Video game music and 8-bit versions of real songs, from Metroid to chiptune Twenty One Pilots. Press start.
Video Games is 85 tracks of video game music and 8-bit versions of real songs, for anyone who grew up with a controller in their hands. 8 Bit Universe leads with 19 chiptune covers, including “Uma Thurman” and “Stressed Out,” while Video Games Live, Video Game Players, Instant Remedy, Danny Baranowsky and The Greatest Bits all appear several times.
It opens with Video Games Live’s orchestral “Metroid,” then moves through the “Prelude” from Final Fantasy, Instant Remedy’s remix of “International Karate,” Markus Klein’s “Defender Of The Crown,” The Greatest Bits’ 8-bit “One” and Danny Baranowsky’s “Crypteque” from Crypt of the NecroDancer. 8-Bit Baby and others add even more retro bleeps and bloops. It’s a mix of nostalgia and novelty: classic Commodore and Nintendo themes, full orchestras playing game music and pop songs squashed into tiny chiptune bits. Perfect for gaming, coding, studying or just smiling at how good the Metroid theme still sounds. Press start.
Mood: Video Game & 8-Bit · RetroRock Covers
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