Intro to Amiga Chiptunes: Four Amiga Chiptune Artists Worth Checking Out

The Amiga is one of the most enduring computer platforms out there. Although its been around as long as the NES, its often overlooked as a source of amazing games and awesome chiptunes. This might be due to the fact that its not a console but more of a computer. Which, at that time, had a higher price and more technical delivery, many people have forgotten a whole generation of amazing artists who’ve created music for this awesome machine. Here’s four artists you need to check out.Amiga_Music_Xtd_Compilation_2

The Amiga definitely has a smoother sound than the NES or Gameboy and its ability to load samples and manipulate them really helps push the limits of what it sounds like. We’ll look at some straight-up music makers and 2 killer game soundtrack composers that bring out the best in the Amiga.

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Bknapp – SNES Beats [ Review ]

Illinois beatmaker, Bknapp, brings us the third installment of his video game remix series, SNES Beats. SNES Beats Vol. 3 was created by sampling tracks from games on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES, and combining them with hip-hop style beats.

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RobotLovesKitty Kickstarter For a Multi-Platform Gameboy Like Emulator Using Raspberry Pi


An Indie gaming company, RobotLovesKitty had the amazing idea to combine the Raspberry Pi’s RetroPie emulation project with a 3d printer to create a gameboy-like handheld that will play NES, SNES, Sega, Playstation 1, Nintendo 64, , x86 PC, Amiga, Sega Genesis, Turbo Grafix 16 and about 20 other formats. The Kickstarter still has a few weeks to go but has already reached its goal and the lower tiers are selling out fast! Get yours while you still can!

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Ridge Racer Forever – Remix Album from RobKTA & GameChops

RobKTA, the Italian disco-house producer who created Club Needlemouse, brings us a new remix album based on that classic arcade racing game, Ridge Racer. Ridge Racer Forever contains six remixes of titles ranging from the first game on Playstation, up to modern incarnations. The album is available from Loudr and other stores for $5.

Download Ridge Racer Forever on Loudr, iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. You can follow RobKTA on  Soundcloud, Twitter, and Facebook.

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