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We refuse to “lose the music”!

Chiptune hero: Nullsleep

Here is an NPR ‘Marketplace’ radio segment about our project at IDDS.

They were quite positive, but they said:

“The team at MIT is building its computer around a Nintendo-style console, like the ones we used 20 years ago. Hopefully they’ll lose the music.”

Nope. Not a chance.

In fact, here’s some perfectly excellent 8-bit music for the NES: “Chippon,” by NullSleep

This entry was posted on Friday, August 8th, 2008 at 3:42 PM and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Mike Kai

Hey congrats on the coverage! To us 8-bit may be considered retro, but for a kid who doesn't have access to a PS3, XBOX 360, Wii, 1080p, HD, Quad Core duo..... it would be super cool. Just hope that the media doesn't spin the duck hunt gun into a story about terrorist training camps in virtual reality. ;)

Matt.A

Yeah, 8 Bit music totally rocks, you can't do it without some awesome Megaman style jams. Its kind of a surprising comment from NPR with the growing movement for hacking for 8 bit for music and art purposes. Rock on.

Benj Edwards

Don't worry. Reporters covering retro stuff always have to stick a snarky comment in there somewhere about how some aspect of the item was terrible and shouldn't be replicated/recreated. It's something of a trend in the media, as it's apparently cool to put down the past. They also need a lighter note to end their report with, and they're too lazy to write a good conclusion.