GDC 2009: Those Two Guys From The First Zelda Commercial Keynote Liveblog

9:27 - Just chilling here in the North Hall.  The show should be starting any moment now.

9:32 - Masaya Maatsura just passed me and his girlfriend is as flat as a parrapa character if you know what I mean. ;)

9:35 - They're playing the original commerical, the rap starts and a funky breakbeat comes in behind them, then the two dudes walk out on stage wearing "grownup" versions of the classic 80's outfits to wild applause.  awesome.

9:41 - Their names are actually Matt and Tobias.  They actually went to the same arts high school in Los Angeles.   the comme,rcial got them picked on constantly.

9:43 - they never really had a lot in common, matt (who played the "nerdier" kid) was ironically more or a jock. while tobias really was into video games

9:55 - Short History of Rap in Zelda Commercials retrospective including Link's Awakening rap and the weird japanese Link to the Past Rap

9:58 - They met again at a party in 2007 and are starting a nerdcore rap group called Straight Outta Hyrule.  Wild cheering.  They're about to do a number

10:07 - technical prolems messed up the music, but they are leading the audience in an impromptu clap beat.  dylan cuthbert claps on the 1s and 3s

10:13 - Link cosplay/dancer chicks have come out and are tearing it up.  the musics back up, but the songs are all pretty awful, though.

10:20 - I can't believe how long this one song is going the beats are all terrible.  everyone is getting really uncomfortable. 

10:27 - Oh, God.  They have a song about the war in Afghanistan.  Octoroks are doing a Debbie Allen style dramatic interpretation of the atrocities of the Taliban.  what is real anymore?

10:32 - People are starting to try and awkwardly file out.  Ocarina of Time footage is strobing all over the room.  I think I'm having an epileptic seizure.

10:48 - MAtt and Tobias are rolling around on the floor squealing.  The music has degraded into some chiptune nightmare.  i'm one of about ten people still in the room.  i have no idea if these dudes are trying to be andy kaufman or tim and eric or what.

10:53 - Straight Outta Hyrule is being escorted out by security.  The cosplay girls are screaming "No Justice.  No Peace."  It's finally over.  I have no idea what to believe in.  The video clips from this are going to be internet memes for the next five years.  God bless this country.