Here at Bitmob, we cover stories about chiptunes all the time, but this is the first time we've seen an 8-bit recording artist create his own instrument. A University of Florida senior named Mike ...

Chiptune music is one the many phenomena that '80s era gaming nostalgia spawned — but to get into it you need to mod a working 30-year-old NES into an instrument. Now, a company called Assorted Wires ...

As popular as the Game Boy was for portable gaming ages ago, did you know it’s still popular as an instrument for those obsessed with the sounds of classic 8-bit gaming? But instead of wasting your ...

Ever owned a Gameboy? If so, unless your mom forced you to keep the volume off, you’ve probably heard chiptunes before. Also known as 8-bit music, chiptunes are songs made with the actual sound chips ...

Audio has been moving steadily toward higher fidelity and resolution as components become cheaper and more advanced. If it ain’t 24-bit and 192kHz, many people simply aren’t interested. But this week, ...

As part of Radio 3's Night Blossoms season, Tom Service embarks on a musical odyssey to Japan for Music Matters. Here, he ...

Walking into Chris Mylrea's studio in Port Melbourne is like walking into a video game console museum. His desk is crowded with Sega Mega Drives, Commodore 64s and Nintendos of all flavours — and they ...

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If you were lucky enough to own one of the earlier game consoles, you may still remember those little bleeps that passed for music. Earlier technology was extremely limited in the way it could output ...