If there’s one thing I wish I had access to at an earlier age is the demoscene, particularly the music. But the collection of 100 tunes from the ‘Scene’ released in 2009 was definitely a great introduction to it for me. Curated by Nagz, it contains tunes from 1988 to 2008. Today I’m sharing some of my favorites from this mighty pool of awesome music!

Download the Collection – https://chiparchive.com/files/module%20and%20chiptune%20artists/misk%20compilations/

Original Release (inactive download). https://truechiptilldeath.com/blog/2009/10/19/nagz-presents-best-100-demoscene-smalltunes/

https://demozoo.org An awesome database of all things Demoscene! can search by Demo, Scener/artist, Group etc.

Tracklist –

Zigzawoo – Nagz https://nagz.bandcamp.com

Uz Ugunok – Carlos

Lagoon Level – Fury of the Furries – Moby https://www.discogs.com/artist/177595-El-Mobo

Belfast Unlimited – jcole

Yoghurt Factory – Radix

Daring Escape – Virt https://virt.bandcamp.com

Jumping Cows & Pigs – Haggeman

Tears of the Heart – Drax

Final Boss Theme – Zabutom https://zabutom.bandcamp.com/album/resolution

Finally – Samplemaster

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Goin’ on another trip down My musical Memory lane, this time to the long ago time of the last half of the 00’s.

Tracklist –

Melodramatic Popular Song – Plamo/Ventla https://ventla.bandcamp.com/. Plamo MySpace Collection https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFajQvTpDQIry6GbzvTXX-udM2C4yLsaY

Japanese Animation – Japanese Telecom/Donald Gerald https://bleep.com/release/226269-japanese-telecom-japanese-telecom-ep?lang=en_US

Illusion Themes B/A – Illusion City –

Funk Bump – Joshua Morse – Waveform https://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/

Rydeen – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Solid State Survivor https://mixmag.asia/feature/the-amazing-history-of-yellow-magic-orchestra

Friends With Cured Fate – Nagz https://nagz.bandcamp.com/

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Movie Tie-in games. They are an inescapable part of video gaming. Some have proven that they can be good, great even! But the majority are schlock that is just pumped out for a quick buck. There are some though that are made based off movies that just make you go “What? Why?”

Tracklist –

MGM Cartoon Studio intro / Tom and Jerry Theme – Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics! – Walter Scott Bradley, Marshall Parker

Track 1 – Tom & Jerry: Frantic Antics! – Marshall Parker

Opening (Part 2) – Hook (Gen/MD) – John Williams, Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie

Stages 2 and 9 – Hook (GEN/MD)- Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie

The Greatest Adventure (Ending Part 2/Staff Roll Medley – Hook (SNES) – John Williams, Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie

Title Theme, Cafeteria, Factory Floor, Warehouse – Toys – Mark Van Hecke

Title, Gurgi, The Horned King – The Black Cauldron – Elmer Bernstein

Opening Titles, Magic Dance, As The World Falls Down – Labyrinth: Maou no Meikyu – David Bowie, Tsukasa Masuko

Into The Labyrinth, Chilly Down, The Goblin Battle – Labyrinth: Maou no Meikyu – Trevor Jones, Tsukasa Masuko

Castle – Labyrinth: Maou no Meikyu – Tsukasa Masuko

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Memories of ones first console are always delightful, and mine being the Sega Master System are extra special because none of my other friends had or or even heard of it. Such on odd system with some even odder games. And the music was pretty dang catchy, so much to the point where I can hum and doodle many of the tunes. So join me as I stroll down memory lane to my earliest solid childhood memories!

Tracklist –

Sega Master System Startup Bios

Title, I’m the Miracle Ball, Toy World and Monster World – Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars – Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Prehistoric Age – Time Soldiers – Yuka Watanabe

Ingame Music – Penguin Land – Unknown

Yonensai, The Master – Kenseiden – Unkown

Ingame Music – Ghost House – Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Mt. Tai – Cloud Master – Unknown

Bonus Stage – Shinobi – Yasuhiro Kawakami

Tabas – Fantasy Zone – Originally composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi/ conversion by Tokuhiko Uwabo

Music Type B – Shanghai – Unkown

Red Out – After Burner – Hiroshi Kawaguchi

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What constitutes the sound of Modern Video Games? Is it sweeping orchestral pieces? Super funky electro beats? Maybe full on rockin jams!? Whichever way it comes, it can all be arranged and downported to the limited (but by no means inferior) chiptune sounds of yester year.

Tracklist –

Network Terminal [Interior] (YM2612+SN76489 Arrangement) – John Tay https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/WnebhyKCYrGJaJaD6 Sonic Forces – Tomoya Ohtani, Naofumi Hataya, Kenichi Tokoi, Takahito Eguchi

Heartbeat Heartbreak (0CC Famitracker Multi Chip arrangement) – +Tek https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/WEVbf1yh1ctmG1SP9 – Persona 4 – Shoji Meguro

Mirror Maze (Snes Cover) – Maxodex https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/zJ1YqysFgvZ1hzgH8 – Celeste – Lena Raine

Studiopolis Zone Act 1 (SMS Cover) – hhhhhhazel https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/xKaSPraiHJxaQ9kQ7 – Sonic Mania – Tee Lopes

Friday Night (Yuzo Koshiro Misty Blue Arrange) – iyatemu https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/CbZKJR98PfbNjuqs8 – Yakuza 0 – Kensuke Inage

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Oh boy, another grab bag! So many kinds of goodies could be inside!

Tracklist –

Retrograde From The Stars – MasterJaceBeats https://soundcloud.com/pandoras-toybox?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing– Remix of Desert Zone- Star Cruiser – Toshiya Yamanaka

Saxophone Storm XI – King of Fighters XI – Koji Takata, Masuo Okumura, Masanori Kuki

Jenka1/Jenka2/Labyrinth Battle – Cave Story (Original) – Daisuke “pixel” Amaya

H5N1 – Christian Pacaud – Remix of Dungeon of Ice – Final Fantasy Mystic Quest – Ryuji Sasai, Yasuhiro Kawakami

The Labyrinth – Masaya “M.S” Shiranaga https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/cYUBD7iaCQ4TrdGg7

NEC-PC tracks by Masaya Shiranaga – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Inrsq26akHSMXMGqAtCVzowaAcFTr7uF

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SPORTS! It’s something many a folk get pationate about. I don’t know or care much for sports, but one thing I cannot deny is that many of the games based off them have pretty dang good music!

Tracklist –

Tim and Eric Awesome Show: SPORTS! (VRC6 Remix) – Levis Davis https://youtube.com/user/Levus28

Super Family Tennis (Smash Tennis) – Yoshinori Kawamoto

Title Theme – Mario Lemauix OST Reloaded! – Haberchuck

Music 8 – Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition (Hyper Dunk) – Miki Higashino

Statistics (Aftermath) – Gekitotsu/Clash Pennant Race 2 – Yuji Takenouchi

You Got A Power! – Wind Jammers – Seiichi Hamada, Tomoyoshi Sato

Title Theme – Kings of the Beach – Rob Hubbard

Quarter Three – NFL Blitz 2000 – Dan Forden

Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Ending (Genesis/Megadrive VGMp Arrange) – rayjkayj https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/QKWcpe361xR9u4ND9

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2 Robot Masters. 5 different themes between them on 2 different games. What’s the deal with that?

Tracklist –

Stage Select – Mega Man 8 – Shusaku Uchiyama

Stage Intro – Mega Man 8- Shusaku Uchiyama

Tengu Mans Theme Saturn and PS1 Versions – Mega Man 8 – Shusaku Uchiyama

Tengu Mans Theme – Rockman and Forte – Akari Kaida

Astro Mans Theme – Mega Man 8 – Shusaku Uchiyama

Astro Mans Theme – Rockman and Forte – Naoshi Mizuta

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Continuing the Sega Genesis love by sharing 10 more Musicians that were creating Chiptunes using the YM2612+Sn76489 throughout the decade of 2010. Not going to be as intensive as the first part but music is all pure awesome!

Tracklist –

Mess Man Theme – rayjkayj https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/ztwvtmmCga19JVfw5

Boss Theme – Circuit Bird https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/vEpJFrFiMs9K9vZy5

Done With You – Rob2612 https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/V8uUTYy897fNn6246

Facade – MBtech https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/P4HAFocMagy6nbCB9

I Need To Chill – 5alazar https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/5cDYWwJF84eu5oU2A

Hope In The Darkness (W/ CSM Mode) – EC2151 https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/URKU7WFJhzZHKDGM6

FM Mecha YM2612 – Aly James https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/64m3HKt4cjgLpYAk6

Lunar Light Zone (Past) – Marcb0t https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/4LsG1ALkUouUfdcS9

Beneath the Ice – △ th4 D34D ▼ https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/M43LZqZVEhrxpKE39

Piece of Cake – Toni Leys https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/9EBUfqrk7kqVj7pt9

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Second batch of Special Orders are in! It’s pretty good mix of tunes from a pretty good mix of folks.

Tracklist –

Layer Cake – Persona 5 – Shoji Meguro Ordered by Professor Tom. https://shujinacademyvgmclub.podbean.com/

25-hour Cinderella (Metal Cover) – Yakuza 0 – (R)LittleV Mills https://youtube.com/c/LittleVMills – Ordered by Alex Messenger https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney

Village of the Sacred Beast – Samurai Legend Musashi – Masashi Hamauzu – Ordered by Wade ?th

Those Glowing Trees Part 2 – Fezuke – https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/DpsPsKTCCrGYXvn79 – Ordered by Dya https://dyamusic.bandcamp.com/

Like The Wind – Elemental Masters – – Ordered by Jameson https://8beats.co/residents/jamesonempire

Emerald Coast (VRC6 Cover) – Sonic Adventure – (R) JX https://youtube.com/c/JXs8BitChannel / (OG) Jun Senuoe, – Ordered by Martyrus http://www.re-vgm.com/

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