Replay Couch 17: The Perfect Drug

Inside: An impressive Rock Band performance, a bizarre Smash Bros. Brawl hack, and more.

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Smash Bros. Mash Hack (link to this video)
Using some kind of technical wizardry, MeleeKirby has managed to swap the movesets of Smash Bros. Brawl characters at whim. I'm not really sure what's going on here, but that is one freaky looking Pikachu.

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Extremely Stunted (link to this video)
This stunt was going to be so extreme that you wouldn't have been able to handle it anyway.

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Mario Source (link to this video)
Who needs mushrooms when you have morphine? M0rtanius brings us his vision of a first person Mario game, as rendered in the Source engine.

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Retro Trailer of the Week: Brood War (link to this video)
Following this week's exciting reveal of the Zerg in StarCraft II, I felt it was time to look back at one of the race's finest moments. This Apocalypse Now-influenced introduction to the StarCraft: Brood War expansion is one of Blizzard's finest CG achievements.

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Shogun: Total Murder (link to this video)
Some of the best moments in Shogun: Total War were the ninja assassination sequences, played out after an attempt was made on a geisha, priest, or other un-politically correct victim. This video collects all of the successful attempts, strung together for your viewing pleasure.

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A Series of Unlikely Events (link to this video)
The strangest 30 seconds of Team Fortress 2 ever recorded.

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QuakeWorld Team Fortress (link to this video)
According to Shacker Torias, these past QuakeWorld Team Fortress players are contenders for the "serious skill" crown that is currently being fought over.

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Impossible Video of the Week: Nearly Perfect Drug (link to this video)
The drum part of Nine Inch Nails' The Perfect Drug is a real beast to play in Rock Band, but azuritereaction almost tamed it with this recording. There are a few players ahead of him on the leaderboard, but azurite understands the importance of multiple camera angles to properly to show off the skill it takes to achieve this kind of score.

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