As such, 8-bit music is characterised as much by its limitations ... Amazing hooks and melodies, and the boss battles themes are on point. “I think 8-bit just has such a unique and timeless ...

But how did those big beige boxes actually make music? True to his nickname, the 8-Bit Guy and his guest, the Obsolete Guy, know a lot about how computers created sounds three decades ago.

Chiptune — also called chip music and 8-bit music — found its footing as a subculture after it, somewhat ironically, became redundant for soundtracking video games, says Kenny McAlpine ...

But this week, I’m looking in the opposite direction: 8-bit music. A whole community of musicians use modified handheld gaming devices like Nintendo Game Boys and NES boxes as live musical ...

The Very Best's "Let Go" isn't your standard-issue 8-bit-inspired music video. While it has all the fun and side-scrolling action of an 8-bit video, the clip for the indie duo's new track also has ...

There’s also a music filled with 8-bit Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots banging their digitized heads alongside Donkey Konkey and Super Mario, with plunger in hand.

Composers found inspiration for their 8-bit and later 16-bit tunes everywhere, ranging from night clubs, to Hirokazu Tanaka's love of Reggae music. He's one of Nintendo's most famous composers who ...

It's impossible to explore 8-bit music videos without at least dabbling in the world of chiptunes – music crafted in the style of, and often with the same computer hardware of, old-school games.

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