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[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Ubisoft held a short film Assassin's Creed contest where the grand prize winner would take home $10,000. Above is the winner of the competition and easily deserved first place prize. Learn more about the film over on Gaming Union. Thanks, Kyle! [Whoops it didn't win!]
After the break, Mr. T comes back to make fools play World of Warcraft. Then it's Paparazzi Punch-Out. Next, Cranky Kong was a jerk. Followed by an ode to Peppy from Star Fox. Then check out the great Mega Man 2 cover by Jam Project.
Next up is Star Trek: Rock Band edition. Followed by a new episode of Webzeroes where they have a gaming marathon. Then it's Contra: The movie. The Destructainment ends with the New Super Mario Bros. Wii Super Guide failing hard.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
GagFilms latest video pits Grand Theft Auto against Frogger. The winner, just like the other mashups, is pretty obvious.
After the break, it's Mega64 vs Rooster Teeth. Next, watch the intro to a cartoon inspired by Adventure Island. Followed by the Dr. Mario theme with lyrics. Then it's Call of Duty: Secret Spielberg level. Next up, Katie Curic plays Mad Dog McCree.
Two Street Fighter rap videos follow that. Next, watch someone play Rock Band with a flute. The Destructainment ends with a Raichu proposing to a Pikachu.
"I am dissapoint... The proposal should have been:
"I took a Pikachu and thought you were Tentacool! I Raichu a lot! Will you Mareep me?"
Now THAT is a Poké Proposal!"...
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
ScrewAttack gives us an analysis of the launch trailer for Modern Warfare 2. Sadly or awesomely, we're going to be hearing a lot of what ScrewAttack said during multiplayer matches.
Weekend D is smaller this week, but it's still full of entertainment! After the break, check out the Left 4 Dead 2 Easter Egg. Then remember how awful the Mega Man cartoon was. Next up, the Totally Rad Show guys play Ju-On. Followed by some rejected Mortal Kombat Fatalities. The Destructainment ends with an old Dig Dug sketch by Mega 64.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
As Mega64 shows us, anything can happen on Halloween. Happy Halloween everyone! Indulge in the candy tonight.
After the break, Sagat asks if we would like some cornflakes. Then the Rabbids fail to get to the Moon yet again. Next, it's Baby Cakes' "Role Play Tournament (Be Aggressive)". Random Robot Intermission follows with PETMAN.
Then find out how to survive the zombie apocalypse. Next, a Korean ramen commercial rips off Bubble Bobble. Next up is an old school add for Die Hard Trilogy 2. The Destructainment ends with some heavy metal covers of Mega Man music.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Link, he's the hero of time. Sadly, Link has no concept of time and gets easily distracted on his quest to save Princess Zelda, Hyrule and all of the land.
Destructainment rolls on after the break. Did you know there was a Rayman cartoon? There was, and it was weird. Then, Mega64 hits up Tokyo Game Show looking for Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010. Robot Random Intermission follows with a robot in love.
Then it's the pilot episode of a new Machinima series. Followed by a musical cover of Shinobi 3 by P4KO. The Destructainment ends with NukaCola89 doing a drum cover of Porky's song from Earthbound.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
In remembrance of Captain Lou Albano, here's the very first episode of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Never forget!
After the break, the Destructainment continues on with the second half of the first Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Then a guy with the name of Jesus Died LOL on Xbox Live plays Halo 3. Next, it's Tamagotchi yelling at his deadbeat dad.
Followed by a model dressed up as Chun-Li lifting some weights. Next, check out a rap song with retro visuals. Then a guy plays ColorZ with three Wiimotes. Next it's the EVE Online guys rocking out. Watch Nick Chester suck off a donut next. The Destructainment ends with the trailer for PWN3D.
"It's funny, because the next day I was playing TF2 with someone's whose name was Jesus Died LOL, no one cared. The maturity level within the TF2 community when compared that of Halo is astonishing."...
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
So for whatever reason, there's been a rash of videogames in real life videos. Out of all the ones made so far, this live action Tekken trailer is easily the best. The fighting is good, the casting is nice and the editing is pretty solid. Shame the actual Tekken movie won't be as good as a damn fan trailer.
The Destructainment continues on after the break. First up, Star Fox friends and enemies bug a real life James Fox. Then it's Rampage in real life. Next, someone drew a penis car for Eyepet. Followed by a stop-motion Atari re-creation.
Then it's some chiptune action at a recent art fest. Next, check out the sick custom drum kit. The Destructainment ends with Mega64 at Game Days 09 in Disneyland.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Mash ups, fake movie trailers, music, glitches and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment. Up first is a super weird Halo 3: ODST Easter Egg. Then see what happens when Sonic invades Pac-Man's world. Followed by the Super Mario Bros. theme done on stepper motors. Then it's the Dig Dug movie trailer.
More fake movie trailers follow with the Rampage trailer. Then Mr PORC and friend sing the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme sadly. Next up, Sarcastic Gamer redubs the Halo 3: ODST ad. Then Francis gets down in Left 4 Dead. Next up, Phoenix Wright, Elite Beat Agents and Queen all get down. The Destructainment ends with some samplings of Chrono Trigger music from Video Games Live.
"I'm glad to see that the VGL concerts continue to add new stuff. That Chrono compilation certainly wasn't on the setlist when I went a couple years ago... and breaking into like that was pretty..."...
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Real life invasions, songs and remixes all fill up Weekend D this weekend. The first two videos after the break see videogames invade and terrorize real life. Then it's the "Zombies on your Lawn" song with real people. Next, Dtoider Mr PORC sings the Super Mario Bros. theme sadly.
Then check out the full recap of the Lo-Tek Resistance concert from PAX. Next, 36 skaters go downhill and do some Tetris. Followed by Kon riding the Darksiders horse. Then it's the ODST OST. The Destructainment ends with brentalfloss giving the Zelda theme lyrics.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Spoofs, Pokemons, montages and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment.
First after the break is Robot Chicken with their take on Adventure. Then it's Contra vs. Duck Hunt. Next up, actor Ernie Hudson gives some serious Pokemon card strategies. Then it's a funny Teletubbies mod for Left 4 Dead.
Up next is a montage of Charles Martinet's past acting gigs. Then Dtoier P4KO does a song from Sonic Heroes on the guitar. Next up is a Japanese F1 Racer ad for the original Gameboy. The Destructainment ends with Mega64 doing Heroes Over Europe.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Spoofs, music, mods, murder mysteries and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment. First after the break is a Pokemon radio drama done in the style of hit TV show 24. Then it's a new jam by Hyadain called "Ultros Boogie." Next up is a sick Call of Duty mod made to look like Star Wars. Then it's Ping Pong Street Fighter. Followed by Random Robot Intermission and Turbo Heather Extreme.
Then a bunch of shirt zombies play Rock Band Beatles at PAX. Next up is Dtoider P4KO doing a cover of Sonic Adventure. Then Mega64 does Punch-Out!! More Mega64 follows with a Dreamcast Murder Mystery. The Destructainment ends with an old school ad for Kid Icarus.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Parodies, music, lamesauce and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment. First after the break is a video showing what a Grand Theft Auto game would be like with The Beatles. Then it's a music video tribute to games. Next up is a Serious Sam HD success story. Then Mario goes all Christian Bale on us.
A musical cover of a Yoshi's Island song follows that. Then it's Random Robot Intermission with a little PSA. Next is a lame old SNES ad. Then it's the Phoenix Wright musical with English subs. The Destructainment ends with a funny Left 4 Dead song.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Combo breakers, musical covers, mods and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment. First up after the break, it's some crazy combos in Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. Then Red Vs. Blue check out Halo 3: ODST. Next up, it's an awesome LEGO tribute to 8-bit games. Random Robot Intermission is up next with two robots making out.
Next up, the Double Dragon theme is played on the Mandolin. Then Toad is the Transporter. Next, listen to an awesome cover of some music from Sonic the Hedgehog. Followed by a mod in Street Fighter IV that brings in The Scout from Team Fortress 2. The Destructainment ends with a Ran Ran Ruuu Legend of Zelda mash-up.
[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.]
Music, ads, spoofs and more await you in this edition of Weekend Destructainment. After the break, Mega64 unleashes a new rap for Madden 10. Then it's a music video from The Guild. Next, it's the Wonderful World of Left 4 Dead. Then check out the neat Street Fighter cell phone strap. Random Robot Intermission is up next with "The Sex Has Made Me Stupid."
Then it's probably the weirdest videogame ad you will ever watch. Next, see how the Doom movie should have been done. Then it's the latest episode of The Legend of Neil. A old news cast about the trouble Nintendo is about to see follows that. The Destructainment ends with a nice Metropolis Zone remix from Sonic the Hedgehog.
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