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By now, we've seen a lot of ways videogames have been brought into our everyday lives. Why just yesterday, Dale posted a video of a guy driving a go-cart in the streets of France mimicking Mario Kart. Now, thanks to Dtoider Tascar, I think I have seen every possible way videogames can be brought into real life. 

The Dragon Quest ballet is performed by the Star Dancers Ballet of Japan, and it first debuted in 1995. They've had annual performances ever since, and in 2002, the group released a DVD of their performance, which you can purchase here. YouTuber tutti816 recently uploaded the entire performance for the Internets to enjoy.

I've never played any of the games, so I don't know if the play is following any of the storylines from the Dragon Quest series, although I recognize Taloon from Dragon Quest IV. I do know they're definitely playing music from the Dragon Quest games here throughout the play.

The play is split up into 13 parts and you can check out the entire performance after the jump.   

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Colette Bennett at 12/07/2008 18:09
As I said in the source cblog: Most amazing, odd shit I have seen all day.
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coffeesash at 12/07/2008 18:50
I hope there's Metal Slimes dancing en pointe. Pas de cheval, bitches. Did you know that 'tendu' is a ballet term for a 45 degree erection?
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Your moms new boyfriend at 12/07/2008 18:52
Man, why do they get to do all the weird shit? Someone has to step up and do a Gears of War Rock Opera.
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bluemeep at 12/07/2008 19:45
The characters look kind of similar to the Emblem of Roto manga if you ask me. Damned if I could say for sure, though.
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GrumpyTurtle at 12/07/2008 20:12
@coffeesash
Tendu is just pointing your foot on the ground. That rarely causes erections.

I'll watch the whole thing when I have the time... Right now though from what I've seen, it looks decent.
Heavy on story light on dancing, much like the Romeo and Juliet ballet.
Why do the bad guys always get the better choreography then the good guys?

I suppose it's only natural that the country that mixed ballet and porn should mix ballet and video games.
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naia-the-gamer at 12/07/2008 23:51
From what I watched and what I've read, the ballet isn't based on anything in particular. The two main fighters both have the emblem of Roto in their armor as Bluemeep pointed. The two comrades are Torneko/Taloon and a girl that looks a lot like Maya from DQIV (although she apprears with Alena's theme music). All of the music is from DQs I-V.

I think this shit is awesome. I wish video game music was legitimized out here the way that Sugiyama has brought Dragon Quest and its music in the mainstream.
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coffeesash at 12/08/2008 08:34
@GrumpyTurtle
cause erections? You have a dirty mind, sir.
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