Chairman Brando’s Fancy Finds: Feb 9, ’11

February 9, 2011; 11:55 AM • by Chairman Brando

While everyone else was busy watching Christina Aguilera complete her march toward irrelevancy, I was beginning another run through The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I probably played this game more than any other as a kid — more than the original even. Back before everyone lost their attention spans and would only accept instant gratification from games (see: Call of Duty), these sorts of adventure games were simply the best. They tapped into our young, malleable minds and hit right at the heart of all our secret desires. Back then, well before we grew up and drank a giant pot of lamesauce, it was easy to believe that real adventure was within our grasp, that ordinary people could accomplish great things, and that we could one day find ourselves fated to participate in some world-saving quest in which we were the hero. Nowadays that magic is all but lost, and our quests consist mostly of paying the cell phone bill, buying Hot Pockets, and calling our ISP because YouTube is being slow. Oh, how our mighty dreams have fallen.

The best video of 2011

I know we’re barely five weeks into it, but I expect this one to have some staying power. Predictably, there is a kitty involved, but when you put said kitty in slow motion and throw some good music over top, it quickly ascends to greatness. It’s even better if you load the 720p version and watch it full screen.