Atari, at 50, leaves a legacy of electronic imagination in visuals and sound

It’s official: video games, or certainly their leading icon Atari, have crossed the half-century landmark. But maybe that’s why the aesthetics of some of Atari’s earliest greats now sound newly fresh – not only retro, but as something elemental no deep in music, art, and culture.

Casio’s MT-100 toy keyboard is reborn as a free plug-in for macOS and Windows

Sample Science has a tasty freebie for us – Retro Cazio models the 1983 Casio Casiotone MT-100, for a very, very 80s drum kit, keys, and other instruments. Let’s revisit that source instrument.

Peter Kirn - April 11, 2022

An album released on Nintendo 64 cartridge – the next nerdy Remute ROM release

Vinyl? Done. Tape? Ha, as if. German artist Remute is using obsolete game technology to release music – and the latest is an album released on an actual, playable Nintendo 64 cartridge.

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2022

SOMA has a new compact 8-bit noise synth and sequencer for 130€

Peter Kirn - December 4, 2021

Read this story of how the original Xbox startup sound was created

Peter Kirn - October 20, 2021

Commodore CBM 4064 with insanely powerful MSSIAH cart and Look Mum No Computer

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021

Watch the 2006 documentary 8 BIT to see chip music and art at its peak – now online

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021

Plogue has made a chip-perfect emulation of the Yamaha FM synth line

Peter Kirn - September 22, 2021

Treat yourself to the 90s club aesthetics of the Wipeout games

Peter Kirn - August 17, 2021

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