Following on from their first Kickstarter success, Arcano Systems has this week launched another campaign to crowdfund their new Obscura MIDI 8-bit NES & C64 Chiptune synthesiser which requires just ...

[Derek Enos’] toils are starting to yield results. He’s been working on an 8-bit synthesizer that is MIDI controlled which he calls the deMIDulator. As he demonstrates after the break, the device has ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System controller — a study in utility and efficiency — continues to wow with it's ability to do a lot with very little. Such is the case in D-Pad Hero, a free new NES ROM ...

The 8-bit video game aesthetic has evolved into a dynamic form of visual and musical art. Beginning with early Atari and Nintendo video games, the 8-bit aesthetic has been a part of our culture for ...

While the simplistic answer to the headline is four bits, it’s actually quite a loaded question. A four-bit increase in the scope’s resolution would produce a theoretical improvement of 16 times in ...

The creators of C&C channel Warcraft for their new retro RTS, which has charming cross-play with 8-Bit Armies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Find out why composer Henry Jackman and director Chris Columbus went with an orchestral symphonic score instead of using more 8-bit/midi elements for Pixels. By Laurence Almalvez Director: Chris ...

What’s the cost of an underused hardware resource? If you spec your microcontroller to have a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) but only require 8 bits, you’ve paid for extra performance that ...

Music in video games has come a long way from its 8-bit midi origins and they’ve been picking up steam lately with all the new rock musician simulators like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. But what was ...