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gAtari 2600: Chiptune Hero

gatari 2600 atari mod by ctrix

Back in 2008 Flaming Lips’ frontman Wayne Coyne hacked a custom guitar together using parts from a Guitar Hero… controller. Pretty impressive, but chiptune artist cTrix had a bolder idea – he used a whole console. Yeah, yeah, but this one doesn’t look stupid at all. Behold: the gAtari 2600.

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December 29th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Kickstarter Project Turns the Gameboy into a Musical Instrument

The Nintendo Gameboy. One of the most iconic portable gaming systems in the history of video games. Its brick-sized form has occupied many a nerd for hours on end with it’s monochrome green-grey display and carnival like sounds. How could you possibly wring more geek joy out of this device?…

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November 10th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Chiptune Showcase Comes to Pax 2010

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If  you’re heading to the Penny Arcade Expo next week, be sure to swing by and check out the latest addition to their conference schedule, the Chiptune Showcase.

A variety of 8-bit musical performers will take the stage for the 2 hour concert, including bands with awesome names like Fighter …

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August 23rd, 2010 by: Technabob

Chipophone: the 8-Bit Organ

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At first glance, this might just look like one of those organs you used to see in the shopping mall when you were a kid. But under the hood of this bit of musical nostalgia is the ultimate chiptune machine.

Created by Linus Akesson, the Chipophone has the looks of…

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July 22nd, 2010 by: Technabob

Apple ][ Gets a Brand New Synthesizer

I still remember my first Apple computer. It was an Apple ][ with a whopping 16k of RAM and it didn't even have a floppy drive. So the sounds that come to mind when I think of my old ][ are the squeals of program data loading from cassette tape.…

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February 11th, 2010 by: Technabob

Merry 8-Bit Christmas

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Retro gamers, If you’re looking for some nice background music for your holiday parties, you might want to check this out.

Chiptune musician Rush Coil has put together this full-length digital album of classic Christmas tunes, rearranged with the inimitable sounds of classic 8-bit sounds of 1980s video games. It’s…

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December 1st, 2009 by: Technabob

Recording Artist Makes NES Cartridge Music

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Do you still have your old NES console? Do you love electronic music? Then I know what you’re getting for Christmas. This new cartridge for the old Nintendo Entertainment System features a bunch of new “chiptunes” by electronic recording artist Animalstyle (or is that 4NIM4L57YL3?)…

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November 25th, 2009 by: Technabob

8-Bit Fm Internet Radio Offers Video Game Music 24x7x365 [Chiptunes]

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Can’t get enough of the retro beeps and blips of old-school video games? Then today must be your lucky day. There’s a new online radio station that’s just for you.

8-Bit FM is a new Internet radio station that plays everything from classic video game soundtracks to modern day electronic…

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May 4th, 2009 by: Technabob

IPhone Sid Player Cranks Out C64 8-Bit Chiptunes

c64 iphone sid player 8-bit chiptune 6581

Miss the classic 8-bit sounds of the Commodore 64? Well thanks to this new app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can listen to all of your favorite retro sounds all over again.

Software Engineer Michael Lauer recently released SID Player, which emulates the 6581 SID audio circuit from…

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January 5th, 2009 by: Technabob

Gameboy Octopus Music Controller Mod

Gameboy Foot Controller by No Carrier

What’s got 8 tentacles and the brains of a Nintendo GameBoy? It’s an 8-bit music maker’s dream, that’s what. Electronic musician Joey Mariano (aka “Animal Style“) took an old GameBoy Color system and built a custom controller for it that uses 8 individual foot pedal controllers to jam out on…

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November 26th, 2007 by: Technabob

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