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    Image of RockyRan RockyRan
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    You know, I'll probably be called a heretic, blasphemer and be unstarred and possibly banned, but...

    ...I don't really like the SMB Theme.

    *dodges shoe*

    I mean, it's not that it's a bad song, it's just that there is much, MUCH better 8-bit/NES music out there that I personally think is leaps and bounds beyond the Mario Bros. Theme (I'll leave it up to you to WILDLY (sarcasm) guess which series in particular I have in mind). Sure it's a classic, but I think people love the song so much simply because it was part of the icon of their childhoods more than because, you know, the song is actually good.

    Though I do admit it is pretty neat that a laser cutter can do it pretty much perfectly. I just wished they'd use other, better (IMO) 8-bit musi-

    *gets shot and mauled* #mods
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    RockyRan was starred RockyRan was unstarred
    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    11/15/09

    @RockyRan: I agree, partially. I think the reason people like the theme so much, is not simply because it sounds fantastic, because in reality, it doesnt, it's an extremely simple song, but because of what it is related to. The mario game(s) that it came from are iconic and considered classic, and pioneering, thus, making it's theme also very memorable and VERY nostalgic. Also, everybody knows it, so it also wins points in the "hey! i know that song!" factor.

    I, personally prefer the tetris theme, some megaman themes, and others more than the mario theme, however, none can bring me back like the simple, classic theme of that generic italian super-plumber. #mods
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    Once you've seen it done with Lightning you've seen it all.
    (especially when there's several Mario done with Printer/scanner/CD drive videos floating around)

    For the person who asked for Zelda - [www.youtube.com] #mods
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    Blore07 promoted this comment deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred
    Image of runandgun runandgun
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    video was ruined by the "holy awesome" guy #mods
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    Chirotera promoted this comment runandgun was starred runandgun was unstarred
    Image of Chirotera Chirotera
    11/15/09

    @runandgun: Holy awesome that is made of awesome. Brah. #mods
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    Image of nago nago
    11/15/09

    @runandgun: "gb24chan", 4srs. #mods
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    nago was starred nago was unstarred
    Image of RedThree RedThree
    11/15/09

    @nago: : "gb24 HEY THIS IS AWESOME WHAT AN AWESOME POST OH MAY FREAKING POTATOES THIS. cha IS. AWESOME POSSUM DIDDLY DOH DAWESOME n", 4sSAUCE TO THE BOSSOME AWESOME. rs. AWESOME. #mods
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    nago promoted this comment RedThree was starred RedThree was unstarred
    Image of nago nago
    11/15/09

    @RedThree: ... #mods
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    nago was starred nago was unstarred
    Image of nago nago
    11/15/09

    @RedThree: There's clearly nothing else I can contribute, here. #mods
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    Image of Alexander Blom Alexander Blom
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    Better video and better sound, with no guy talking: [vimeo.com] #mods
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    N●Gage Croal promoted this comment Alexander Blom was starred Alexander Blom was unstarred
    Image of N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels
    11/15/09

    @Alexander Blom: Thanks for that. Much better video than in the original post. No talking, and the music is louder.

    In fact, it'd be great if Kotaku would replace the video in the original post with this one, so people would stop whining about the dood's excitement.
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    Edited by N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels at 11/15/09 12:49 PM N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels was starred N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels was unstarred
    Image of Red Dustpan Red Dustpan
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme

      #mods
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    Chirotera promoted this comment Red Dustpan was starred Red Dustpan was unstarred
    Image of tossrStu tossrStu
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    There's an "awesome"-less version of it here:

    [www.boingboing.net]

    However IMHO the best "music on repurposed equipment" video (even if it's not strictly gaming-related) has to be this version of Radiohead's Nude, played on a Sinclair Spectrum, a scanner, a printer and a bank of hard drives:

    [www.vimeo.com] #mods
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    RockyRan promoted this comment tossrStu was starred tossrStu was unstarred
    Image of Jean-François L'Her Jean-François L'Her
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    What is it with the sauce? #mods
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    N●Gage Croal promoted this comment Jean-François L'Her was starred Jean-François L'Her was unstarred
    Image of N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels
    11/15/09

    @Jean-François L'Her:
    It's awesomesauce. #mods
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    N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels was starred N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels was unstarred
    Image of Windrummerboy Windrummerboy
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    this guy needs to S T F U. #mods
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    MCWHAMMER promoted this comment Windrummerboy was starred Windrummerboy was unstarred
    Image of MCWHAMMER MCWHAMMER
    11/15/09

    @Windrummerboy: That's what I was going to say. He just will not shut his fat mouth. We get it, awesome, now shut up and walk away from what you don't understand. #mods
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    MCWHAMMER was starred MCWHAMMER was unstarred
    Image of RedThree RedThree
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    OH. MY. GOD. AWESOME. IF YOU ARE REALLY QUIET. YOU CAN HEAR THIS. AWESOME. IF I WEREN'T TALKING. YOU WOULD SAY. AWESOME.

    AWESOME. #mods
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    D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* promoted this comment RedThree was starred RedThree was unstarred
    Image of MCWHAMMER MCWHAMMER
    11/15/09

    @RedThree: ...sauce. #mods
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    MCWHAMMER was starred MCWHAMMER was unstarred
    Image of WhiteMåge WhiteMåge
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    ATTN: Guy who taped it: Shut the hell up! "HEY GUYS THIS SOUNDS AWESOME WOW I WISH YOU COULD HEAR IT BUT YOU CAN'T SINCE I WON'T SHUT UP"

    Though to be honest, "Stuff playing the mario theme" is getting really, really old. At least make it play something else. :\ Where's the zelda dark world theme, or something? Maybe To Zanarkand like that guy did with LBP? #mods
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    WhiteMåge was starred WhiteMåge was unstarred
    Image of HELLSRIDER is watching anime HELLSRIDER is watching anime
    11/15/09

    @WhiteMage Says Fix the Promotion System: I agree he needs to shut up, and I wouldn't complain if the next thing like this would be dark world overworld from aLttP. #mods
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    N●Gage Croal promoted this comment HELLSRIDER is watching anime was starred HELLSRIDER is watching anime was unstarred
    Image of N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels
    11/15/09

    @HELLSRIDER is doing stuff:
    I approve of non-musical hardware playing the Dark World theme from A Link to the Past. Someone make this happen. #mods
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    N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels was starred N●Gage Croal is grabbin' peels was unstarred
    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    Christ, man, just shut up and let the damn machine do it's thing...

    We don't care if it's HOLY AWESOME!1!11!!! or not, just TFSU man!

    And I'm still not impressed until someone makes the Snake Man theme from MM3 using this method. #mods
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    (Starman) Starman was starred (Starman) Starman was unstarred
    Image of WhiteMåge WhiteMåge
    11/15/09

    @(Starman) Starman: Have you seen the vocaloid version of that theme? It sounds really, really, hauntingly annoying, but I could listen to it all day.

    [www.youtube.com] #mods
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    WhiteMåge was starred WhiteMåge was unstarred
    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/15/09

    @(Starman) Starman: Second time I've seen this "TFSU', what does it mean?

    Does it translate to "The Friend shut up" or maybe "The Food so Universal"?

    Nope, nothing. Can't figure it out. #mods
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    spiderweb1986 promoted this comment Outkastprince was starred Outkastprince was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    11/15/09

    @Outkastprince: Yoda's STFU.. #mods
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/15/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: Don't give me that "wow, how did he not get that" answer. XD

    You are trouble, mister! TROUBLE! #mods
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    11/15/09

    @Outkastprince: I just figured you knew at one point in your life and just needed the tag to jog your memory..

    O yes.. a relentless stream of age-jokes has your name on it #mods
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/15/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: How about Racheal? She's 25, have mercy on my soul! 25 can't be that old, can it? Now I'm conflicted! #mods
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    11/15/09

    @Outkastprince: I already got Rachel... she took the high road.. the one place where i cannot follow..

    And since the high road doesn't have one of those stair-elevator thingies, i guess your my bitch today..

    You can either suck it up and weather the storm, or gently push me in the direction of a troll.. I need to strip something of it's self-esteem.. #mods
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/15/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: -points at having no star- Kotaku already took my self-esteem, all I got is my pride.

    I WILL NOT LET YOU HAVE THAT :) #mods
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    11/15/09


    @Outkastprince: I want a pride too... so majestic..

    The landlord is having none of it, sadly.. #mods
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/15/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: Man, you could have had your moment there.

    I thought the picture represented how you were waiting patiently for weakness before attacking. XD #mods
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    11/15/09

    @Outkastprince: "waiting for weakness"

    ...

    lolwhut?

    I kid, i kid.. we joke #mods
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    Jesus christ shut up and let it do it's thing...

    Mass amounts of both win and fail in the same damn video. #mods
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    Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. was starred Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. was unstarred
    Image of SmilingPolitely SmilingPolitely
    11/15/09

    @Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: This. A thousand times, this. #mods
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    SmilingPolitely was starred SmilingPolitely was unstarred
    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/15/09

    @Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Agreed. #mods
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    SycoJack was starred SycoJack was unstarred
    Image of hurpdurp hurpdurp
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    "Holy awesome, that is made of awesome."

    Please, someone put me out of my misery. #mods
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    hurpdurp was starred hurpdurp was unstarred
    Image of Ophite Ophite
    11/15/09

    @hurpdurp: *click*

    BANG

    ...thud #mods
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    D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* promoted this comment Ophite was starred Ophite was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    11/15/09

    @Ophite: "AAARRGGH"

    ...

    "You shot me in the fucking leg... why!? WHY!?"

    ...

    BANG

    ... #mods
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    Image of Sparkle Biscuit Sparkle Biscuit
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    I love it when people talk like they're posting.

    No I don't, actually.

    This is still cool though. #mods
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    Image of UERD UERD
    11/15/09

    @Sparkle Biscuit: Would have been 12,000x cooler without the blatant overuse of the word 'awesome'.
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    (Starman) Starman promoted this comment Edited by UERD at 11/15/09 10:22 AM UERD was starred UERD was unstarred
    Image of n00b_pwner n00b_pwner
    11/15/09

    In reply to Laser Engraver Blasts Out Super Mario Theme
    Do Zelda next! #mods
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/15/09

    @n00b_pwner: Man, I'm in love with Zelda's theme song.

    I'll second this request. #mods
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    Image of SPECIALciaNAPKIN: Can't stop quoting Spirit of Truth SPECIALciaNAPKIN: Can't stop quoting Spirit of Truth
    11/15/09

    @Outkastprince: My sister just learned it on her violin out of love for me out of love for it.
    She's officially a badass, and a part of my family, now. #mods
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    D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* promoted this comment SPECIALciaNAPKIN: Can't stop quoting Spirit of Truth was starred SPECIALciaNAPKIN: Can't stop quoting Spirit of Truth was unstarred
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