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MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark
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.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN shares it whenever Zork or text adventures come up, as a fun tribute for geeks.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- MC Frontalot
- Topic
- zork nerdcore rap
- Format
- music
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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For those who aren't familiar with MC Frontalot, might I suggest you check out "It is Pitch Dark," his rap about Zork. [VIDEO]
jmcnevin on Hacker News · 2012-01
In Indie artist trying to claim his domain nameI feel that this post also needs a link to MC Frontalot's It Is Pitch Dark[1]. Also starring Steve Meretzky. [1]: [VIDEO]
Intermernet on Hacker News · 2015-11
In Get LampRap 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]
krapp on Hacker News · 2018-11
In A funny rap song about the pains of pair programming
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