Pup tersely describes itself as a “four piece rock band from Toronto.” Apparently, Pup also has at least one member who is an encyclopedic master of Super Nintendo and other 80s and 90s gaming systems. He displays his wasted youth in Pup’s music video ‘DVP,’ a tribute to road sodas and the Don Valley Parkway.
While lead vocalist, Stefan, laments his life of binge-drinking beer and playing Mario Andretti on the DVP, while failing to hit it with his friend’s sister, let’s play eye-spy with the retro games depicted:
- Super Mario Bros — Nintendo
- Mike Tyson’s Punch Out – Nintendo
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- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
- Mega Man – Nintendo
- ??
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- Super Mario Bros 3 – Nintendo
- ??
- Street Fighter II – Super Nintendo
- ??
- Pokemon Ruby – Gameboy Advance
- Mortal Kombat – Super Nintendo
- NBA Jam – Super Nintendo
- NHLPA ’93 – Nintendo
- ??
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day – Super Nintendo
- Batman: Revenge of the Joker?? — Super Nintendo
- Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls – Super Nintendo
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- Jaws? – Nintendo
- Battletoads – Nintendo
- F-1 Race – Nintendo
- Road Rash – Genesis
- The Karate Kid – Nintendo
- Mutant League Football – Genesis
- Toejam & Earl – Super Nintendo
- Zero Wing – Sega Mega Drive
- ??
- ??
- Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball – Super Nintendo
- ??
- ??
- Super Dodgeball – Core Grphx
- Super Mario Kart – Super Nintendo
- Super Metroid – Super Nintendo
- Secret of Mana – Super Nintendo
- Earthworm Jim – Super Nintendo
- ??
- ??
- Kirby’s Dreamland – Gameboy
- ??
- Oregon Trail – PC
- The Legend of Zelda – Nintendo
- Kool Aid Man – Intellivision
- Contra – Nintendo
Whew! My 90s brain is busted. Want to help me fill in the blanks? Put games I missed in the comments or email them to DrLaserfalcon@youtuberreview.com
<UPDATE>
In addition to the Sporcle Quiz that Ben left for us in the comments, Reddit User DonLeoRaphMike has submitted his best guesses as well:
0:00 Super Mario Bros 0:01 Mike Tyson’s Punch Out 0:02 ? 0:03 Lone Ranger 0:05 TMNT2 0:06 ? 0:07 Megaman 1 0:08 Castlevania 1 0:11 ? 0:13 Super Mario Bros 3 0:19 ? (River City Ransom?) 0:22 Street Fighter II 0:25 ? (Pokemon) 0:28 Mortal Kombat 2 – Arcade 0:31 ? (Pokemon) 0:32 NBA Jam 0:33 NHLPA 93 0:34 Battletoads 0:35 Terminator 2 0:37 NBA Jam 0:38 ? 0:39 Mike Tyson’s Punch Out 0:41 Batman 0:42 Fester’s Quest 0:44 Double Dragon 1 0:45 ? 0:46 Mike Tyson’s Punch Out 0:48 Jaws 0:49 ? 0:50 Battletoads 0:51 F1 Race 0:54 Megaman 1 0:55 Road Rash 0:58 TMNT IV 1:00 Super Mario Bros 3 1:03 Megaman X 1:04 Mortal Kombat 2 – Arcade 1:06 ? (River City Ransom?) 1:08 Battletoads 1:09 Super Mario Bros 3 1:11 Karate Kid 1:13 Mutant League Football 1:14 ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron 1:16 Street Fighter II 1:18 Zero Wing 1:21 ClayFighter 63⅓ 1:22 Street Fighter II Champion Edition 1:22 Megaman X 1:23 Bomberman 1 1:23 Street Fighter II 1:24 Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball 1:24 Conker’s Bad Fur Day 1:25 Terminator 2 1:26 Street Fighter II 1:27 Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball 1:29 Maniac Mansion 1:30 American Gladiators 1:31 ? (one of the Battletoads games) 1:32 ? (one of the Kunio-kun games) 1:34 Super Mario Kart 1:36 ? (MK 2 or 3) 1:37 Metroid 1:39 Secret of Mana 1:41 TMNT 2: The Arcade Game – NES 1:43 Earthworm Jim 1:45 Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball 1:49 Mortal Kombat 1 1:50 Gauntlet Legends 1:52 ? (Pokemon) 1:53 ? 1:57 Kirby’s Dreamland 1:58 Earthworm Jim 2:00 ? (Pokemon) 2:01 NBA Jam 2:02 ? 2:03 Oregon Trail 2:05 Super Mario Bros 3 2:07 Legend of Zelda 2:08 Super Mario Bros 2:10 Street Fighter II 2:11 Kool Aid Man – Intellivision 2:13 Contra 2:17 Street Fighter II
I think I’ve got all the gaps filled in. You can play it as a Sporcle Quiz here:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/BenI144/video-games-in-pups-dvp-music-video-1
Thank you, sir. Article updated.