Summer Game Fest looks to recruit violinist after his incredible Mario cover

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Geoff Keighly reached out to Okada Teppei after seeing his performance

(Image credit: Okada Teppei on YouTube)

We may see Japanese violinist Okada Teppei, known as Teppei-sensei online, perform during the Summer Game Fest, as producer Geoff Keighley suggested after seeing Teppei's Super Mario cover. 

You can watch and listen to the cover in question here, and you really do need to watch it. It's not just a violin version of the Super Mario soundtrack - Teppei goes a step further and integrates sound effects from jumping, swimming, grabbing power-ups and more in real-time. He also covers tunes from several levels and sequences, not just the first level. Yet Teppei never breaks the tempo of the background music itself, making for a truly dynamic and stunning compilation. 

Nintendo certainly has some games to announce this summer. Just recently, the company dropped a trailer for Paper Mario: The Origami King out of absolutely nowhere, and it's rumored to be preparing Pikmin 3 and other remasters for reveal.

Austin Wood
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