Some of our readers may recognize this pairing, as it was suggested by Rob waaaaaaaaaaay back in May.
Yes, StarTropics holds a special place in the hearts of many Nintendo fans. Conceived as a western sister game to The Legend of Zelda, StarTropics was a linear adventure about an American teenager (he was a Seattle high school baseball star!) exploring the monster-filled caves of tropical islands in order to rescue his archeologist uncle from aliens. Proving how very western the game was, neither it nor its sequel Zoda's Revenge were ever released in Nintendo's native Japan.
Islands is a Canadian pop band fronted by Nicholas Thorburn (formerly of The Unicorns) who are credited with with repopularizing the Paul Simon Graceland sound that has seen a resurgnace in the indie-pop scene as of late. There's really not much more to say on the subject, so let's go straight to the video:
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