surrounding country side and ships at sea. Initiating a fledgling time service for the United States, the U.S. Naval Observatory dropped a time ball at precisely noon every day begining in 1845. At the end of the twentieth century, in commemoration of this traditional method of disseminating time, the U.S. Naval Observatory has installed this ceremonial time ball atop its main building in Washington D.C. Dropping this time ball - at midnight Eastern Standard Time on New Year's Eve - will be the local culmination of a "round-the-world time ball drop" marking the beginning of the year 2000 and the beginning of the Third Millennium in 2001.
Who knew? I did not. It is intriguing. And it is awesome.
I strongly suspect that Blodia (Timeball), not unlike the timeballs of yore, will leave its indelible mark on history.
