This New Year’s Eve the neon barcade The Grid: Games and Growlers will be holding a FREE special NYE event, 8-Bit New Year’s Eve: THE NYE PARTY FOR GAMERS , in Phoenix, Az. The night will feature musical guest Mercurius FM, playing video game remixes, chiptunes, synthwave and more. Mercurius FM is known for original music, remixes, as well as composing music for video games. There will be … [ Read More... ]
Miss the days of classic 8-bit video game soundtracks? Indie apps not filling chip-tune desires? World 1-2 might just hit the spot with his mix of modern dance music and classic chip tune sounds. This isn’t just any compilation either, it includes new works by luminary VGM composers including Manami Matsumae (1987 Mega Man, Shovel Knight), Keiji Yamagishi (1988 Ninja Gaiden), and Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill). … [ Read More... ]
You read right. Unfortunately, it’s an utter lie and simply a mock up we found on Reddit. But wouldn’t be cool to have a simple, 8 bit version of Bioshock Infinite? You’d be surprised how good Nintendo Gameboy versions of AAA titles could be back in the day. Who votes we start a petition to Irrational Games for this? Just kidding. (Or are we?)
If you’re like me, then you love classic side scrollers like Mega Man, Contra and Castlevania. Yacht Club Games is making a love letter to the days of 8-bit side scrollers with their game, Shovel Knight. Retro looking side scrollers are indeed a dime a dozen these days, but what I like about this one is how it looks like it’s sticking true to the 8-bit graphical … [ Read More... ]