The 5-year international collaboration between Jeff “jmr” Roberts of Canada and Mikhail “streifig” Ivanov of Russia has brought us some of the best video game prog rock ever. You may have seen them at MAGFest or 8Static Festival in the past or heard their various contributions to numerous cover albums. Check out their covers collection of some less common, but excellent video game tracks.
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In it’s initial episode, NorrinRadd22 aka Matt Creamer will try to teach you about frequency modulation in layman’s terms. Using an oscilloscope and keyboard along with some software, Matt breaks down the information into something anyone can process.
Take a listen to this trap remix of Mario 64’s File Select Theme by GrooveCube! The arrangement of this familiar tune and GrooveCube’s clever, collage-like use of samples harken back to the nascenccy of this 1996 3D platformer Goliath.
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Bitmap Books’ ‘Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom: A Visual Compendium’, a coffee table book that focusses on the visual side of the systems and showcases the amazing pixel art, product design and graphic design associated with them. This is the fourth book in a series that also includes Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, and the ZX Spectrum.
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