"Arcade Gaming Shrine" by Palette-Swap Ninja [official video]

Download the MP3 at http://paletteswapninja.com

We finally shot a real video! Thanks to the team at California Extreme, all our willing extras, and all six or seven of our fans. Please check the credits at the end for all the love.


"Arcade Gaming Shrine"
A parody of Bowling for Soup's "1985"
Parody lyrics by Palette-Swap Ninja (http://paletteswapninja.com)

V1
Jimmy just left the mall
They had no games at all
He stopped by to play
Daytona USA
The arcade closed its doors
Back in 2004
In just a few years
The coin-ops disappeared
He was gonna own an arcade
He was gonna rent a space
He was gonna get some neon
To illuminate the place
But now it seems to be / Xbox and PS3
He liked the simpler time
Of joysticks / tokens / offline with

R1
Ms. Pac-Man, Defender
The smiley face in Venture
with Sub-Zero and Chun-Li
And playing golf with Golden Tee
Moon Cresta, Reactor
And serving beer in Tapper
He wishes he could find
an arcade, arcade, arcade gaming shrine


V2
He wants all the classics
From the early days
He found a Discs of Tron
Down at the pizza place
He bought a couple more
From the old convenience store
Took them off their hands
And then he hatched a plan
All these modern games / while they're still fun
Future generations should know where they came from
A place where they can see Smash TV
A place where they can play Zaxxon, Front Line
(plus there's Burgertime and)

R2
Pac-Man, and Crossbow
and Sega's Congo Bongo
There was Goro and Cammy
And blasting bugs in Centipede
From Q-Bert to Mappy
"Blue wizard needs food badly"
It gives him peace of mind
The arcade, arcade, arcade gaming shrine

BRIDGE
They're all set / to free play
Now he's got a room on par with Flynn's Arcade (that's from Tron)
But now that he's become / a collector
He'll never stop, stop, stop!

(He brought back)

R3
Tempest, Black Widow,
A four-slot Neo-Geo
There's a Vanguard, and Dig Dug
And Joust and Klax and Ladybug
His latest transaction:
An Elevator Action
Where will he draw the line
The arcade gaming shrine

R4
Ms. Pac-Man, Defender
The smiley face in Venture
with Sub-Zero and Chun-Li
And playing golf with Golden Tee
Moon Cresta, Reactor
And serving beer in Tapper
It's open all the time
The arcade, arcade, arcade gaming shrine

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• rock
• gaming
• arcade
• coin-op
• coinop
• Palette-Swap Ninja
• Palette Swap Ninja
• California Extreme
• CAX
• 2010
• Jude Kelley
• Dan Amrich
• parody
• novelty
• cover
• bowling for soup
• Arcade Gaming Shrine

[DrClawizdead]

Are you (Dan) the guy wearing the Bunny Ears in Maximum Hangtime?

That's pretty sweet!

[PaletteSwapNinja]

@DrClawizdead (Jude here..) Yes! A digitized Dan Amrich does make a guest appearance in Maximum Hangtime. He has an uncanny knack for three pointers.

[wraithsarkatekt]

One person... Hates arcades.

[PaletteSwapNinja]

@wraithsarkatekt To each their own. Maybe they thought the song was lame, maybe they didn't like our jokes, maybe they had a grudge against Activision...ya never can tell.

[madmandable]

It's been a year since your last song. How long do you thinki it'll be before you'll release another one?

[PaletteSwapNinja]

@madmandable We finally got the next one done and just released it today.

[hinatasuperfan21]

where do find this place i was just getting into games around the turn of gameing i played some but i need MOAR

[Th3Freak55]

Carolyn is super cute!

[HeadacheVillain]

I wish a place like that existed around here....

[WaronMax]

@OneOfSwords One of Swords...where have I heard that before...? Wait, you told people they were listening to the official OXM podcast. I see now! Anyway, awesome video.

[RealGamersTV]

Never had seen the video for this song. really good job guys. 

[chuckiej]

Should be in Rock Band

[OneOfSwords]

@WaronMax I've been told I look like Drew Carey, Patton Oswalt, Matthew Broderick...apparently I look like everybody but myself.

[DizzzyDragon]

Who found this from TDAR?



[DizzzyDragon]

chris anitista yes! :D

[WaronMax]

Doesn't the singer in the video look like Drew Carrey?