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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/10/09

    In reply to Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
    Very awesome!
    Best performance for violins I've ever saw for game music compilations, and I saw many of them.
    Also, despite the image being far back, at least the sound was pretty good on the video..
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    08/10/09

    In reply to Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
    Loved it for what it is: A group of musically talented teenagers sharing their love of gaming in their own way.
    To everyone else getting their panties in a twist over minor details...your more then welcomed to not watch, or better yet, make your own video.
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    Image of NoBullet NoBullet
    08/10/09

    In reply to Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
    Thats kinda stupid that they would joke about Halo's music when its the best game soundtrack ever made.
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    Image of Thut Thut
    08/10/09

    @NoBullet:
    Says you.
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    08/10/09

    @Thut: I would argue that best soundtrack goes (IMHO) to Chrono Trigger.
    However, I think Brutal Legend is going to be a new best gaming OST of all time contender.
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    Image of Fitz Rhapsody Fitz Rhapsody
    08/10/09

    In reply to Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
    This sucks - not because the music is bad, but because it's made into a JOKE, as always. This is actually one of the best-sounding (musically) performances of live video game music I've seen on YouTube, and yet just like Video Games Live, they decide to make a joke out of it and the laughter drowns out the actual art that's happening on-stage.
    Yes, they do the humor well, but either make it funny or make it art - doing both just ruins the chance of fully appreciating either.
    This is what I can't stand about Video Games Live (well, that and Tommy Tallarico's GIGANTIC EGO and apparent need to shred on an overly-amplified electric guitar for the entire second half of every concert now). Thank God Nobuo Uematsu's concerts still maintain their focus on the music.
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    Image of NoBullet NoBullet
    08/10/09

    @Fitz Rhapsody: Stop making shit up. Ive been to 2 VGL shows. Theres no laughter drowning out the music. Its loud as hell anyways even if people were laughing.
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    Image of SmilingPolitely SmilingPolitely
    08/10/09

    @Fitz Rhapsody: I don't see why funny and art need be mutually exclusive. There is funny art. There is good funny art.
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    Image of Fitz Rhapsody Fitz Rhapsody
    08/11/09

    @NoBullet: Uh, nice try, Dr. Genius - I ALSO have been to 2 VGL shows, hoping that the second would be better than the first - and yet they somehow found a way to make it worse.
    Let me be more specific: The Metal Gear music SHOULD have been one of my favorite pieces, but all I could hear was the overpowering synth-beat when the laughter drowned out the actual orchestrated part. It was awful. Maybe you could hear the orchestra if you were sitting in the 3rd row, but up in the balcony, it was inaudible.
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    Image of Fitz Rhapsody Fitz Rhapsody
    08/11/09

    @SmilingPolitely: Yes, I agree - perhaps my complaint is that overall, video game music is presented in a comic setting more often than not, which makes me feel patronized as someone who considers himself a "gamer" but also has a background in classical music. Just because I'm a gamer doesn't mean I wouldn't be able to fully appreciate a concert consisting of video game music, even if it's orchestrated. I feel like there's an assumption that gamers are too stupid or A.D.D. to appreciate classical music, and that annoys me.
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    Image of Kris Kris
    08/10/09

    In reply to Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
    Those are some really freakin' talented kids! And it looked like most of them were girls. Go girls!
    Also, Tetris was hilarious.
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    Image of Draco_2k Draco_2k
    08/10/09

    In reply to Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
    They say nostalgia hits you like a wave, but this is more like a tsunami made of chocolate.
    Beautiful.
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    Image of Instant_Awesome Instant_Awesome
    08/10/09

    In reply to Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
    I heart video game music. I often listen to soundtracks in non-gaming situations (working out, driving, working, etc.). It just affects me differently than other music does. I figure it's because it is forever connected in my brain to the games themselves, but I've fallen in love with some songs before I even played the game in which they're featured.
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    Image of Jon Jon
    07/31/09

    In reply to Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
    Not all brits are like this I swear!
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    Image of Vedli Vedli
    07/31/09

    @Jon: Yup, every single one of us is fucked up in completely different ways.
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    Image of Firelance is Addicted Firelance is Addicted
    07/31/09

    In reply to Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
    Now replace the whip with a chainsaw, and get some xbox LIVE players to try it.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    07/31/09

    @Firelance:

    I reaaaaaaally don't want some 12 year old kid chainsawing me in half irl because I didn't know the glitch spot on a map.
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    Image of Firelance is Addicted Firelance is Addicted
    07/31/09

    @Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku:

    Who said they'll be playing Halo?
    They'll be playing IWBTG.
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    Image of damatman damatman
    07/31/09

    @Firelance: Everyone dies.
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    Image of Firelance is Addicted Firelance is Addicted
    07/31/09

    @damatman:

    Not dying. Just losing enough limbs to stop them from playing games, therefore stopping them from screaming into my ear while I game.
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    Image of Bard of Awen Bard of Awen
    07/31/09

    In reply to Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
    I love how she's like, "This actually hurts! Turn it up more!"

    Methinks the inventor is not the only kinky one.
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    07/31/09

    In reply to Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
    I like my gal to punch me in the face every time I collect a star in Mario games....wait I mean every coin. Yeah thats right.

    This is just punishing however....freak :P
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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    07/31/09

    @excel_excel: Well at least she doesn't punch your coin purse...


    Yeah I went there.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    07/31/09

    @excel_excel:

    The best kind of S&M is the kind that involves NES cords and people being forced to play crummy games.

    Its a turn on, I tells ya.
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    07/31/09

    @Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: Oh yeah...I love slipping in Ghostbusters for the NES and being told how fucking stupid I am for playing it.
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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    07/31/09

    In reply to Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
    Oh my...
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    Image of That mop mutant from NES. That mop mutant from NES.
    07/31/09

    In reply to Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
    Yes mate, lets clink our incandescent light bulbs together to see which filament last longer. Or spank each other and get your fetish on a public broadcast channel and enjoy it, brilliant chaps!.
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    Image of SansSanity SansSanity
    07/31/09

    In reply to Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
    I love how the article is in technology genre... yeah that's what all people interested in technology should see..
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    Image of Atheist Jew Atheist Jew
    07/30/09

    In reply to Atari Founder Returns To Development With Battleswarm
    This actually sounds pretty damn interesting. I'll be watching out for that. If we can't have a direct Battlezone sequel (I'm looking at you, Pandemic), a clone is good enough.
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