As we have all probably heard by now, two American live action “Akira” movies are being made. Not only that, but Leonardo DiCaprio (more like DiFagrio AMIRITE) has been announced as a producer. It’s also worth bringing up these Akira movies will take place in “New Manhattan” as opposed to “Neo” Tokyo… What’s this? An upcomming american live action adaptation that sounds like total fail. Now this sounds Familiar….Deja Vu even…. what could it be, oh right, DRAGONBALL Z
So here I ask you faithful Jerkpop readers (who consist of just the writers, save for a spare few), what movie do you think will fail harder?
Ever had a sleepless night where you are wondering the burning question…”What would happen if Zombies start dancing to anime themes?” Well, wonder no more. For here are the zombies who are willing to dance to all your anime goodness.
I’m quite sure that anyone who’s owned a Super NES has at least heard of the game Mario Paint. Not only were the mini-games that came along with it great(especially the fly swatter), making crappy animations with crappy pictures was slightly amusing. Of course, anyone who’s actually played the game knows that the best part of it is not the “painting” but the built in music composer.
Just last night as I was mindlessly sifting through my bookmarks on Firefox I happened across a link to the Youtube profile of TomBobBlender. It’s amazing what this man can do with the original Mario Paint music composer. Not only does he accurately arranges classic video game music in the key of C without using sharps or flats(all because of the constraints of the original composer), but his creative use of the different “instruments” is mind blowing.
Now, this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I myself find it simply amazing. Some of these songs are so well done that it brings a tear to my eye, simply out of nostalgia, even though I could just as easily look up the songs and listen to an MP3 or MIDI somewhere. There’s something about watching little Mario hop across the top of the screen along to my favorite video game music.
Here’s one of my favorite songs that he’s done. You can find a few more after the jump if you like.
