Okay, so it’s not really System of a Down, as the sign in the video implies. That’s clearly just a clever name thought up for the purposes of this music video, which shows 8-bit characters from the Mario universe playing some classic NES tunes, metal style.

While it’s certainly no Powerglove (check out Mario Minor and other songs on their Myspace, and browse their official website here) it does have a music video with 8-bit animation, so that’s something.

Marc Normandin is the video game editor of Blast Magazine. You can reach him via e-mail at marcnormandin@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter @Marc_Normandin