Sounds of Games: Bomberman, Bulánci & Mario Kart with live music

Sounds of Games is an evening when ordinary video gaming turns into a concert. The audience becomes players, and their actions on the big screen are accompanied by a musician who creates beats, samples, and unexpected sounds live. Together, they journey through different game worlds, genres, and eras–from pixelated retro classics to futuristic adventures. Gaming chaos + live music + audience = one big show where no one knows what will happen in the next level.

Bomberman

Pure chaos from an era when games didn't have tutorials. Locked in an arena, everyone has bombs, everyone wants to survive, no one can keep track of everything. Tactics last for about the first ten seconds, then you just try not to insult your teammate, whom you just accidentally blew up. A pixel classic that looks cute and plays like a social experiment.

Bulánci

A legendary Czech shootout with adorable pillows that resolve conflicts with gunfire and grenades in a 2D bedroom. Fast, malicious, politically incorrect, and perfectly designed to turn friends into enemies in three rounds. Soft heroes, harsh consequences.

Mario Kart

An arcade racing game where cute characters from the Nintendo universe do completely illegal things behind the wheel. Banana peels, turtle shells, drifting on the edge of physics.

The musical accompaniment will be performed by William Valerián – a chameleon of the theatre, acting and music. A slightly eccentric character who graduated from DAMU, much to his mum’s delight. He plays the saxophone and various electronic gadgets, and occasionally just bangs away at the piano for fun. People remember him for several reasons: his unmistakable energy and exuberance. He’s a musician who’s playful with genres, original and distinctive. The whole Sounds of Games performance will be one big, laid-back beer and a bit of a chill-out!

The co-pilot of this laid-back affair will be Jarda Slámečka, a champion at collecting hobbies: gamer, tabletop RPG storyteller, fantasy reader, barista and a prime example of a squirrel’s attention span. Expect unfinished sentences, jokes without punchlines, but also a deep dive into the world of gaming and science fiction, as if led by a professional diver. Jarda is a long-standing host of gastronomic events, one of the presenters on the Candycane Coffee podcast, and was a guest on the Lootbox podcast in an episode dedicated to the world of the Alien phenomenon. He organises board game events and is a lifelong fan of computer and other games.