For better or worse, bonus stages are becoming a lost art. They once helped to add a little variety to games, not to mention provide the player with much needed 1UPs and other goodies. But when even the latest Final Fantasy has no bonus games to speak of, you know they're going the way of the dodo.

This video is a fun and loving tribute to those lost, glitzy, and colorful stages of old [via Rinry Game Game]: