Hey, let's take a load off and look at some relaxing video-game skies

We know it’s only Monday, but the world is a terrible, stressful place, and, frankly, you deserve a break. So, why not sit back, relax, and take a much-needed scroll through this impressive collection of video game skies on Tumblr? These cloud-covered background images may vary greatly in terms of style but they all have the power to transport you back to a simpler time, when the worst thing you had to overcome was a difficult section of Super Metroid.

Like many video game retrospectives before it, this collection begins with 1985’s Super Mario Bros. The simple matte blue background with three bush-shaped clouds is nearly as iconic as the little Italian man himself. But, as years went on, and video games became more complex, their skies became equally elaborate.