Marching band tribute to Zelda, Tetris, more goes viral - watch video

An incredible college marching band tribute to video games has gone viral, gaining over 1m views in 24 hours.

The Ohio State University 'Buckeyes' band performed the complex routine during the half-time of a college football game against Nebraska.



In the video, the performers accompany brass band renditions of famous video game themes by marching into formations resembling symbols and characters from the corresponding games.

These include Mario's castle, a game of Space Invaders, and Pikachu from Pokemon. Other games referenced in the video include Halo, Tetris and Pac-Man.

The centrepiece of the video is a 100ft rendition of Link's horse Epona from Zelda, which begins to gallop across the field to the delight of the crowd.

The Ohio State football team went on to thrash Nebraska 63-38.