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The Long Lost Homebrew Sega Game That Will Change Your Life Forever

The mind-blowing game I'm about to reveal can only be truly understood by playing it yourself..
The mind-blowing game I’m about to reveal can only be truly understood by playing it yourself..

There is a Sega Genesis homebrew game so amazing that it’s very existence is half myth. Blank Sega genesis carts imprinted with the game switch hands in clandestine meetings in dark hallways. Those who have played it are never the same. It’s epic music echoes through the ears of all those who have experienced it, rendering all other audio masterpieces flat in comparison. Ladies and gentlemen, today I shall reveal this infamous cathartic game to the general public.

 

Like a fine piece of abstract art, the plot is only shown through a series of images, leaving each player to come to his own conclusion about what this game means. Tom Scripts, the writer of this game is shrouded in mystery. There is little trace of him anywhere on the Internet except for this finely crafted ROM and his company’s enigmatic logo.

 

Perhaps the biggest contribution to the gaming world that this game makes, is it’s music. Truly innovative and forward-thinking, even attempting a remix has driven the most revered members of OC Remix close to quitting. There are some songs that simply cannot be improved on, cannot be remixed, and this game contains ALL of them.

 

So without further ado, if you are ready to experience the most atmospheric, truly amazing video game in the history of mankind, click here.

How Mario Paint Inspired a Little Kid

Mario Paint was sort of a suite of creative programs for the SNES.
Mario Paint was sort of a suite of creative programs for the SNES.

People get introduced into the world of video game design, music and art in different ways. But I’ve been surprised to discover how many people got into it the same way I did; through a little Super Nintendo cart called Mario Paint, released back in 1992. This was my first introduction into the world of tracker programs for making synthesized music as well as learning how the pixel artwork of early video game systems was created.

 

It turns out, I’m not alone. Lots of well-known flash animators – including the Chapman brothers of Homestar Runner fame – got their start making little derpy animations in Mario Paint. The program features a pixel-level editor, tiling system, basic animation functions and most importantly, a tracker-like song creation program that let you put together a basic piece of music using provided samples. It came with a mouse, which was just a weird thing to have with a console game at that time. Continue Reading…

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Super Donkey Kong Country Remix Album Double-Post!!

I love Donkey Kong Country as much as the next person who enjoys tediously difficult super nintendo games, and turns out I’m not the only one. Both OverClocked Remix and DK Vine have created their own massive DKR remix albums. And they’re both free!

OverClocked Remix’s “Double The Trouble!” is a ridiculous 77 song compilations featuring remixes from 69 individual artists in a variety of styles. The album is available for free download via dkc3.ocremix.org.

DK Vine’s “Chip Country” is a 30 track 8-bit remix album featuring chipmusicians like Iron Curtain, Heavy W8bit, MyLifeIsPixels, 8-BITchin’tendo, PolarBirds, and Nestrogen. It is also available for free download viaDKVine.com.


Download Double The Trouble! via OCRemix.org.


Download Chip Country via DKVine.com.