Playdate is an indie game handheld with a crank from Teenage Engineering, Panic

Playdate is a Game Boy-ish gaming handheld with a hand crank on it, wired for delivering indie and experimental games weekly. And it comes from an unlikely collaboration: Mac/iOS developer Panic with synth maker Teenage Engineering.

Forget vinyl: here’s a DJ rig with two Amiga 1200 PCs

Computers will never die. Now they’re even old enough to be retro. So watch a DJ rig that combines two Commodore Amigas for MOD DJing, thanks to recent software.

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2018

Virtuoso Commodore 64 composer Martin Walker is back

News for nerds: one of the musicians who was most adept at coaxing intricate music from chips is set to make a return. And that means it’s time for some chip music.

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2018

This Is What Happens When Vintage Robot Voices Make an Album

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2015

Watch These Amazing Suzanne Ciani Videos – then Let Neotantrik Launch You Into Dreamland

- September 24, 2014

The Intellivision Synthesizer: Twisted Electrons’ AY3 is a Chiptunes Desktop Synth

- May 14, 2014

Retro-futuristic and Free: All DS-10 Music from Decktonic [Download, Video, CC]

- December 18, 2012

Music Made with Korg iPolysix – And Nothing Else: Live Demos to iPad Chip Music

- November 29, 2012

In Bad Hotel, Addictive iOS Game, Composing Music to Tapped Interactions [Behind the Scenes]

Peter Kirn - August 20, 2012

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