Perhaps Donkey Kong and Pac Man are the Citizen Kane of our generation. I notice tons of 8-Bit Nostalgia from remakes and reissues of classic games to mash-up music players.
Super Mario Bros Sound Synthesizer
http://redruth.greenbean.org/~ben/4CR/smb_super_synth.swf
Make your own music with all the original sound samples.
YMCK hail from Japan and make fun music (think Stereolab meets Dangermouse) reminiscent of old 8-Bit Nintendo soundtracks.
Link to Video (@RocketBoom)
Magical 8-Bit Tour
http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2006/01/rb_06_jan_06.html
Link to Sample Songs
http://www.ymck.net/e/sound.html
And get your old-school game on with convenient Atari Flashback which packs multiple classics into one unit - and no more annoying cartridges to blow!
http://www.atari.com/us/games/atari_flashback/7800
And view LIVE ACTION VERSION of MIKE TYSON PUNCH OUT (pre rapist jail sentence) here: http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1304
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Trend: 8-Bit Nostalgia
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If you guys want to refresh your memory about what was actually keeping you from playing outside with the other kids check out www.c64s.com
you can play all your favorite commodore c64 games in your webbrowser now.
great stuff, really.
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