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Marching band performs amazing video game halftime show

Marching band performs amazing video game halftime show

Ohio State's marching band played pieces from Super Mario Bros. and Halo while forming iconic imagery on the field.

Update: We’ve added a version of the halftime show that was shot using a camera from this century. You can see the original video here.

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Mario, Pikachu, and Epona made a dazzling appearance at the halftime of Saturday’s Big Ten football matchup between Ohio State and Nebraska.

Ohio State’s marching band put on a musical show featuring many of gaming’s biggest characters and musical numbers. The ensemble represented classics like Space Invaders and modern-day hits like Halo. The Zelda-sequence at around the six-minute mark is the show’s most impressive moment.

Check out the entire performance in this video:

Here’s each featured game in the order that they appear in the above video:

  • Space Invaders
  • Pokémon
  • Tetris
  • Super Mario Bros.
  • Super Mario World
  • Halo
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • Pac-Man

I’m a Michigan fan, but I’m glad that Ohio State has a marching band that’s this talented. It’s something that the Buckeyes will still be able to take pride in ever after the Wolverines stomp the football team in November.