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GAMING, RETRO GAMES, ROM HACKS

Completely Original NES Game Funded On Kickstarter

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You may have heard of Brad Smith for his contribution to 2a03 Puritans comp or his amazing complete cover of The Dark Side of the Moon on a NES cart. Clearly, Brad is all about professional grade, authentic retro experiences on the NES. He’s even written some utilities and modules for Famitracker!

Now, Brad is putting his chiptune and professional game development experience to work on a brand new game for the NES called Lizard. He’s running a Kickstarter here and it’s a project we’d really like to see succeed. Read on for details about the playable demo.

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GAME MUSIC, GAMING, MUSIC, ROM HACKS

10-year Project of Translating NES Classic Lagrange Point Completed

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Aeon Genesis has completed their 10-year ROM translation project of Konami’s 8-bit NES sci-fi 1991 RPG Masterpiece Lagrange Point.

Lagrange Point is one of the most advanced NES games ever to come out. On a technical level, it uses Konami’s VRC7 sound chip to create FM synthesis on the original NES. The soundtrack has a character all its own and the FM Synths really lend themselves to the game’s space theme.

Read on to get everything you need to emulate it!

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ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, DANCE MUSIC, Features, GAME MUSIC, MUSIC

Year of the Yoshi – A Yoshi Remix Album from GameChops

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Year of the Yoshi coverYear of the Yoshi is a collaborative album including a diverse lineup of musicians and remixes.

Featuring music inspired by the Super Mario series and as Yoshi-themed spinoffs, Year of the Yoshi is the definitive musical tribute to Nintendo’s green dinosaur.

Download at YearOfTheYoshi.com

Featuring music byDj CUTMAN, Kevin Villecco, Ben Briggs, Grimecraft, Kubbi, RobKTA, ABSRDST, ectogemia, James Landino, and Mega Ran. The tracklist contains music inspired by several games featuring Yoshi including Yoshi (NES), Yoshi’s Island (SNES), Yoshi Story (N64), Yoshi Falls (Mario Kart DS), Yoshi Star Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii), and Yoshi Touch and Go (DS).

Year of the Yoshi was produced by Chris Davidson and Kevin Villecco. It was published by GameChops on June 1st 2014 with music licensing facilitated by Loudr.fm

Download at YearOfTheYoshi.com

GAME MUSIC, MUSIC, PRODUCTION & TUTORIALS

Tutorial: The Sunsoft DPCM Bass Trick in Famitracker

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Dun Da Dunda Dun Da Da Da….
Dun Da Dunda Dun Da Da Da….

You probably heard me mention before how much I love the Sunsoft DPCM bass trick on the NES. Of all the chiptune composers, Sunfsoft’s people really set the bar high with this trick. Although it does muddy things up a little bit, the crunchy bass lines on a handful of these old NES games really stood out. Today we’ll take a look at how to build some slick DPCM bass lines in Famitracker with minimal fuss and hopefully minimal static in the final product.

Read on to find out how we get this sound out of 8-bit samples..

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