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MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark

MC Frontalot · 1.2M views · 2007-09-13 · 5:09

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Overview

MC Frontalot's nerdcore rap about the text adventure Zork, made for Jason Scott's Get Lamp documentary and featuring a cameo by Steve Meretzky. It was filmed over an evening in a basement.

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HN shares it whenever Zork or text adventures come up, as a fun tribute for geeks.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2012–2026

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DonHopkins · 2025-01 · Recommendation

MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark: [VIDEO] >Front geeked around for an evening in a basement in Massachusetts. It got filmed in HD. Then Jason Scott made a whole video out of it. The song and the video are in service of Jason's upcoming documentary about text adventures, Get Lamp, but you get to enjoy it now. Peek the cameo by Steve Meretzky. "Get Lamp" documentary: [LINK] Trailers: [LINK] Full archive: [LINK] Interviews: [LINK]

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musicale · 2023-11 · Recommendation

Wrong game, but I expect that's the joke! Now enjoy this immortal tribute: MC Frontalot - It is Pitch Dark [VIDEO]

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krapp · 2018-11 · Recommendation

Rap can be as diverse in terms of subject matter and style as any other musical genre. If you want some more "nerd" or parody rap here's some MC Frontalot[0] and Optimus Rhyme[1] that HN might enjoy. [0] [VIDEO] [1] [LINK]

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