This Beatboxer Has Clearly Played A Lot of Mario Games
Posted by Zach Kaplan
Japanese musician performs some impressive beat-coin-boxing
We've seen some interesting 8-bit musical adaptations before, but Japanese beatboxer Hikakin has done the reverse, emulating classic Mushroom Kingdom melodies with nothing more than his mouth / throat combination. It's Rahzel meets Miyamoto in this incredibly impressive display of vocal virtuosity.
Check out his recently posted video and marvel at this unplugged sound sensation.
[via youtube.com]
#1
SonicMaster said:
pretty good
#2
NintenFreak said:
i saw this on gamesradar earlyer today, and that guy is an amazing beat boxer
#3
TLink9 said:
He should be on Japan Gots Talent lol
#4
SpaghettiToastBook said:
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Wow.
#5
Ryon said:
freakin crazy!
#6
ASDFGHJKL said:
He is a good beatboxer, but to be honest, the lead parts of the tunes sound just wierd.
#7
LordJumpMad said:
I wonder if someone can Rap to that beat?
#8
turtlelink said:
hmm, no credit, huh?
#9
pikku said:
lol our good friend Turtlelink showed this to us just a few hours ago. quite awsome indeed.
#10
Zach said:
I love how he speeds up at the end.
@turtlelink Sorry friend, found this on the youtube homepage.
#11
timp29 said:
hahah rahzel meets miyamoto indeed
#12
Erica_Hartmann said:
lol WTF? XD
#13
pixelman said:
What the hell. D:
#14
turtlelink said:
That could have been me watching it and trying to embed it here
#15
bullet7105 said:
pretty impressive
#16
Zach said:
@turtlelink Actually, our senior editors proofread, revise, improve and approve everything before it appears on the site.
#17
turtlelink said:
Ok. You win this time, Mods!!! We will rebel though! >:3
#18
Zach said:
@turtlelink Can't we just all be friends?
#19
zezhyrule said:
Wow(in a non-sarcastic way).
#20
moosa said:
Pretty incredible. It reminds me of the beatboxing flute guy.
#21
JamieO said:
Ha, ha, he busts out a Super Mario World tune half way through too.
#22
Klapaucius said:
Impressive
shame its not perfectly on note, though. But then its not like I'd be able to do anything like this o_o
#23
Kirk said:
Very impressive.
#24
Zach said:
@Klapaucius & Gabe Greens: Ace Attorney I didn't know we had any celebrities on our message boards! Ladies and gentlemen, Simon Cowell & Simon Cowell.
#25
Phobos said:
Niiiice!
#26
Klapaucius said:
@zkaplan
#27
Junior117 said:
AWESOME!
#28
Zach said:
@Klapaucius
That goes for you too, Gabe. All in the name of fun.
#29
Klapaucius said:
@zkaplan
Not sure who fails more, me for criticising the awesome beatboxer dude, or you for a Simon Cowell reference
#30
she_gamer said:
Isn't that Japan's national anthem? If not, it could be...
#31
Raylax said:
Equal parts the most brilliant and hilarious thing I've heard all day.
#32
SwerdMurd said:
Rahzel's a clown imo. So many better names out there.
"I'm on a Twix commercial and I have horribly disfigured teeth! I deserve to be famous covering other people's work!"
#33
Zach said:
@Swerd_Murd And what of "If Your Mother Only Knew"? I don't know whether or not it's a cover, but have you heard his version? Or his newer version, which you can see on YouTube? Nice.
#34
suburban_sensei said:
That was great, I like when he started doing the song from Super Mario World.
#35
ToastyYogurt said:
That was the most AMAZING thing I have seen. I wish I could do that...
#36
Feld0 said:
Whoa...I'm speechless...
#37
JimLad said:
I love the underground bits, the one after he taps his chest... how the hell!?
#38
connconn7 said:
Now that was epic.
#39
Rally said:
I beatbox, but NOT as good as that.