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Five Of The Better Gaming Inspired Music Videos (Plus One More)

Roxeraz — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:35:16 MST

@MrPerson:
Ah nice, you just saved me the bother of linking the loungemeister video :p

Roxeraz

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DrWorm — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:36:13 MST

@chinesedentist:
That's about infographics, not a game. (great video still)

DrWorm

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chinesedentist — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:58:32 MST

I really liked the Pit Fighter segment in the Cadence Weapons video. A lot of people under the age of 25 have no idea that game existed.

chinesedentist

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chinesedentist — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:39:57 MST

Remind Me, by Royksopp:

[youtube.com]

chinesedentist

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Universed — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:13:29 MST

Someone else already mentioned it, but Missy Elliot's Sock It 2 Me is the best video game-inspired music video ever. It is a take off of MegaMan, complete with Dr Wily and a bunch of other MegaMan characters.

[youtube.com]

Universed

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kthorjensen — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:12:16 MST

Damn, looks like I'm going to have to do another 5. Some awesome suggestions here. I also corrected my RHCP screw-up.

Thor Jensen
Gamelab

kthorjensen

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MrPerson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:57:54 MST

They also forgot Ugress' awesome Loungemeister, in which a heavily pixellated band goes through those things bands go through when they come to town to play at a concert.

MrPerson

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petrolgirls — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:28:13 MST

They missed out E-Pro by Beck. The video's directed by Shynola - it's based on Vib-Ribbon.

petrolgirls

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luchorock — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:17:44 MST

[www.youtube.com]

this a mario kart inspired (rip off) video clip from a chilean rock band. enjoy

luchorock

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:47:19 MST

Hmm, I didn't like em or the music really, meh.

Irenicus-the one and only

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Ampillion, Dayman. Fighter of the Nightman. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:42:35 MST

@serotoninzero: Shadow is certainly zee bomb.

Ampillion, Dayman. Fighter of the Nightman.

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aslum — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:52 MST

I'm glad to see the three standouts (in my book) where at least mentioned in these comments, even if they didn't make into the actual article. That'd be Atom Bomb, 3' Deep, and Wintergreen. Add in Do the Whirlwind and Move Your Feet and that'd be the top 5 list I'd have made. I really don't think californication should have been on there, and I'm not completely convinced about Shark. All in all I'd rate the article a solid meh, except that it reminded me to rewatch several awesome videos I hadn't looked at in a while.

aslum

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liba — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:58:28 MST

Ken Ishii vs. FLR: Space Invaders 2003! [www.youtube.com]

liba

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monkeysaresilly — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:17:10 MST

All in all a pretty good list. Loved the AIH one. And even though I hate the song Californication, I did rather enjoy the video when it came out. Oh, and that Xiu Xiu song nearly made my ears bleed. But I guess at least they're doing something different...or something.

monkeysaresilly

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Highlander Wolf — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:53:52 MST

@DrWorm:
Heck yeah, Golden Shower's Video Computer System.

Highlander Wolf

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XvCowboyvX — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:15:54 MST

Glad to see Xiu Xiu get some attention!

XvCowboyvX

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tk. — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:23:28 MST

@DrWorm: Had to make sure Video Computer System was mentioned. That video is pure, unadulterated, Pitfall-era win.

tk.

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Five Element Ninja — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:16:27 MST

without Fluke's Atom Bomb, this list is pretty worthless. I remember when I was younger I would stay up late to watch Amp on MTV in hopes that they'd show Atom Bomb.

does anyone remember Sock It 2 Me by Missy Elliot? I hated the song, but the video was like Megaman. [www.youtube.com]

Five Element Ninja

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XAnthonyX — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:10:59 MST

The only one I can think of off the top of my head is that Bjork one.. I forget what song it was for though. In fact it may have been unofficial.. But it was brilliant!

XAnthonyX

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benmonkey — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:02:04 MST

@Gustavo: Agreed! Murray's Revenge is a much better pick than that awful Cadence Weapon video.

Huge props to Gamelab for showing Paul Robertson's animation for Architecture in Helsinki. That man is a pixel machine.

benmonkey

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DoogN — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:59:00 MST

@Rieth: Great video. They also did a great gaming-inspired video for 'Play It Cool' a few years before...

[www.youtube.com]

DoogN

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serotoninzero — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:55:22 MST

DJ Shadow!

Rock.

I love Shadow, yeah?

serotoninzero

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ThisCharmingMan — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:40:27 MST

I never really got into Architechure in Helsinki. Always thought they were kind of 'meh'. Vid's cool though.

ThisCharmingMan

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zdude255 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:39:26 MST

Better than most on there:
[youtube.com]

zdude255

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madhotch — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:32:06 MST

Californication?
Stupid people look a that video and say, "oh! That's what games look like now? That's pretty impressive!"
Even dumber people say, "this song is fantastic!"

madhotch

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Tikey — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:29:33 MST

I see most of the videos have more to do with Pixel art rather than a real correlation to videogames

Tikey

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badasscat — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:13:46 MST

How could they miss Atom Bomb by Fluke?

[www.youtube.com]

Half the video is *from* Wipeout!

badasscat

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KEITH1437 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:12:37 MST

R.I.P. Heath Ledger. But anyway yes, good videos. Love Move your feet!

KEITH1437

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finder39 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:12:02 MST

alright, kinda lame i have to admit

finder39

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deadweight — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:57:54 MST

Thomas Rusiak feat. Tedybears Sthlm - Rock n Roll Highschool
[youtube.com]

Missy Elliot - Sock It 2 Me
[youtube.com]

deadweight

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Rieth — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:39:32 MST

My Vote is for Super Furry Animals - Lazer Beam. Watch it!

Rieth

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AleeYun — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:31:46 MST

This video is kind of boring. The song is kind of boring too.

AleeYun

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Erwin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:28:36 MST

@DrWorm: The Wintergreen video is pretty cool. I was bugged though that the story goes that they were crushed and covered with cement to prevent scavengers (Although you have to ask who would want to go through so much trouble to dig up ET carts?).

Erwin

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boogstar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:27:38 MST

Copernicus Studios up in Canada animated a Punch Out themed music video for Spesh K. It's quite well done. Check it out!

[www.youtube.com]

boogstar

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Tiger-Fever — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:27:08 MST

Move Your Feet
The song and the video are included in DDR Extreme, or Supernova, or something? It was awesome, in any case. I love that song and the video was awesome.

Tiger-Fever

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DrWorm — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:24:23 MST

'course how could I forget the classic "Video Computer System" by the Brazilian group...um...Golden Shower (don't worry, the video is safe for work).
[www.goldenshower.gs]

DrWorm

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DrWorm — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:17:34 MST

What about Keith Schofield's video for DJ Format's "3 Feet Deep". Schofield also did Wintergreen's "When I Wake Up", which got some attention a while back as it was about the ET cartridge landfill. Both are available at his site (which itself is video game insipired): [www.keithschofield.com]

DrWorm

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MarquisMark — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:16:32 MST

@BigDanG: I had to check the date of the article to check for sure that this was out of whack.

It's not like the Red Hot Chili Peppers are an obscure electronica band from Sweden. Xiu Xiu make the list but these guys don't know that Stadium Arcadium got seven Grammy nods?

MarquisMark

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Erwin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:14:44 MST

That Architecture in Helsinki video is just... cool. I would describe it as Metal Slug-gy (especially the triangle player).
@BigDanG: Exactly what I was thinking.

Erwin

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ViridianGames — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:13:24 MST

3 Feet Deep, by DJ Format, MC Abdominal and MC Decisive. I wish this game actually existed.

[youtube.com]

ViridianGames

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BigDanG — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:11:05 MST

I'm confused by the write up for Californication in the article. Since when is Californication the title track of their latest album? Were Stadium Arcadim, Greatest Hits, and By The Way non-albums? And how could the video pay homage to SSX and The Movies when neither games existed back in 1999?

BigDanG