Highlights of 1992: Part One

Can we talk about how cool Mario Paint is for a minute? My brother found a new way to RickRoll me this evening. Check it out:

On top of letting Nintendo users draw pictures MS Paint style by using the SNES Mouse peripheral device, Mario Paint gives musical gamers (not necessarily needing a high level of musical ability) a blank canvas to compose songs on using Mario sound effects like mushroom and star power.

YouTube has archived several of these compositions, but note they’re not originals. Hilarious Internet/video game nerds have re-created tunes of the beloved 80s and recent top 40 hits, among others.

Check out this rendition of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’:

Here’s In Da Club by 50 Cent, Mario Paint style:

And finally, another cute version of The Office theme:

You’re lying if you don’t think this is all pretty effing cool.