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Smoothound
13-01-2010, 12:34
I recently downloaded a SID player to listen back to some theme tunes from old C64 games. I found that there's actually a community of people out there making new music using old Commodore 64s, Gameboys, NES and even Atari 2600s.

I must admit, I'm quite getting into it! Due to the limitations of the hardware, the musicians have to rely on their talent to write and arrange catchy songs, there's some total genius stuff out there The best thing is, it's usually free to download :D

Anyone else into it? (I admit, it's proper geeky).

No idea what I'm on about? Recommended listening :
she - Pioneer EP (http://www.shemusic.org/she-pioneer.zip) - Check out the opening track "Nebula"
Minusbaby - Left (http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography/zip/8BP101)
8BitBetty - Too Bleep To Bloop (http://www.archive.org/details/hc152_too_bleep_to_blop_by_8_bit_betty)

Apologies of this is the wrong place, not sure where to post things in the new structure... :S

Smoothound
24-08-2010, 13:39
Currently loving this
http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography/8BP110

and this
http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography/8BP107

Well worth a listen

Smoothound
01-04-2011, 15:17
Today I am checking out

Like A Phoenix by IAYD

http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography/by/iayd

Sheepie
01-04-2011, 16:44
Yea di radio has chiptunes i have it on sometimes kind of cool in a computer/electronic workshop