Thought of the Day - YouTube ads ruin a perfectly good playlist of retro Nintendo music

There is a distinct charm to retro video game music. I'm talking 8- and 16-bit generation music. There's nothing quite like submersing yourself in chiptunes from NES and SNES games for a while. I would describe the sensation as almost surreal, in fact. Which is why I started to compile a playlist on YouTube with only the best NES and SNES music I can think of on it.

So far I've only got eight tracks on there, but that is certainly enough to get started, and all 8 of them can only be described as the best of the best.

The effect of listening to a bunch of retro music, one song after another, is rather spoiled by YouTube ads that might play before the actual videos. It's a delicate effect, after all. As much as I wish it were not so, ads have so pervaded our media, they simply cannot be avoided anymore. Which brings me to why Nintendo should release its soundtracks on iTunes and Amazon here in the West...

But that's a thought for another day.

Nintendo is everywhere!

This video is awesome. It proves that NINTENDO IS EVERYWHERE! Also, that this band director is totally awesome!

Family Music Video...to a Nintendo song!

I finally made another little video for all of you! All of the clips contained within are of my family (and dogs, heheh!) but perhaps you, as Nintendo fans, will recognize the music. Thanks for watching!

Can you believe I drew this Yoshi?! 'Cuz I can't!

My drawing skills are legendary...for being mediocre. I simply don't have the patience. But thanks to a YouTube video, I drew a pretty decent picture of Yoshi on my whiteboard! Get your drawing on today at a YouTube video near you!

Nintendo Music: Sea of Serendipity

I was playing Rayman Origins with Mary and my younger sister when we got to this level. As you can imagine, it's water-based. When the three of us stopped to listen to the music we had to suppress more than a few little giggles. This song has got to be the most memorable in this game, standing out amongst tracks that together form a soundtrack that's already fantastic to begin with. If you haven't given Rayman Origins a thought, I suggest you do so right now. And may that thought lead you to buy the game as well!