If you've never been to a football game where the Ohio State University Marching & Athletic Band is performing, you might want to add it to your bucket list.
A video of the band's halftime performance Oct. 6 at a game against Nebraska has gone viral. It has received nearly 11.6 million hits on YouTube.
The band performed a nine-minute long tribute to video games and many are calling the most impressive half-time show to date.
The performance featured many popular and iconic video games including Super Mario, Tetris, Pokemon, Zelda and Halo. Their performance also had the different sounds and music associated with each game
The band has been dubbed the "The Best Damn Band in the Land" and they showed why they have earned this title.
Six minutes into the performance, the band created Link's horse running across the field. The formation garnered amazement from spectators who can be heard saying, 'Wow."
Following the band's breathtaking performance, Ohio State University administrators promoted its interim marching band leader Jonathan Waters to the full-time director's position.
"Jon has been an instrumental part of our university's great marching band for many years, and it's obvious today how successfully he is building on the band's excellence as evidenced by the outstanding performances that we have seen this season," Joseph Steinmetz, executive dean and vice provost, College of Arts and Sciences, said. I can't imagine a better fit for our marching band than Jon. He will carry on - and strengthen - the traditions built by Jon Woods, who retired last year."
Walters was a member of the Ohio State Marching Band from 1995-1999. He served as graduate assistant for the band for the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
The band's video game tribute came less than a month after Ohio University performed a rendition of "Gangnam Style" which was made popular by South Korean rapper PSY.
The band's next performance will be on Oct. 20 at noon when Ohio State University takes on Perdue at Ohio Stadium.
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