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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
Magesx at 08/24/2008 12:41
EEGRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The White Light's Avatar
The White Light at 08/24/2008 12:41
Wow, okay.
0bshaky's Avatar
0bshaky at 08/24/2008 12:45
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
jc275 at 08/24/2008 12:47
The only thing this guy has achieved is working out how to say "ni ni ni NIII!" without moving his lips...
Reallynotnick's Avatar
Reallynotnick at 08/24/2008 13:00
Ha, slow day but I rather have this then nothing!
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 08/24/2008 13:04
This is what makes Sundays so great.
ThisYearsPink's Avatar
ThisYearsPink at 08/24/2008 13:05
I'm speechless.
Haxan's Avatar
Haxan at 08/24/2008 13:07
Oh, Ted Raimi. How your star has fallen.
ace of knaves's Avatar
ace of knaves at 08/24/2008 13:09
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
whormongr at 08/24/2008 13:12
that was..... horrible
Peronthious's Avatar
Peronthious at 08/24/2008 13:16
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
king3vbo at 08/24/2008 13:23
uhhhhhh wut
Cartman's Avatar
Cartman at 08/24/2008 13:23
I like how he took 10 seconds in the opening to show it was a real banana.
Soulwax's Avatar
Soulwax at 08/24/2008 13:29
What a horrible mess.
Clockwork's Avatar
Clockwork at 08/24/2008 13:34
I can't imagine this is actually real.
Faust2814's Avatar
Faust2814 at 08/24/2008 13:35
He seemed to enjoy himself a little too much when licking his hand.
aaronf's Avatar
aaronf at 08/24/2008 13:41
Can I please have that minute and a half of my life back?
moleson's Avatar
moleson at 08/24/2008 13:44
It wasn't clever. It wasn't funny.
Krow's Avatar
Krow at 08/24/2008 13:45
Teehee, that amused me. I never realized half of Destructoid was so bitter.
DV2FOX's Avatar
DV2FOX at 08/24/2008 13:53
*Face palm pic plz*
microwavefood's Avatar
microwavefood at 08/24/2008 13:55
durrr durrrrr
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 08/24/2008 13:59
This is the single fucking stupidest thing I have ever seen on our site.
Debeo Laurus's Avatar
Debeo Laurus at 08/24/2008 14:03
I hate to be negative, but I'm with Topher
Ratcliff's Avatar
Ratcliff at 08/24/2008 14:06
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
Neonie at 08/24/2008 14:09
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
Cheeburga at 08/24/2008 14:10
AGHHHHHH
DonHonk's Avatar
DonHonk at 08/24/2008 14:12
@ Neonie:

I think everyone knows that.
randombullseye's Avatar
randombullseye at 08/24/2008 14:15
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
DonHonk at 08/24/2008 14:19
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
MechaMonkey at 08/24/2008 14:24
Once again proving that bananas make better fruits and dildos than musical instruments.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 08/24/2008 14:47
The worst part was when he started licking it off his fingers after he was done. Ugh.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 08/24/2008 14:54
Stupid? Yes.

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



that would be great
JaysonNapolitano's Avatar
JaysonNapolitano at 08/24/2008 15:54
Haha, that's awesome. Seriously.
Redzie's Avatar
Redzie at 08/24/2008 16:26
This shit is worse than Summa, wiisucks and joystiq combined.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 08/24/2008 16:40
The toilet paper roll part made me laugh.
moominsean's Avatar
moominsean at 08/24/2008 16:49
i can't believe the interweb would post something like this.
DryvBy's Avatar
DryvBy at 08/24/2008 17:00
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
epoch at 08/24/2008 17:22
FAKE
epoch's Avatar
epoch at 08/24/2008 17:23
this guy is obviously some sort of ventriloquist duh
Mista Smegheneghan's Avatar
Mista Smegheneghan at 08/24/2008 17:40
i saw this friday. i "wtf"ed then, and i "wtf"ed again
Electro Lemon's Avatar
Electro Lemon at 08/24/2008 17:46
@Topher: Meet NamelessTed.
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 08/24/2008 18:36
Lol...what the fuck.
TheBrain's Avatar
TheBrain at 08/24/2008 19:03
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
Joseph Leray at 08/24/2008 19:35
@TheBrain -

slowclap.gif
dephect's Avatar
dephect at 08/24/2008 20:27
@TheBrain

Pffft, totally fake.
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 08/24/2008 20:47
Horrible.
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