Videogame music makes Star Wars better

VIDEO: See Episode IV improved with an 8-bit redub

Words: on April 10, 2009
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The first shot of the first Star Wars film is amazing. Groundbreaking at the time and still hugely effective now, the opening Star Destroyer fly-by is dramatic, ominous and awe-inspiring all at the same time.

It's awesome, but we wanted it to be awesomer. Being massive fans of videogame music, we saw only one option, but could we find a track to beat the threatening bombast of John Williams' original score?

Hell yes we could. Over to Mario...

And there’s more where that came from. We’re cooking up a whole load of movie/game music mash-ups, including (amongst others) the likes of Reservoir Dogs, The Matrix and The Terminator. This first one is just a taster of what’s to come, so tune in at the same time next Friday for more.


NOTE: This video is intended for parody purposes only. We sourced the video material used from YouTube, but if you are the copyright holder and would like us to remove it, get in touch at GamesRadar@futurenet.co.uk.


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  • noobeater

    noobeater  - 2 years, 9 months ago  - Report

    LOL

    soo funny and they all are, cant believe only just seen all these
    Reply
  • JohnDD

    JohnDD  - 2 years, 9 months ago  - Report

    GRDavid - cannot wait! ;)
    Reply
  • planet5421

    planet5421  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    i didnt like it much
    Reply
  • Defguru7777

    Defguru7777  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Kind of anti-climactic, but still funny.
    Reply
  • Hobojedi

    Hobojedi  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Interesting.. this could be awesome, if you do it right.
    Reply
  • Tomsta666

    Tomsta666  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Made entirely of WIN!
    Reply
  • laharl281

    laharl281  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    lol, this is really good.
    Reply
  • NelosAngelos

    NelosAngelos  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    My god that's a lot more funny than I thought it would be at first. Just goes to show ya, it's the simple things that we really cherish.
    Reply
  • Ravenbom

    Ravenbom  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    How about one with Flammie's flying song from Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2) cut to the flying sequences in Neverending story.

    I loved this one, I thought it was awesome, I'd like to see more.
    Reply
  • lava_lamp

    lava_lamp  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    am i the only one here that didnt like that
    and thought it was stupid
    Reply
  • Ravenbom

    Ravenbom  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    James Bond title screen plus Spy Hunter.
    Reply
  • rafa_slash

    rafa_slash  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    AWESOME!!!!
    Raiders of the Lost Ark should be next!
    Reply
  • Corsair89

    Corsair89  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Hmm... I'm not really sure what to think. It sounded cool, but... I don't know, you just can't seperate the original music from that scene. But, I do think that replacing movie music with game music is a great idea and you guys should definitely continue with other movies.
    Reply
  • GamesRadarDavidHoughton

    GamesRadarDavidHoughton  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    JohnDD:

    I was watching Close Encounters myself the other day and thinking the same thing. I'll see if I can come up with anything for it.

    And funny you should mention The Terminator... ;)
    Reply
  • gmilf71

    gmilf71  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    LOL pwwned.
    Reply
  • JohnDD

    JohnDD  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    I loved it! Hilarious! Made my day at the office slightly more bearable!

    I for one would like to see more - my suggestions for scenes would be:

    - Close Encounters of the Third Kind: when the humans are first communicating with the alien mothership
    - Blade Runner: when Harrison Ford is taken to the Police station in the Spinner (flying poice car)
    - Halloween: the end when Jamie Lee Curtis is trying to escape from the house (would love to hear some 8-bit sampled screams!!)
    - Terminator: the car chase scene when Reese and Sarah escape the Police station and get chased by the Terminator (8-bit squeeling tyres?)

    More please!
    Reply
  • NastyRobotHickey

    NastyRobotHickey  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    Hey, someone got Mario in my Star Wars! Please make it stop.
    Reply
  • LionheartAce

    LionheartAce  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    That is true greatness!
    Reply
  • WBxRelentless

    WBxRelentless  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    haha that was pretty clever. =]

    reCAPTCHA: collecting ladies
    Reply
  • screath

    screath  - 2 years, 10 months ago  - Report

    I for one loved it. The music and sound effects fit perfectly. For one of the videos a good idea would be Pirates of the Carribean with the Monkey Island music.
    Reply
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