I don't rightly know how to describe this without giving it all away. It's a short movie put together with clips from Karateka (I think?), Super Mario Bros, some racing game, and Spyhunter. With a pretty funny voice-over.
http://www.thelonelyisland.com/video/nintendo-cartoon-hour
Dammit, I want to find out what happens next
you had me at thelonelyisland.com (click)
(even though it's old -- actually almost exactly 10 years ago)
As soon as I saw the preview I know it looked familiar. Still funny.