Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Chip Maestro turns your NES into a MIDI synthesizer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/chip-maestro-turns-your-nes-into-a-midi-synthesizer/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/chip-maestro-turns-your-nes-into-a-midi-synthesizer/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/chip-maestro-turns-your-nes-into-a-midi-synthesizer/#comments Are you hoping to one day start your own Starscream, Anamanaguchi or other totally radical chiptunes band? Your musical outfit could have a worse origin than this: As part of a Kickstarter fundraising campaign, you can donate $50 to grab a "Chip Maestro" -- an NES cartridge that turns your old-school gaming console into a decidedly new-school MIDI synthesizer.

If you've got a MIDI-compatible keyboard (or even a MIDI converter for your PC), you can start recreating the 8-bit melodies of your youth -- or the poppy, energetic melodies of tomorrow. Check out the device's Kickstarter page for a video demonstration of its capabilities!

[Thanks, Tom!]

JoystiqChip Maestro turns your NES into a MIDI synthesizer originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8-bitchip-maestrochiptunesmidimusicnesWed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Pixel Force DJ Hero now a beautiful 8-bit reality]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/pixel-force-dj-hero-now-a-beautiful-8-bit-reality/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/pixel-force-dj-hero-now-a-beautiful-8-bit-reality/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/30/pixel-force-dj-hero-now-a-beautiful-8-bit-reality/#commentsEric Ruth Games' Pixel Force DJ Hero is no longer just an idle YouTube distraction, something to load up in the background so you can listen to chiptune Joan Jett/Queen mashups while you write Joystiq posts (or whatever it is you do while listening to chiptune mashups). You can now actually download and play the NES-style rhythm game "demake" for yourself!

Even better news: Ruth also released a new video, featuring an awesome chip mashup of the Ghostbusters theme and Huey Lewis & The News' "I Want a New Drug." So you have something to listen to a few dozen times if you have some more posts to write (or, again, whatever your job may be) before checking out the actual game.

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JoystiqPixel Force DJ Hero now a beautiful 8-bit reality originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activisionchiptunesdemakedj-heroeric-rutheric-ruth-gamespcpixel-force-dj-heroTue, 30 Nov 2010 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Reformat the Planet DVD arrives at (more) retailers December 7]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/24/reformat-the-planet-dvd-arrives-at-more-retailers-december-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/24/reformat-the-planet-dvd-arrives-at-more-retailers-december-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/24/reformat-the-planet-dvd-arrives-at-more-retailers-december-7/#comments The DVD version of Reformat the Planet, 2 Player Productions' chiptunes-centric documentary, has been available through some obscure online channels since this past summer. However, folks hoping to receive it as a gift from a not-so-tech-savvy relative should have better luck in a couple of weeks when select retailers, including Amazon, will begin carrying the film starting December 7 -- making it much easier for Uncle Grandma to find the movie, wrap it and place it beneath your chosen holiday's gift-hiding object.

The DVD, which includes two discs' worth of bonus features, director's cuts and commentaries, will cost your beloved holiday shopper $25, which seems like a fairly reasonable price to pay for a movie capable of making you dance forever.

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JoystiqReformat the Planet DVD arrives at (more) retailers December 7 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2-player-productionsanamanaguchichiptunesdocumentaryReformat-The-PlanetretailWed, 24 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[You're invited to a Scott Pilgrim soundtrack listening party]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/youre-invited-to-a-scott-pilgrim-soundtrack-listening-party/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/youre-invited-to-a-scott-pilgrim-soundtrack-listening-party/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/31/youre-invited-to-a-scott-pilgrim-soundtrack-listening-party/#commentsFiled under: , ,

It's been a while since you last attended an exclusive soiree, hasn't it? Our compatriots over at AOL Music have invited you to a "Listening Party" for the Anamanaguchi-crafted soundtrack for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game. Yes, that's fancy internet-speak for "the whole album is now available to stream for free, on the off-chance you're too much of a cheapskate to buy it."

So, it may not be the most exciting party you've ever attended in your life, but at least you can attend it sans pants and not get any funny looks from your contemporaries.

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Do you wish you had the soundtrack to the recently released Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game, so that you had the appropriate tunes for your favorite exercise routine? That routine being, of course, beating the coins out of Canadian hipsters. The 8-bit quartet Anamanaguchi, which crafted the beat-em-up's score, recently announced that the soundtrack will be released August 24 on iTunes through ABKCO Music and Records.

If you're forced to deal with a small group of menacing Canadian hipsters standing outside right at this moment, you can stream clips from the soundtrack on ABKCO's site to get pumped up. Or, if you'd just like to hear a few more selections from the 'Guch, you can do so on the band's official site.

[Thanks Vivas!]

JoystiqScott Pilgrim game soundtrack coming to iTunes next week originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Reformat the Planet is a documentary by 2 Player Productions about the 2006 Blip Festival and the artists who helped put it together (and then played a bunch of amazing chip music on stage), including Nullsleep, Glomag, Bit Shifter, Hally, Anamanaguchi, and more. 2PP just announced the date for the long-awaited DVD release: August 24.

The two-disc package includes the original movie, as well as a "Reformat the Planet 1.5" featurette that follows up with the next couple of years of the New York chiptune scene (a clip of that can be found after the break). The discs also have music videos and songs from some of the included artists.

In addition, 2PP partnered with Fangamer to create some lovely merchandise that can be purchased in bundles with the DVD. If you want to look like a person who knows a lot about music made with Game Boys, you can buy a shirt, square buttons (how is this possible?), a poster, and Blip Festival DVDs and CDs. Then you can watch the movie and actually know a lot about it!

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JoystiqChiptune documentary 'Reformat the Planet' on DVD August 24 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New York City playwright Leegrid Stevens, working with the Theater for New City and manager Danielle Karliner, will debut a new play titled "The Dudleys!" this August at the Joyce and Seward Johnson Theater. "What in the world does this have to do with games?" you may be asking your computer. First and foremost, it's straight up weird that you're speaking to a computer. More importantly, though, "The Dudleys" is a play about the thoughts and memories of a young man, conveyed through "a malfunctioning 8-bit video game." You see the connection now?

Apparently, the play will feature chiptune music created on Ataris, GameBoys, and Commodore 64s, and 8-bit art will back up the actors. More specifically, the play aims to juxtapose "the two dimensional side-scrolling world of fun and happy endings up against the confusion and aimlessness of real life." Well then! If you're interested in snagging tickets, they're available online for $15.

JoystiqNYC play 'The Dudleys' features chiptune music and 8-bit art originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqTwo-bit organ transformed into fantastic 8-bit 'chipophone' originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8-bitchipophonechiptunesThu, 22 Jul 2010 23:35:00 EST<![CDATA[The perfect companion for those long Light Cycle trips: the 'Tron Boy' mod]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/05/the-perfect-companion-for-those-long-light-cycle-trips-the-tro/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/05/the-perfect-companion-for-those-long-light-cycle-trips-the-tro/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/05/the-perfect-companion-for-those-long-light-cycle-trips-the-tro/#commentsYard sales are great for two things: laughing at the ridiculous stuff some people find and bargain-priced electronics from yesteryear. In this day and age, if you come upon a yard sale that isn't trying to unload at least one Game Boy, then those people probably weren't really into portable gaming. No, really -- those people exist!

We tell you this because we have a great idea should you ever come across a Game Boy at one of these slices of Americana: the Tron Boy. The pictured mod by Thretris was created to celebrate the release of 8 Bit Weapon's Tron chiptune album (ZIP file link) and does a good job of plucking our heartstrings on two distinct fronts. It makes us pine for those days of playing Tetris on the bus to school and the first time we saw Jeff Bridges kicking some ass with a disc. Those were the days.

... great, now we have a hankerin' to play some Tetris. Thanks, Thretris!

[Via GoNintendo; Tiny Cartridge]

JoystiqThe perfect companion for those long Light Cycle trips: the 'Tron Boy' mod originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 05 May 2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8-bit-weaponchiptunesgame-boymodthretristrontron-boyWed, 05 May 2010 17:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Datapop 3.0 tunes to soothe your soul]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/datapop-3-0-tunes-to-soothe-your-soul/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/datapop-3-0-tunes-to-soothe-your-soul/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/26/datapop-3-0-tunes-to-soothe-your-soul/#comments We're in the relative calm before the PAX East storm, and to tide over your insatiable hunger for gaming related news and whimsicalities, we present you with some of the sights and sounds of Datapop 3.0. The chiptunes-based concert played its third iteration at SXSW last week, and included acts like The Mysterious H, Sievert, Nullsleep, IAYD, Hally, Random, Bit Shifter, nordloef, Talk to Animals, Starscream, Henry Homesweet, 8BK-ok, Sabrepulse vs. Saskrotch, Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours, Anamanaguchi, and Trash80, with eyeball-blasting, pixelicious artwork provided by Jean Y. Kim, Omeros, Paris, and outpt.

You can check out part of Nullsleep's set with visuals by Omeros and Jean Y. Jim in the video above, and then treat your ears to a snippet of Sievert's tunes at the bottom of this post. He actually pumped out a cover of Bit Shifter's famous "Reformat the Planet," but our mouth was on the ground for most of that one. Not only because he rocked it, but because he played the slot before Bit Shifter. That'd be like an opening group rocking out Green Day's "American Idiot" before they took the stage. Ballsy. Treat your ears, and get reading for some PAX-ing.

Gallery: Datapop 3.0




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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Bit-ShifterChiptunesDatapopMusicSievertsxsw-2010SXSW2010Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:30:00 EST<![CDATA[You should probably watch this Bit.Trip Runner trailer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/05/bit-trip-runner-wiiware-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/05/bit-trip-runner-wiiware-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/05/bit-trip-runner-wiiware-trailer/#commentsGaijin Games has released the first trailer for Bit.Trip Runner, the fourth game in the WiiWare Bit.Trip series. Now we can see what the developer means by calling it a "rhythm platformer." The layout of the stage, from enemies to terrain, is all designed in accord with the chiptune soundtrack, and Commander Video, the franchise hero, jumps, slides, and collects gold at super-high speed -- all to the beat of 8-bit-inspired music.

We wanted to point to one specific moment in the video (posted after the break), but, as trailers tend to be, this one's full of moments. So, see if you can spot Super Meat Boy! Check out that Pitfall level! Watch out for the ... giant miner? ... Who shoots fireballs at you from a lantern? While you're on a treadmill?

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bit-trip-runnerchiptunesgaijin-gamesNintendoplatformerrhythmrhythm-platformertrailervideoWiiwiiwareFri, 05 Mar 2010 09:35:00 EST<![CDATA[If you only watch one 8-bit Lego animation today, make it 8-bit trip]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/24/if-you-only-watch-one-8-bit-lego-animation-today-make-it-8-bit/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/24/if-you-only-watch-one-8-bit-lego-animation-today-make-it-8-bit/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/24/if-you-only-watch-one-8-bit-lego-animation-today-make-it-8-bit/#commentsRymdreglage's 8-bit trip (see it after the break!) combines an original chiptune composition by Daniel Larsson with a ridiculously amazing Lego animation by Thomas Redigh to create a memorable tribute to the Commodore 64 and NES. The video is composed almost entirely of Lego pixel animation, with stop-motion nods to International Karate, Tetris, Super Mario Bros., and Pac-Man. The Pong sequence is especially jaw-dropping, featuring the proto-game playing on the interior of a spinning structure as it constantly destroys and rebuilds itself. The animation, according to the video's YouTube description, took 1,500 hours, and it shows.

More work by Rymdreglage can be found at the duo's website. Not right now, though, because the Internet has crushed the site with its love.

[Thanks, Darric]

Continue reading If you only watch one 8-bit Lego animation today, make it 8-bit trip

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While we're scampering around GDC in the hunt for gaming goodness, we thought we'd drop a bootleg tune from last week's Datapop concert party at SXSW, which went exceedingly well. The venue was packed with sweaty chiptune lovers, and it actually rocked a lot more than we thought it would. Check out the gallery below from the event, and bounce along to the song from Sievert -- embedded at the bottom of the post.

If you're itching for more tunes, hit up the 8bitpeoples site for a ton of free music from most of the artists at the show. Warning: listening is addictive.

Gallery: SXSW 2009: Datapop


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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8bitchiptunesDatapopSXSWSXSW-2009Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:50:00 EST<![CDATA[SXSW 2009: Free Datapop Gameboy chiptunes party open to the public]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/17/sxsw-2009-free-datapop-gameboy-chiptunes-party-open-to-the-publ/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/17/sxsw-2009-free-datapop-gameboy-chiptunes-party-open-to-the-publ/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/17/sxsw-2009-free-datapop-gameboy-chiptunes-party-open-to-the-publ/#commentsIf you're interested in all 8-bit music and chiptunes, then you'll want to get yourself to the free Datapop party in Austin this Wednesday night, March 18th. It's free, open to everyone, and will be full of Gameboy music from people like Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, IAYD, Anamanaguchi, 8Bk OK, Graffiti Monsters, and Sievert. Free game-related music, free drinks, and free admission? Three of our favorite free things. We'll be there, and if you will be too then let us know and come say hi.

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One of the most surprising films in the sort of "Holy crap? What the heck?! This is cool!" vein to come out of SXSW film festival earlier this year was Blip Festival: Reformat The Planet. It's all about chiptune music and the performers, and is beautifully shot. It's hard to imagine Nintendo thinking people would be hacking into their Game Boys in order to create full-fledged concerts, concerts that would one day spark a feature documentary and an entire genre of music.

For one week, you can watch the impressive documentary at Pitchfork.tv. It's even broken up into bite-sized chapters for you. Give it a looksee and you'll find yourself toe-tapping along to the addictive 8-bit music throughout the film. It's beaten Wizard Rock as our current favorite geek music of choice.

[Thanks, Eliot]

JoystiqWatch the Blip Festival documentary free for one week originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Blip-FestivalChiptunesGame-BoyNintendoReformat-The-PlanetWed, 20 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Alex Mauer's Vegavox album: Now available on NES]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/05/alex-mauers-vegavox-album-now-available-on-nes/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/05/alex-mauers-vegavox-album-now-available-on-nes/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/05/alex-mauers-vegavox-album-now-available-on-nes/#commentsFiled under:

Go ahead and toss all your CD's in the garbage, along with your SACD's, audio DVD's, cassettes, LP's, EP's, 45's, 8-tracks, DAT's, Minidiscs, wax cylinders, and player piano rolls. Crush the pile down a little and throw your fancy MP3 player on top. All of that stuff just became embarrassingly obsolete, and we don't want you to appear foolish. There's a new format in town: the NES cartridge.

Alex Mauer is a prolific chiptune artist who has made music with the NES, C64, Sega Master System, and Ad Lib sound chips, among others, and for his latest work, Vegavox, he's really done something special. The only way to get the album of original NES-based music is on an NES cartridge.

If you need us, we'll be installing an NES cartridge slot in our car. And, of course, by "installing" we mean "cramming."

[Via NeoGAF]

JoystiqAlex Mauer's Vegavox album: Now available on NES originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Japanese netlabel 16 Dimensional Records has just released two free albums of chiptune songs. Gone Square and Go Square feature around a dozen tracks of old school-style NES music each. The songs are a re-release of artist Dong's work with a few new remixes and original work thrown in for good measure.

We've seen several old school chiptune tracks released over the years, so we weren't expecting much when we downloaded these albums. It didn't take long to realize we weren't dealing with your average chiptune collection. This is electronica -- NES-style.

Be sure to check out Gerbera and Poinsettia, two of the best tracks from the set.

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Former cellmates Nullsleep and Bitshifter have announced plans to embark on a world tour, blasting their blend of bleeps, bloops, and blizzasts from Boston to Brussels and back again.

If you're not an 8-bit believer yet, nothing will win you over except trying it out for yourself. To that end, here are links (1, 2, 3, 4) to some MP3s these torturers of Gameboys, Famicoms and other old-school video game consoles have kindly provided for downloading.

If you like what you hear, check the tour page and maybe even drop a few dollars in the donation bucket to help make it happen.

Joystiq8bit musicians announce world tour originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8bit peoplesamsterdambit popbitshifterbleep popBleepPopbostonbrusselschicagochiptunesconcertfamicomgameboygoteborghengelokyotolondonlos angeleslow-bit musicmalmomontrealmusicnew yorknintendonullsleeposakaphiladelphiaportlandrotterdamsan franciscostockholmtokyotorontoviennaWed, 22 Mar 2006 23:00:00 EST