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Oh, Internet. First, you shattered my ability to feel empathy for the world’s woes. Then, you killed every scrap of sensitivity that I had with outrageous pictures and video. Now, you have swooped down and taken the original Super Mario Bros. theme away from me. Thankfully, you only did it with a banana.

That’s right, one of the guys from Eegra plays the Super Mario Bros. theme with a banana in the video above. Naturally, I’m wary of what kind of banana that man has. Whenever I run to my grocer for a banana it typically doesn’t scream at me while I cut or peel it.  If it did, I doubt I could manipulate it enough to create a song.

Regardless, this is just another lesson within the beauty of the Internet and videogames. A banana and Mario always equals success.


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Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 12:41
Magesx
EEGRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The White Light's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 12:41
The White Light
Wow, okay.
0bshaky's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 12:45
0bshaky
Proved as fake. Tried it with normal bananas, "niño" bananas, "Corazon" bananas, platains and maduros and they only make squish-like sounds. On the other hand I achieve to make the sounds of the last seconds of the video by chugging a bottle of aftershave.
jc275's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 12:47
jc275
The only thing this guy has achieved is working out how to say "ni ni ni NIII!" without moving his lips...
Reallynotnick's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:00
Reallynotnick
Ha, slow day but I rather have this then nothing!
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:04
falinter
This is what makes Sundays so great.
ThisYearsPink's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:05
ThisYearsPink
I'm speechless.
Haxan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:07
Haxan
Oh, Ted Raimi. How your star has fallen.
ace of knaves's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:09
ace of knaves
Imagine, if you will, that you found this video somewhere else, in a completely random, round-a-bout manner, so that you had no idea what you would see when you pressed play, and that it didn't have the opening telling you what was about to happen. Now imagine yourself watching that man, tenderly, thoughtfully stroking a banana. The horror of that first ten seconds, before he starts doing what jc275 pointed out he's probably doing...my friends, that's the stuff what nightmares are made of.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:12
whormongr
that was..... horrible
Peronthious's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:16
Peronthious
You know, I thought this would be on par with the guy who fashioned ocarinas out of different fruits and played themes on those. At least that was fairly impressive. This was...ugh
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:23
king3vbo
uhhhhhh wut
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:23
Cartman
I like how he took 10 seconds in the opening to show it was a real banana.
Soulwax's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:29
Soulwax
What a horrible mess.
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:34
Clockwork
I can't imagine this is actually real.
Faust2814's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:35
Faust2814
He seemed to enjoy himself a little too much when licking his hand.
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:41
aaronf
Can I please have that minute and a half of my life back?
moleson's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:44
moleson
It wasn't clever. It wasn't funny.
Krow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:45
Krow
Teehee, that amused me. I never realized half of Destructoid was so bitter.
DV2FOX's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:53
DV2FOX
*Face palm pic plz*
microwavefood's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:55
microwavefood
durrr durrrrr
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 13:59
Topher Cantler
This is the single fucking stupidest thing I have ever seen on our site.
Debeo Laurus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:03
Debeo Laurus
I hate to be negative, but I'm with Topher
Ratcliff's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:06
Ratcliff
I third Topher,
This really isn't the gaming news that I come here for.
Maybe there really is something to the whole "gamers are growing up, so they don't want the same old immature humor all the time..."
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:09
Neonie
I also agree with Topher. Seriously, WTF. He didn't play the theme on a banana, he hummed the theme without moving his lips while squishing a banana.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:10
Cheeburga
AGHHHHHH
DonHonk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:12
DonHonk
@ Neonie:

I think everyone knows that.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:15
randombullseye
I would expect this on a cblog, but on the front page?

An angry editorial or mildly humorous original content, sure. That I can understand. But just some guy from you tube "playing" a song from mario brothers on a banana? Why? Why is this news? Its not funny or interesting and is barely video game related.

Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul.
DonHonk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:19
DonHonk
You guys are way too damn serious. Keep in mind you're reading a videogames related blog on the internet, not Time Magazine.

Lighten up.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:24
MechaMonkey
Once again proving that bananas make better fruits and dildos than musical instruments.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:47
Samit Sarkar
The worst part was when he started licking it off his fingers after he was done. Ugh.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 14:54
Professor Pew
Stupid? Yes.

Pure genius? I think so.
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 15:08
John B
O_o Whoa. My brain hurts now.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 15:27
RonBurgandy2010
.............................................
SuperCracker's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 15:42
SuperCracker
I want to kill this man with a banana now. Imagine the "violent videogames" articles then!
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 15:44
RAB
I wish bananas really screamed like that.



that would be great
JaysonNapolitano's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 15:54
JaysonNapolitano
Haha, that's awesome. Seriously.
Redzie's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 16:26
Redzie
This shit is worse than Summa, wiisucks and joystiq combined.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 16:40
Holyetheline
The toilet paper roll part made me laugh.
moominsean's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 16:49
moominsean
i can't believe the interweb would post something like this.
DryvBy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 17:00
DryvBy
Why are these morons allowed on the interwebs? This explains why Obama and McCain are the only candidates in the next election.
epoch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 17:22
epoch
FAKE
epoch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 17:23
epoch
this guy is obviously some sort of ventriloquist duh
Mista Smegheneghan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 17:40
Mista Smegheneghan
i saw this friday. i "wtf"ed then, and i "wtf"ed again
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 17:46
Electro Lemon
@Topher: Meet NamelessTed.
Alexradl's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 18:36
Alexradl
Lol...what the fuck.
TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 19:03
TheBrain
lol@those who find it necessary to call this out as fake.

Is everyone missing the point that this was obviously done as a way of making fun of the fact that we have about a billion videos out there of unique ways to play the Mario theme? This is probably the most ridiculously overplayed musical endeavor taken on by gamers at the moment. I cringe everytime someone finds a new way to lobotomize a piece of my childhood nostalgia simply because they can. This video, on the other hand, lets me know that I'm not the only one who finds the whole thing ridiculous.

Now if only we could do something about those videogame themed birthday cakes...
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 19:35
Joseph Leray
@TheBrain -

slowclap.gif
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 20:27
dephect
@TheBrain

Pffft, totally fake.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/24/2008 20:47
Gameboi
Horrible.
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