The Ten Best Video Game MashupsThough many of us play video games, we often overlook their wonderful soundtracks. A few mashup artists have paid tribute to the soundtracks of our childhood by using songs from video games as instrumentals in their mashups. Whether the final product is silly 8-bit fun or an emotional swooping soundscape, these mashups are sure to bring back some good memories. For this top ten list, I aimed to rate songs based on the artist’s ability to: make good, creative use of the video game track, recreate the original rap song in a fresh, unique way, and produce either a cute/fun or legitimately good mashup. Now on to the countdown…
Video Games + Rap. A match made in heaven? (Kanye and Mario think so.) 10. MF Doom – Vomit (Horse Race) Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. I mean…I’m not even sure if MF Doom would be upset about this… 9. 99 Problems Zone By: Valley of Walls off Super Smashup Bros Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Funky 8-Bit Jay-Z? Yes, please. 8. Without The Brothers Bear By: Norwegian Recycling off Donkey Business Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. The combination of Eminem’s raunchy lyrics andthe cute instrumental, plus the memories they both bring back puts this one on the list. 7. I Know You Want Wario Stadium By: Valley of Walls off Super Smashup Bros Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. This one is just hilarious. 6. When Diddy’s Gone By: Norwegian Recycling off Donkey Business Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Donkey Kong Slow Jam. ‘Nuff said.
5. Gold Digger By: Valley of Walls off The Party Before Venturing Forth Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. This one is just another fun 8-bit track. The verse at 0:38 gets me every time too. 4. Gucci Mane – Stoopid (Costa Del Sol) By: Team Teamwork off Vinyl Fantasy 7 Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Gucci Mane + Coastal Resort: who would’ve imagined it could work so well? 3. Runaway Dixie By: Norwegian Recycling off Donkey Business Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Like #6, this one just works. Ignore the fact that the instrumental is from Donkey Kong and it’s just a damn good beat: full of emotion and ambient sounds, fitting the acapella perfectly. And now we are down to the final two. Hopefully you liked #4 because the next two are also by Team Teamwork, off his first video game mashup album, The Ocarina of Rhyme. They are very close in ranking, if not tied for first. Team Teamwork really gets it right with these two. The songs don’t get old and are worth more than some of these other cute and silly video game mashups. In fact, I wouldn’t describe these next two as silly at all.
2. Clipse – Virginia (Lost Woods) By: Team Teamwork off The Ocarina of Rhyme Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. 1. Slim Thug & Mike Jones – Still Tippin’ (Great Fairy’s Fountain) By: Team Teamwork off The Ocarina of Rhyme Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. So there you have it, my top ten favorite video game mashups. Is your favorite not on the list? Hate or love my picks? Let everyone know in the comments. Special Bonus: Worst Video Game Mashup goes to 50 Cent: Bulletproof for PS2 and Xbox
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