February 02, 2004
The MiniBosses.
They play only music from classic Nintendo Entertainment System videogames. And they are rock stars. (via The World of Stuart Forum)
A couple of their songs can be found on their site. Unlockable extras: Some Metafilter threads on game music (1, 2). The best game music ever, where you'd least expect it. All the c64 music you could ever want.
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Not bad, not bad at all. They remind me a lot of The (Fucking) Champs. I just sent a friend insane with the Ariston link. Thankyou!
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Super Bonus Extra: Arcade Ambience As a child of the 80s, I will never forget the feeling of walking into a crowded arcade -- the sounds, smells, excitement, etc. This page is dedicated to recreating the audio portion of that experience in the form of a long, non-looping ambient audio track.
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Video game music, you say? OverClocked Remixed sez I.
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On a semi-related note, The 14 Year Old Girls are certainly worth checking out. They are a punk band who write lots of songs about classic videogames. "Pac-Man is in Egypt" is a personal favorite.
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overclocked is the shiznit.
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oh, and that ambient arcade is AMAZING. Etnomusicologists of the future should be able to use this missing link to trace back the history of electronic music to galaga.
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Super Madrigal Brothers could kick their ass.
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Bitshifter: all songs composed and recorded on a Gameboy.
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Oh, jeez, what forky said about Ambient Arcade. I spent so much of 1981 in video arcades - I may rock myself to sleep with that track this week.... Esotronica remixed the music to Dark Tower [mp3] (the Milton Bradley "electronic" boardgame) into another 80s flashback.
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Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion soundtracks Deus Ex Soundtrack Original SNES soundtracks (you'll need a winamp plugin to play these) Playstation 1 and 2 original soundtracks (you'll need a winamp plugin to play these, too)
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Duracell - plays space harrier and turrican tunes on his drums. This video is magnificent