Chiptunes

Norman's community makes music, which they call chiptunes, using old computer game consoles from the late * 80s to early * 90s. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whilst I love this kinda stuff I have to agree that it's music that should be experienced live and as there's an ever growing interest in chiptunes means more live shows such as this. ❋ SVGL (2008)

The streaming radio channel, plays a mix of video game soundtracks & remixes, nerdcore hip-hop, and a heavy rotation of the emerging genre known as "chiptunes"; songs composed and played on retro video game hardware like original Nintendo Gameboys. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For the uninitiated, 8-Bit Weapon uses retro videogame consoles to make original music in a genre known as "chiptunes" or ❋ Unknown (2008)

The difference between these guys and the chiptunes you might already be familiar with is that they've got much more of a rock sound -- their focus is equally on guitar, bass, drums and overall rocking out as it is on the sound chip music (they use an NES soundchip). ❋ SVGL (2009)

One of the first chiptunes tracks to really take off online, the song was pretty good on its own merits, but was bolstered immeasurably by having a flawlessly-executed montage of Atari imagery as its accompanying video. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Elsewhere we watched Beck take on retro games and chiptunes, played Left 4 Dead in true 3D, saw a real live Duck Hunt trophy, read again about the beauty and the wonder of Gravity Bone, pondered what Apple can do to make the App Store even more usable, and, most wonderfully, saw Obama officially enter the world of Street Fighter (above). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Elsewhere we found a fantastic "brief history" of chiptunes (that actually is considerably more exhaustive than they give themselves credit for) in an academic journal, saw vinyl toy/comic star Whaleboy get a trademark for games, and watched the best machinima of the week with Seakitten Collective's LittleBigRevenge. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Chiptunes (with actual old hardware and trackers) are a good example of this, but note there is nothing "lo-fi" about chiptunes; it's no different than using old synthesizers. ❋ SVGL (2009)

"Get in the van" chiptunes Exercise video trailer by lori samsel ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you're still looking to scratch the chiptunes itch, I highly recommend Tettix [mp3 link] ❋ SVGL (2008)

Genres like nerdcore and chiptunes are deeply “about technology”: nerdcore (e.g., World of Warcraft rap, Call of Duty rap) generally touches on (very) specific technologies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They use the style but do not suffer the limitations of chiptunes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Way I see it, chiptunes can either be a punishingly difficult artistic medium we happened to grow up with, or a tired retro fashion statement. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the exhibition floor closed at 7:00, the crowds leaked out on to Pike Street, where several artists blasted chiptunes on the sidewalk. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Holiday-themed chiptunes from 8bitpeoples: 8 classic carols performed on 8 different videogame consoles and home computers. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I like that they remixed the original music, for example, but would rather listen to the original chiptunes. ❋ Chris Kohler (2011)

I love the [bleeps] and [bloops] of chiptunes [music]. ❋ Xdugef (2005)

John: Hey bro, I heard this one type of music on a music thread last night, but I don't know what it's called. You know it? Brian: What did it sound like? John: It sounded like it was from a really old video game. It sounded kind of 8-bit-ish and it was REALLY catchy and upbeat and it made me want to fly a super-sonic jet through mountains of [icy fire] and then make the jet transform into a space shuttle and rocket into space at the speed of light and then explode into a plethora of rainbows and [anti-matter] stars that would collide with other stars and teleport me to an infinite number of [parallel universes]. Brian: Yeah you were listening to chiptune. ❋ 2011ends (2011)

[Chiptune] artists include:- -Sabrepules -Saskrotch [-Bit] Shifter -Lo-Bat -Yes, Robot -8GB -Neil [Voss] -Blasterboy ❋ Matt Vandersluys (2008)

[My friend]: This sounds like the inside of a [computer] Me: IT'S FUCKING [CHIPTUNE] MUSIC ❋ KiboBeLoser (2022)