TOP 11 BRENTALFLOSS VIDEO
One type of blog I'll be doing is Top 6/Top 11 blogs. Today we focus on brentalfloss.
brentalfloss's (and yes, his name is supposed to be written in lowercase) videos focus on taking the soundtracks of classic video games and
remixing them with his own lyrics, as part of the 'With Lyrics'. He is one of my favorite youtubers and his videos have been featured on Attack of the Show (G4 TV).
Real name Brent Black, brentalfloss has a youtube channel and also posts videos on screwattack.com. You can order CDs from his website's store, http://www.brentalfloss.com/store.cfm.cfm, or download them off of iTunes.
So here goes my Top 11 BRENTALFLOSS Videos.
11. Kirby W/ Lyrics
Who doesn't appreciate the little pink puffball getting a deserved kaiju treatment? Kirby is certainly more terrifying than the Cloverfield monster. He is basically a black hole with big cute googly eyes and runs around saying, "HIYYYYAAAEEE" before sucking you into his infinite vortex of gluttony!
10. Chrono Trigger: The Musical
I wish I could put this higher on the list because this is one of his least popular videos. As he states, he originally kept the first version of this video in his secret stash and even when animated it still has less views. Why? Chrono Trigger is pretty much a dead niche series (though an undeniable classic) and not everyone can appreciate what he is going for. This really is a sweet little song and a great parody of Colm Wilkinson's warbling (South Park also parodied him in a Thanksgivings Day special).
9. Castlevania II With Lyrics
I really hope companies like Konami appreciate fan stuff like this video. If it wasn't for people remixing the Castlevania soundtracks I would've written them off as another hack'n'slash without discovering the fun there is to be had.
8. Mega Man 3 "Game Over" With Lyrics
A sequel to the video that arguably rocketed him through the interwebs? brentalfloss completely captures the humiliation and the taunting of a game over song in a cheery, mean-spirited but playful fashion.
7. The Truth About Toad
brentalfloss really makes a great argument in the debate of "what the hell is Toad and is it gay?" The answer is a yes. Toad is Peach's gay butler who is useful for little but telling Mario that Peach is in another castle, being used as a human shield and throwing red turtle shells out of a go-kart. I wonder if we'll ever see an analysis of the enigma that is Lady Birdo.
6. Tetris With Lyrics
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It has always been my opinion that Tetris's entire hook is the song. Don't get me wrong. I really enjoy playing Tetris. My room is painted up with tetriminos. I don't think Tetris a girl exclusive, though floss seems to think so, feel free to leave your opinions below.
5. Zelda II With Lyrics
Zelda II is a strange duck. Everyone remembers the original NES title and Link to the Past (to the Past is my favorite SNES game). Yet, everyone forgets this 2-D sidescroller with rp elements and a chick who wants to heal you with her....huh? Thanks to virtuaconsole and ROMs a lot of fans who missed this title are getting a second chance to enjoy it's weirdness.
4. Final Fantasy Victory Theme With Lyrics
Final Fantasy is a series with great music. The victory song is one of those that carries on game after game and sticks with you. Everyone has hummed or made up words to this song (kind of like the Mario Star Invincibility tune). brentalfloss really nails this short but sweet tune.
3. Dr. Mario With Lyrics
Much like Wario's case of Mushroom Rot, this video got around thanks to floss's awesome portrayal as Mario, the hilarious animation and the lyrics. Dr. Mario is a terrible physician. Every play Smash Bros? He uses pills as weapons!
2. Mega Man 3 With Lyrics EXTENDED RE-MIX
If Mega Man 3 With Lyrics turned us all onto to the awesome sauce that is brentalfloss, than the remix showed us that the only one who can improve his first big video is the man himself. I love this song's sing-along styled lyrics. It is bad ass in every way.
1. Zelda With Lyrics
This video introduced the awesome floss character that is "Old Man". Old Man is a oft-forgotten but oft-quoted hermit, "It's dangerous to go alone. Take This!" In the original Zelda, he gave Link a sword and sent him on his quest to save the princess. The effects, performance and lyrics of Zelda With Lyrics are perfect. It helps that this series arguably has the best music of any video game series (at least according to X-Play and myself) and brentalfloss's rock remix bring the awesome. The beard helps too.
And that's it for Musical Monday's Top 11 BRENTALFLOSS Videos.
