Post(s) tagged with "chiptunes"
A Little Bit On The Chiptune Vinyl Side: Retro City Rampage is getting a limited edition of 500 12” vinyls containing 24 tracks from the game. Pre-order for a chance at snagging one of 100 blue or green copies. Each copy also includes a poster of the cover album art by Maxime Trépanier, card-stock CD case, and a digital copy - you know, since we live in the future and all.
For the uninitiated, Retro City Rampage is an upcoming parody/homage to oldschool gaming headed to WiiWare, Xbox LIVE Arcade, and the PlayStation Network this May. If you’re not psyched, you’re obviously not awesome.
A Little Bit On The Chiptuned Side: Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” gets the chiptune rendition it deserves along with a video that keeps the same vibe as the original, but instead of vintage scenes of Americana, we get lots of scenes of Barbi on roller blades, but it’s totally okay.
This song’s by the chiptune artist Leeni on her EP Headphones On Your Heart,which is currently on sale at Bandcamp and 100 percent of the proceeds go towards suicide prevention.
(via Kotaku)
![Collector’s Corner: Moritz Wanke’s collection of custom backlit Game Boy systems. It’s glorious!
[Are you a collector of something awesome? Send your collection pics to brownkidd@albotas.com!]](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyblfciT3i1qbg80vo1_500.jpg)
Collector’s Corner: Moritz Wanke’s collection of custom backlit Game Boy systems. It’s glorious!
[Are you a collector of something awesome? Send your collection pics to brownkidd@albotas.com!]
Source: Flickr / xyntec
A Little Bit On The Ghibli Side: Feegrita Sinclair and Mee-lin made this 14-second clip for a school project showing off what Ponyo would look like as a Game Boy Color game.
(via GameSetWatch)
Source: gamesetwatch.com
A Little Bit On The Chiptune Side: This circuit bent Famicom and Famicom breakout box was made back in 2008 by Kaseo. Click here for a simple demo vid of this beast in action. (via GetLoFi)
Source: getlofi.com
LSDJ MIDI Boxes
I used to wonder if this would ever be created, and years later, here it is. These boxes let you hook up your Game Boy (loaded with Little Sound DJ) to a MIDI keyboard. In English, that means you can control your Game Boy’s sounds using a certain type of music keyboard, rather than tediously programming songs into the software. Granted, the cryptic nature of LSDJ is part of the novelty, but being able to actually control the Game Boy’s audio in real time - rather than using emulation-based plug-ins for your digital audio software - is awesome.
The boxes come in two flavors - one to control a single Game Boy and another to control up to four. Since these are so awesome, you’re going to have to pay up, though - $151 for the former and $255 for the latter, to be specific. Worth it.
Source: komaku.com
8-bit Cover of Converge’s Concubine
YouTuber Obswalq has created covers of five songs off of Converge’s classic album, Jane Doe, including one of my favorites, Concubine. These definitely would not feel out of place in an old Game Boy game. How weird would it have been if there was chiptune-ified licensed music back in the 8-bit era?
Radical 16-Bit Music Video Pays Homage to the Sega Genesis
This is “My Mega Drive” by 2080, a righteous little love letter to the Sega Genesis (known as the Sega Mega Drive outside the U.S.) in the form of a catchy chiptune song and 16-bit music video.
Aside from references to great games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Gunstar Heroes, there’s some slick-yet-subtle animation sequences like when the protagonist pushes up his glasses and pumps up his kicks before unleashing huge attacks.
This needs to be a game NOW because I’d play it in a heartbeat.
(via Geeks Are Sexy)
Source: geeksaresexy.net
A Little Bit On: Eclectic Method [Video Interview]
Eclectic Method is the audiovisual mash-up group responsible for such awesomeness as The Dark Side dubstep remix, The Tarantino Mixtape, Daft Tron, 8Bit Mixtape, and heaps of other insane remixes that will make your eyeballs and ear-holes feel all kinds of sexy.
I had the chance to sit down with Jonny Wilson, one of the group’s three members, at this year’s Virgin Mobile FreeFest where he talks shit on Yoda from the Star Wars series, praises Community star Donald Glover (aka indie hip-hop sensation Childish Gambino), and schools us on his audiovisual mash-up roots. Enjoy!
Source: youtube.com
The Dead Island Theme Gets Chiptuned
That super haunting theme from the Dead Island announcement trailer gets a mellow 8-bit remix from Halo44327. The first person to dub this over the trailer while keeping the sound effects in tact will be our new favorite best friend forever.
Source: youtube.com
This custom pixelated Blooper Game Boy was up for bid on Ebay, but the auctions over, so you can never have one. Sorry.
(via GameSniped)
Source: gamesniped.com
Custom painted Bowser Game Boy by hyaki on 8bc. This Pro Sound modded Game Boy is given that extra “boss battle” feel with the lava red backlight.
I’ve always wanted to do something like this to my Game Boy, but I’m way too scared I’ll fudge it up and be left Game Boyless.
Source: 8bc.org
![Sonic 20th Anniversary OST Has Cleared Act 1
It sounds like our spiky blue friend will be dropping the needle later this year when SEGA releases a compilation soundtrack to celebrate Sonic’s 20th anniversary. According to The Daily DL, the CD will feature the music from both Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as well as some rarities. It has only been announced for Japan, so hopefully Play-Asia and YesAsia.com will have plenty of FM synthesis to go around.
[The Daily DL via Destructoid]](http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln4hgzUESp1qbg80vo1_400.jpg)
Sonic 20th Anniversary OST Has Cleared Act 1
It sounds like our spiky blue friend will be dropping the needle later this year when SEGA releases a compilation soundtrack to celebrate Sonic’s 20th anniversary. According to The Daily DL, the CD will feature the music from both Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as well as some rarities. It has only been announced for Japan, so hopefully Play-Asia and YesAsia.com will have plenty of FM synthesis to go around.
[The Daily DL via Destructoid]
Source: thedailydl.com
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