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GamesRadar presents: Video Game Idol

VIDEO: Simon Cowell judges gaming’s most talented stars in our spoof

Words: Justin Towell, GamesRadar UK

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Getting up on stage in front of an audience is nerve-wracking at the best of times. But what if that audience included Simon Cowell? Yup, in celebration of the UK X Factor and its unending choke-hold on our social lives, we've put our favourite videogame characters up in front of Simon in the style of American Idol and The X Factor.

Not even Dannii and Cheryl can help them now...

28 Oct, 2009

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UndyingReaver - 1 month 9 days ago

hahah classic. shame about K.K Slyder :(

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Terro - 1 month 9 days ago

Diddy Kong?!
Simon Cowell really is an utter twat.

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Sethkoos - 1 month 9 days ago

lol diddy kong close up
love it

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CARLINNIT - 1 month 9 days ago

Lol, loved the ending, with the predictably X-Factor music and slow zooms

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Hobojedi - 1 month 8 days ago

lol, "Single handedly the best audition I've ever hear"

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Cernunnos - 1 month 8 days ago

i suppose this wasnt Cole Train's "kinda shit"

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FinalGamer - 1 month 8 days ago

That was....brilliant XD that was a really good edit guys, I loved it, even if K.K. got dissed.

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ssj4raditz - 1 month 8 days ago

I needed this on such a dreary, snowy day. Thank you, Mr. Towell, and Mr. Cowell!

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zabu_san - 1 month 8 days ago

Really well done!! Poor Kyrie & KK Slider...
I thought they were wonderful!!

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Conman93 - 1 month 8 days ago

Hilarious!! Thank God sora wasnt there. He would be torn apart

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oryandymackie - 1 month 8 days ago

Simon Cowell? Justin Towell?

COINCIDENCE?

I THINK NOT!

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SlightlyBetterName - 1 month 8 days ago

Love it. Bravo.

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revrock - 1 month 8 days ago

Poor K.K.... Oh well, I would still vote for him anyway!

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skyguy343 - 1 month 8 days ago

lol'd hard at diddy kong. bravo GR

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Cyberninja - 1 month 8 days ago

that made my day better but i think diddy kong sucked long like kk slider

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Felixthecat - 1 month 8 days ago

KK Slider is the canine Bob Dylan, SO HE SHOULD OF WON!!!

But a fantastic edit anywho, i liked it.

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RandomSamurai13 - 1 month 8 days ago

That Was Amazing!

Seriously, that was great.

When you showed Donkey Kong and Diddy at the end I just thought 'I'd only be better if 'What About Love?' played, and it did!

reCaptch: topless China, I'll just go google something for a minute...

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IIIIIACEIIIII - 1 month 8 days ago

Hehehe Diddy Kong at the end, that was truly unexpected xD
Damn right Simon likes him...I beat that game more times than I can count on my opposable boy parts.

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