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10 Video Game Soundtracks That Will Increase Your Productivity
It can be difficult to work in silence, but finding music that won’t distract you from high-concentration tasks — like writing — is also a challenge. But it turns out that video game tunes could be the perfect background music when you need to focus. No, seriously.
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Tokyo’s Secret, Members-Only Nintendo-Themed Bar
To get into the private Nintendo-themed bar “84”, you have to either be a member or know someone. Its address isn’t listed, and the establishment is strictly card-carrying members only. No wonder the door makes a Zelda secret sound when opened.
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Even Birds Can Get The Super Mario Theme Stuck In Their Heads
Koji Kondo created an earworm of epic proportions when he wrote the theme music for Super Mario Brothers more than 20 years ago. The tune’s become one of the most recognisable pop culture jingles of the last 40 years, to the point where tropical birds feel the need to sing it out loud. The feathered…
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This Turkish Rendition Of Super Mario Bros. Music Is Definitely Dance-Worthy
From the Republic of Turkey comes this wonderful impromptu rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme song, a familiar tune in an unfamiliar place.