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The marching band for the University of California at Berkley had a special presentation planned for the November 3, 2007, football game. During the halftime show of the California Golden Bears vs Washington State Cougars game, the marching band put on a tribute to video games. Thanks to diligent fans, the entire six and a half minute performance is available for the whole world to see. The show pays tributes to some of the more famous video games.

The performance begins with a brief Pong match. Players march while the classic beeps sound off. It then transitions into Tetris. While the band plays the theme, the members take the shapes of various blocks falling to the bottom of the field. Mortal Kombat comes next, first with the MK logo and shouts of “Mortal Kombat,” and then with dragon insignia representative of the series.

Pokemon is honored next, as the Pokemon theme then kicks in and two pokeballs appear on field. At this point the camera zooms in to show two marchers representing pokemon duking it out. After one emerges victorious, music from the Legend of Zelda games pipes in, and a triforce and sword take shape. The last minute of the presentation is devoted to Super Mario Brothers, with the band members taking the shape of various levels. A lone individual then goes through the pipes and levels. The stunning finish features the lone figure representing Mario begins dashing to the flagpole from the original Super Mario game, while a castle appears in the background.

This whole presentation is amazing. It is something any video game fan should see. It is even better than the YouTube video of the prisoners dancing to Thriller. It is amazing.

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