Guitarist and YouTube user FamilyJules7X was inspired by the Mario Paint Evolution of Video Gaming, and crafted his own 17-minute retro gaming tribute video titled, “Replay: A Metal Tribute to the History of Video Games.” Through this aural history of video game theme songs from 1972 to present time, this musical masterpiece will box your ears.
FamilyJules7X used a whole slew of instruments including a Gibson Explorer, PRS SE Custom 7 string guitar, Schecter Damien FR guitar, Ibanez Soundgear SR405QM bass, Cordoba C7 classical guitar, an STL Zelda Tenor Ocarina, and a Toontrack Superior Drummer drumkit. In terms of gear, he used a Line 6 Pod HD Pro interface, a Yamaha MG 102c mixer, Mixcraft 6.1 audio software, and Izotope Ozone 5 mastering software. For videotaping and editing, he used Adobe Premiere Pro software and a Canon Eos Rebel T3i camera. The YouTuber recorded the audio and visuals separately, and then superimposed himself through a green screen to appear in the video games.
It is dazzling how he played the pieces by ear and arranged the music to fit together so wonderfully. He even programmed the FamilyJules7X’s other videos from the past three years include various how-to-play video game music tutorials.
Here’s the list of songs performed in the video:
0:07 Pong
0:17 Gunfight
0:21 Space Invaders
0:30 Pac-man
0:37 Frogger
0:46 Dig Dug
1:01 Phozon
1:10 Tetris
1:34 Super Mario Bros
2:01 Legend of Zelda
2:32 Punch-Out!!
2:55 Super Mario Bros. 2 – Character Select
3:11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3:36 Super Mario World – Athletic Theme
4:04 Sonic – Scrap Brain Zone
4:20 Street Fighter II – Vega's Theme
4:45 Mortal Kombat
5:17 Star Fox
5:52 Donkey Kong Country – Gang-Plank Galleon
6:04 Donkey Kong Country 2 – Snakey Chantey
6:24 Pokémon – Gym
6:48 Goldeneye
7:26 Ocarina of Time – Intro
8:08 Medal of Honor
8:39 The Sims
9:10 Animal Crossing
9:42 Battlefield 1942
10:14 Wind Waker
10:39 World of Warcraft – Song of Elune
11:05 Civilization IV – Baba Yetu
11:41 Twilight Princess – Hyrule Field
12:29 Super Mario Galaxy – Gusty Garden Galaxy
12:54 Fallout 3
13:23 Braid – Downstream
13:43 Mass Effect 2 – Suicide Mission
14:11 Skyrim – Sons of Skyrim
14:41 Super Hexagon – Focus
15:00 Last of Us
15:21 Dark Souls II – Longing
Story via YouTube
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