Replay Couch 23: Modded

Welcome to the Replay Couch, where we kick back and watch the best, and worst, of recorded video game history. New to the series? Take a look at past editions here.

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Meet the McScout (link to this video)

The Scout is the kind of guy I could see doing something like this. Not complaining about his McNuggets, but prank calling McDonalds.

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Super Mario Music (link to this video)

This video is the result of taking a Super Mario World level that requires no input to play and dubbing a customized music track over the top. A symphony of nerdy proportions, served up by our friends in Japan.

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Metroid 2, Episode 2: The Remakening (link to this video)

One of many groups remaking Metroid 2, the Victims of Circumstance seem to have a particularly slick project in the works, judging from this trailer.

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Retro Trailer of the Week: Doom 3 (link to this video)

The announcement of Doom 4 came with a whimper when compared to the previous title in the series. The Macworld Expo unveiling of Doom 3, delivered in the form of a brief technology demo by id mastermind John Carmack, caused quite the scene in 2001.

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Half-Life Doom 2 (link to this video)

Who would take the time to port Half-Life into the Doom 2 engine? Jeremy Stepp, as far as I can tell. Why he did it is another question entirely.

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Goldeneye Doom 2 (link to this video)

The makers of the Goldeneye 007 Doom 2 total conversion are easier to track down, but no less mind-boggling.

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Unfortunate Soldier (link to this video)

This clip from Soldier of Fortune: Payback proves that real Soldiers of Fortune never quit--or die, for that matter.

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G-Man Video of the Week: You Got Served (link to this video)

After a motion capture experiment went horribly, horribly wrong, Byron Mallett turned lemons into lemonade with this bit of G-Man funkery.

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