Our first video is the full soundtrack to the OG Mario Kart, and fittingly, it's made by a trio of fans from Japan wearing homemade paper Nintendo masks. Or maybe they're not fans and just people that Miyamoto kidnapped and forced to play songs for him each evening in his dungeon. Either way, the stringed instrumentation is simple but effective; they even mimic the engine revving before each race:
Just a good live run through of several Mario 3 tunes:
A one-man medley of DKC2 that uses lots of instruments to fill out the sound; I especially like the classical guitar and ocarina on Jib Jig. He transitions several songs to heavy electric guitar--the perfect balance to a game that rocks--and soothes the soul.
Would've loved to see this Mario Kart 64 live cover:
Mega babe covers Majora's Mask:
3 great DKC2 covers by a band that uploaded nothing else on youtube, over 5 years ago:
Super Mario World Castle Theme on a giant organ:
Tom Brier, the world's greatest sight-reading ragtime pianist tackles Yoshi's Island athletic theme:
OUTSTANDING what he does with Super Mario Land:
Mario Brothers 2. Sight read. The first time he saw the sheetmusic, this is what popped out:
Another sight-reading of DKC2:
Animal Crossing K.K. Ragtime
Sadly, Tom was in a terrible accident last summer and is making a slow recovery. It's still up in the air whether he'll play again; as you can see from his friend's youtube page that has several videos of him, he is a gifted individual.
Get well soon Mr. Brier! We're all hoping for you to play again.