Chiptune

Retro

8-Bit Weapon’s Latest Music Video Sports Iconic Game Characters As Guest Stars

1:00AM January 17, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

The video above is supposed to be an homage to the 1980s graphic adventure games published by Sierra On-Line. But, if you watch the whole thing, you’ll spot some characters who weren’t part of that defunct publisher’s stable. More »


In Real Life

The Synthesisemii Invasion

3:40AM October 6, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Photographer Rodolfo Baretto captured this serene image of live Nintendo DS musical artist Luci Hidaka, otherwise known as Synthesizemii. More »


If Girls’ Generation Were 8-Bit

2:00PM September 28, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

This is South Korean pop outfit Girls’ Generation. The ladies are not 8-bit. But what if they were? More »


In Real Life

Behold The Chipophone, The Amazing Chiptune Organ

4:30AM July 23, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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When a friend asked Swedish software engineer Linus Åkesson to take an old electric organ off his hands, Linus agreed, as long as he could do anything he wanted to it, and what he did is incredibly impressive. More »


In Real Life

Tron Goes 8-Bit Again

3:20AM May 5, 2010 | Mike Fahey

There’s old school Tron, Intellivision style, and then there’s 8-Bit Weapon’s Tron Tribute EP, featuring five chiptune mixes of Wendy Carlos’s iconic music from the first video game movie. More »


In Real Life

It’s A Chiptune Holiday!

5:20AM December 8, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Bloop and bleep in the holidays with 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer’s It’s a Chiptune Holiday, an album filled with traditional holiday favourites, only better. More »


In Real Life

Retro Meets Rap In Pato Pooh’s “Follow Me”

7:20AM October 17, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Swedish hip hop artist Pato Pooh leaves no 8-bit game untouched in this amazing video for his latest track “Follow Me”. More »


In Real Life

Live From PAX 09: SeanBad And His Magical Gameboy

2:30AM September 6, 2009 | Mike Fahey

It’s just not PAX without an improptu chiptune performance on the stairs outside the Seattle centre. More »


In Real Life

Chiptune’s Finest Celebrate Weezer

4:00AM July 22, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Online record label Pterodactyl Squad has released a free 8-bit Weezer tribute album, featuring some of the biggest names in chiptune paying homage to the band’s greatest works. More »


In Real Life

Chiptune’s 8-Bit Profit

5:00PM May 22, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Ah, yes, 8-bit chiptune. It’s music that is performed and composed by using retro game hardware like the Famicom and the Gameboy as instruments. Love it, great stuff. More »