Round-up: covers of Mario tunes

As one of the world's most well known video game characters, it's not suprising to see tributes to Mario appearing nearly 25 years after his first game appearance. A sign of his timeless appeal is the fact that Nintendo is still producing games with Mario as the central character. Another important factor is the music. How many people do you know who wouldn't recognise the first "doot doot doot, doot doot doot doot" of the Super Mario Bros theme?

• This cover of several
  Mario tunes (on a marimba no less) introduces Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad (on drums) to the fray. The
  audience reaction to this performance is insane. Just wait until Luigi pulls an invincibility star out of the
  question box!

• Singing the Mario Bros. tune may be
  something you do in the shower, but this group took it to a whole new level. Check out this
  acapella tribute.

• Here's the Super Mario bros. theme played
  on an electric guitar, courtesy of a long haired Japanese rocker.

• And here's the bass guitar accompaniment.

• Alternatively, try the "fat bass" version. Bass
  this fat should be illegal!

• A true representation of what students learn whilst at
  college and university: how to play the Mario Bros. theme tune with sweaty hands.

• The video game pianist hits the Mario
  Bros. theme tune — blindfolded. He's also
  covered every single popular video game tune
  ever.

Taking a look at the vast number and quality of these performances, it's hard to imagine the Super Mario Bros. theme tune ever getting old.

[Via digg]