We all love chiptune VGM, right? So many composers have written magical tunes for 8 and 16 bit console hardware. What some folks may not know is that there are also thousands of pieces of music written for these systems that weren’t meant for video games at all. On today’s show, Ed and Embassy Exclusive cohost Todd have selected a few amazing chiptune tracks from the demoscene. To make things interesting, their main focus of conversation is to imagine what kinds of hypothetical video games these amazing songs might feel at home in! So buckle up! When the worlds of the demoscene and video games collide, you may find yourself with a nasty case of Chiplash!
Check out the tracklist for links to the indie artists that are featured on today’s show.
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The Tracklist:
1 – “Movement 1” by Tristan Perich from the album 1-bit symphony (2010)
Tristan Perich’s Bandcamp
2 – “Crimson Beech” by Lutin from the album nanoloop 2.3 comp – a selection of nanoloop 2.3 tracks (2010)
Album Download
3 – “April 10th” by Zen Albatross (2009)
Bandcamp Link
4 – “Cherry Cola” by Kommisar from the album Mercury (2015)
Kommisar’s Bandcamp
5 – “The Cluster & the Cloud” by Dubmood from the album Lost Floppies Vol. 2 (2013)
Dubmood’s Bandcamp
6 – “Vampire Explosion” by H-Pizzle from the album The Tale of the Fable of the Legend of HPizzle (2010)
H-Pizzle’s Bandcamp
7 – “Pizza Pizza” by Algar from the album Chiptunes in Stereo (2012)
Algar’s Bandcamp
8 – “Into the Lion’s Den” by Willrock from the album Illusion of the 3rd World (2019)
Willrock’s Bandcamp
9 – “Leeds” by Boy vs Bacteria from the album Waste No Sound (2013)
Boy vs Bacteria’s Bandcamp
10 – “Some Dealings with the Office of Magic” by Musho from the album Swamps of Eden (2014)
