Jack Black’s animated video game song goes hard

Jack Black, a gaming enthusiast himself, wants everyone to know. His new music video, performed by his band Tenacious D and animated by YouTuber Chris O’Neill, is all about Black’s gamer credibility.

Black is a singer who spends most of his song talking about himself. doesn’tPlay video games no longer. He makes exceptions after exceptions, extolling video games’ brilliance. God of War, Fallout 4” Red Dead Redemption 2. among others, so it’s really about how much he loves them. Little animated Jack Black and bandmate Kyle Gass take an animated journey through various video game worlds — Mario, Sonic, Minecraft, and more.

Black’s been on a gamer musical roll lately. As Bowser in Super Mario Bros. Movie, Black performed the infectious “Peaches,” an ode to Princess Peach that we still can’t stop singing. Lyrical Lemonade, a popular music video studio known for its rap videos, produced a video of Black’s song.