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1:00PM David Wildgoose | Stuck for something to do in Melbourne tonight? Perhaps you’d like to enjoy a night of chiptunes? More »
Soundbytes Brings Live Chiptunes To Melbourne
1:00PM David Wildgoose | Stuck for something to do in Melbourne tonight? Perhaps you’d like to enjoy a night of chiptunes? More »
Culture
Who Needs Nintendo Chiptunes When You’ve Got Sega Rock?
12:00AM Luke Plunkett | Music inspired directly by video games tends to be fairly limited in scope. Chiptunes, hip-hop, some electronica, and the odd piece of folk. Sludgefeast are none of those things. More »
Media
Best 2009 Video Game Soundtrack So Far?
7:00AM Stephen Totilo
You’ve heard the theme to Bowser’s castle from Super Mario Bros. But have you heard it remixed in kind of a hip-hop way and officially commissioned by Nintendo as part of the Pictobits soundtrack? More »
Culture
IPhone Becomes An 8-Bit Synthesiser
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | So iPhone games have, to date, been largely disappointing. Let’s forget iPhone games for a minute, then, at look at an iPhone synth that lets you create your own 8-bit soundtracks. More »
Culture
‘Kind Of Bloop’ To Jazz Up Chiptunes
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Imminent chiptunes compilation project Kind of Bloop asks “What would the pioneers of jazz sound like on a Nintendo Entertainment System?” We’ll find out soon, when the 8-bit homage to Miles Davis’ popular album releases. More »
8-Bit Jesus: The Second Coming Of The First Album
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | After teasing us with half of the tracks for his holiday themed, carol filled chiptunes release 8-Bit Jesus, blip-master Doctor Octoroc drops the whole damn thing on us. You can download (and donate!) right now. More »