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Stay right away from the video game pianist then!

Anyone heard of The Video Game Pianist? (aka Blindfolded Pianist) He basically is a college music student who plays video game music (Mario, Final Fantasy, Zelda, etc.) and posts them free on the internet. You've probably seen him on Ebaums playing mario songs blindfolded. The mission statements of his site.
Mission 1: "I am dedicated to promoting video game music as well as increasing the popularity of video game music."
Misson 2: "My second goal is to enhance the image of the piano and to make the piano a more mainstream instrument in today's music culture."
Mission 3: "My third goal is to popularize classical music by performing video game music."
And he's not half bad :)

Don't forget this too :).

i was going to say, isn't the only songs he play mario tunes, but then i found his list of recordings:

Mario Fantasy
Release Date: February 4, 2005
Total Playing Time: 33:23
Download size: 17.5 MB
Track Listing:

01 Super Mario Brothers 1 - Overworld Theme
02 Super Mario Brothers 1 - Underworld Theme
03 Super Mario Brothers 1 - Castle Theme
04 Super Mario Brothers 1 - Star Theme
05 Super Mario Brothers 1 - Underwater Theme
06 Super Mario Brothers 2 - Ending Theme
07 Super Mario Brothers 3 - Overworld Theme
08 Super Mario World 1 - Title Theme
09 Super Mario World 1 - Ghost House Theme
10 Super Mario World 1 - Ending Theme
11 Super Mario World 1 - Air Platform Theme
12 Final Fantasy VI - Kefka
13 Final Fantasy VII - Prelude
14 Final Fantasy VII - Cid's Theme
15 Final Fantasy VIII - Balamb Garden
16 Final Fantasy IX - Melodies of Life
17 Final Fantasy X - Away to Zanarkand
18 Final Fantasy X - Lulu's Theme
19 Final Fantasy X - Silence Before the Storm
20 Final Fantasy Ending Theme

THE VIDEO GAME PIANIST PIANO COLLECTIONS
ARTIST: Video Game Pianist (formerly known as The Blindfolded Pianist)
TITLE: The Video Game Pianist Piano Collections
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2005

01 Super Mario Brothers 1--Overworld Theme, Underworld Theme, Castle Theme, Victory Theme, Underwater Theme, and Star Theme
02 Super Mario Brothers 2--Ending Theme and Super Mario Brothers 3--Overworld Theme
03 Super Mario World 1--Intro Theme, Donut Plains Theme, Yoshi's Island Theme, Vanilla Dome Theme, Forest of Illusion Theme, Star Road Theme, and Valley of Bowser Theme
04 Super Mario World 1--Castle Theme, Koopa Kids Theme, Victory Theme, Mario Die Theme, Game Over Theme, Air Platform Theme, and Countdown Timer Theme
05 The Legend of Zelda--Overworld Theme, Link Die Theme, Labyrinth Theme, Item Theme, Secret Passage Theme, Magic Recorder Theme, Triforce Theme, Final Labyrinth Theme, Ganon Appears Theme, and Ending Theme
06 Zelda 3--Dark Overworld Theme, Rescuing Zelda Theme, and Zelda 64--Intro Theme
07 Zelda 64--Temple Theme Songs: Minuet of Forest, Bolero of Fire, Serenade of Water, Nocturne of Shadow, and Requiem of Spirit
08 Sonic the Hedgehog 1--Green Hill Zone, Stage Complete Theme, Labyrinth Zone, Marble Zone, Sonic Drowning Theme, Game Over Theme, Starlight Zone, Chaos Emerald Theme, Scrap Brain Zone, Spring Yard Zone, Game Over Theme, Extra Life Theme, and Ending Theme
09 Sonic the Hedgehog 2--Emerald Hill Zone, Chemical Plant Zone, Boss Theme, Sonic the Hedgehog 3--Boss Theme, Sonic the Hedgehog 2--Ending Theme
10 Earthworm Jim--Banjo Race
11 Halo 2--Main Theme Mjolnir Mix
12 Final Fantasy VI--Kefka
13 Final Fantasy VI--Celes
14 Final Fantasy VI--Kids Run Through the City Corner
15 Final Fantasy VII--Prelude
16 Final Fantasy VII--Cid's Theme
17 Final Fantasy VIII--Balamb Garden
18 Final Fantasy IX--Melodies of Life
19 Final Fantasy IX--Ending Theme
20Final Fantasy X--Away to Zanarkand
21Final Fantasy X--Silence Before the Storm
22 Final Fantasy X--Ending Theme
23 Final Fantasy X--Suteki da Ne (Isn't it Beautiful?)
24 Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor
25 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor--Presto
Super Mario and Zelda music composed by Koji Kondo.
Sonic the Hedgehog music composed by Masatu Nakamura.
Earthworm Jim music composed by Tommy Tallarico.
Halo 2 music composed by Marty O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori.
Final Fantasy music composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
Transcendental Etude composed by Franz Liszt.
Piano Concerto No. 1 composed by Felix Mendelssohn.

I'm in the middle of downloading them (links are on the above mentioned link) so I don't know if it's worthy yet to call him the video game pianist

I watched some of the videos on the site, and now my opinion is that his newest videos are much better than the old ones. He seems to keep his tempo much better now. And according to his biography, he seems to be taking a pursuing a Bachelor degree in piano playing.

And that his name is Martin Leung.