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Well, I guess it's clear what's next: make a musical instrument using either old NES consoles or cartridges. Or both! Come on, music nerds, don't fail me now! XD
Thank god for the chiptune electronic acts. Baseck has an instrument he built using a gameboy.
Still can't beat the theremin for nerdiest musical instrument ever. That'll reign at least until someone actually invents a holophonor.
Beck: Congratulations, friend. Bender: Why, 'cause I can make annoying noises? Beck: Exactly. I use those all the time in my music.
And I thought it can't get any worse than dubstep. Don't get me wrong, it's amazing work, probably took him months, and he does have my deepest respect, but if i had to listen to this for more than 3 minutes, my head would explode.
this just shows some one will find a new unique and impressive use for even old long retired game systems like the Atari 2600
Love and respect for the 2600! I know "old school" means different things to different people, but I always get a little annoyed when I see shirts that say "know your roots" and have a picture of an NES controller.
Congratulations on mentioning my nerd 'Berzerk Button' (I'll keep the misspelling); those Damned shirts, and that particular attitude! I'm an old fart, I (barely) remember Black and white arcade games, and saw the Atari VCS (as it was called back then) when it was debuted at a Sears.Then I see these punks wearing that shirt. No. You. You need to know your roots, you need to know that video games go farther back than your own memories and interests. Make a shirt with the Brown Box on it, and put the catchphrase on it.
If you don't know what the Brown Box is, GO LOOK IT UP!!!!!!/wipes foam from his mouth...
Rob B, if you're reading this, I humbly submit "Nerd Berzerk Button" as a contest idea.
I'm fine with it. The NES didn't invent gaming, but it did save it. The roots would have withered and died and there might be no gaming industry to speak of or make pithy novelty t-shirts about if not for them. Atari may have ruled those early dark ages, but they almost choked the life out of gaming in general because of their gluttony and overwhelming shittiness, so an Atari "know your roots" shirt would just be damn depressing.
1: Nintendo did boost the North American gaming industry. Won't fight that.2: But the industry wouldn't have died; North American and European gaming from the crash of '83 to NES was safely in the hands of Apple 2, C64, Sinclair, and even still Atari's grasp, all in home computers. If it wasn't Nintendo, it would have been someone else.3: Game Shittiness is a universal thing, in all generations. Gaming would have gotten over it no matter what.
I'm doing it again. Crap. I'm gonna go breathe in a paper bag for a while and calm down. Sorry for the "Internet: Serious Business" stuff.
That's not really an instrument. Those pedals are just altering the music coming out of the device. There are actual cartridges you can get for Atari and NES that plug into the system and then attach to a MIDI keyboard so you can take the soundcard from the system and use the sounds to actually make your own music rather than just...holding a big thing...and playing a glorified air guitar.
Is it making music? Yes.
Is he manipulating it while he's holding it? Yes
Is it an instrument then? Yes
I never had an Atari. I started with the Intellivision.
That said, a great band to check out is Powerlifter. They've got an original Game Boy wired into their sound system.http://vimeo.com/kevinwildt/bu...http://vimeo.com/15912327
There's a whole genre dedicated to this kind of music, called Chip Tunes. Also Glitch Music.
Yeah, this sounds like a dubstep-chiptune. Not a fan of the sound though That's probably because I don't really like dubstep or chiptunes but its still a crazy cool instrument.
As a music-lover born well after Atari's heyday, I can tell you that this isn't awesome because it's Atari, it's awesome because it's legitimately high-quality electronic music! The "Gatari" is a damn fine instrument, and I think it SHOULD be the next big thing in electronic music!
That is pretty freaking cool. Saw this guy last year during the JapanNite 2010 tour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Ah, its nice to see. Makes we want to pull my 2600 out from under its pile of dust in the basement. and any 'cyberpunk' should have this instrument doing all the music.
my fist console was an Atari 7800..........so this please me no end.........my Born-in-1981 ears approve .........remember putting Commodore 64 tapes in a tape deck and listening to the machine music that came out......
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