Aurally, there wasn't much to write home about during the 8-bit home computer era. Games burped and belched to accompany in-game action and that was about it. Early ZX Spectrum attempts at music were ...

If you can't get enough of the unmistakable, shrill and often bubbling sound of the SID sound chip in the C64, you can use the open-source cartridge "TeensyROM" to connect any musical instrument to ...

In this tremendously educational video, [Linus Åkesson] takes us through how he develops a synthesizer and a sequencer and editor for it on the Commodore 64, all in BASIC. While this sounds easy, ...

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[Dan] has been hard at work developing CYNCART to get his Commodore 64 and original NES to play together. We’ve seen [Dan’s] handiwork before, and it’s pretty clear that he is serious about his chip ...

Wow. I remember a ton of old C64 games that had some very memorable music (The Last Ninja comes to mind). I'll have to give this a listen.

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One of the 8-bit computing scene’s most talented musicians has sadly passed away, leaving a legacy that includes The Last Ninja and Trap. The retro gaming scene has lost one of its most celebrated ...

Pop quiz: what's the biggest selling computer model of all time? Various Apple, Dell, Hewlett Packard, or even Atari models spring instantly to mind, but none of those companies' products have ever ...

Retro gaming fans interested in attending a music concert with a difference can enjoy the 'Back in Time Live' event to be held in London on June 22. As with previous 'Back in Time Live' events, there ...

I knew how popular the other musicians were from friends and magazine reviews, so I was always a tad jealous but knew they were just musicians earning a crust like me. I think there was more rivalry ...