Tag Archives: 8-bit

The Belly of the Beast: Inside the Game Boy

Are you kept awake at night trying to imagine the inside of a Game Boy? Are you ridiculed by your friends for not knowing what 8-bit actually means? Rest easy, buckos. This video by JackTech dives into the heart of the Game Boy. Envelop yourself in its majesty and find out exactly what makes this revolutionary handheld system tick.


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Just Released: Lunaria by Danimal Cannon

This weekend, Daniel Behrens, AKA Danimal Cannon released his latest album composed on guitar and Game Boy; Lunaria. Spanning several genre’s, the MAGFest alums compositions touch on chip tune, metal, rock and more.

Check out Danimal Cannon’s process after the jump.

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Revengineers Guitarist’s Epic Solo Project Little Paw Releases Space Corgi LP

Nick Maynard is the guitarist and LSDJ master behind the Revengineers, probably the best post rock chiptune fusion outfit around and definitely one of the best live acts. You might have also heard his work with the slightly more chill shoegaze/post rock of Noisewaves.

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12 Days of MAGFest: SΔMMUS

Rapper, producer, teacher, gamer, Ivy League Ph.D student—Sammus does it all. The Ithaca native started her career making beats on MTV Music Generator for the PlayStation while she was still in middle school. She graduated to better equipment as she studied at Cornell and taught in Houston. Sammus took her stage name from the classic Metroid because she and the character are women who kick ass in a tough world.

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