8 bit music shit

qxx · 05-04-2006, 12:57 PM

I figure there's a good chunk of us who appreciate the old 8 bit music for NES. Poking around I found some decent bands that cover alot of it. The Advantage is a NES cover band but it's mostly acoustic, which was cool until I found The Minibosses.

They do alot of popular games (Super Mario, Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Megaman 2 etc..)

Here's Super Mario 2 cover from one of their albums, anyway. The Megaman 2 one is the best, I think. But no link to it on their site. You can 'probably' find their albums via torrent.

Anyone know of any other good NES cover bands? This shit is hot.

frott · 05-04-2006, 01:00 PM

The outside scoop! 2003 is on fiya

Simas · 05-04-2006, 01:05 PM

Yeah old news...

Not exactly a NES cover band, but check out Horse the Band.

In other old news some people figured out how to reprogram (or something...I dont know computer crap) gameboys and turn them into musical instruments. Beck got wind of it and did it, made an EP called Gameboy Variations, pretty sure it remixes of some of his songs (but they could be new, I'm not too familiar with Beck) played on a mod'ed Gameboy.

qxx · 05-04-2006, 01:10 PM

Ah, I knew they weren't a new band but searching for 'Minibosses' on this forum can turn up a variety of results. The only post I found even mentioning these guys was from 2002 and probably overlooked by many. Sorry to waste your internet minutes.

Asmadai · 05-04-2006, 01:11 PM

If those are the guys who did the Megaman 2 Bubbleman Theme, that shit is fucking hardcore. I loved that song, and the new version with the guitars just makes it that much better.

Dyscord · 05-04-2006, 01:26 PM

www.ocremix.org

Some good stuff here. I particularly like the River City Ransom remix and the Doom 2 stuff. Lots of good Megaman stuff too. Mostly techno, some metal, all in all some nice little gems here and there to add to your music collection (if you can stand all the god forsaken popups.

Awanka · 05-04-2006, 01:28 PM

I always liked the Goonies 2 theme, it reminded me of Cyndi Lauper.

If I were there when they were playing the Megaman 2 mix I would have screamed out "BUBBLEMAN, BITCHES!"

Criminiminal · 05-04-2006, 05:02 PM

http://www.8bitweapon.com/ is the best i've ever heard, pretty good presentation too. I saw them at E3 a few years ago and i've downloaded all their new stuff since then. Still good stuff.

TheOkapi · 05-04-2006, 09:02 PM

I'm gonna have to second ocremix.org. I been going there for years, and tend to find some pretty damn good songs on there. Big fan of the Marble Madness, Blaster Master, and Castlevainia songs (specifically DJ Chrono's).

Yer gonna find a shitton of Zelda/Chrono Trigger/Final Fantasy remixes on there, since those are "the" games. But all in all, a good site for free tunes.

randomguy · 05-04-2006, 09:10 PM

The Advantage suck and look like wannabe emo versions of the Minibosses. I have seen minibosses play entire games , like megaman and mario bros without breaking a sweat. Nobody beats them live. You might get some songs on an album but browse around youtube for 20 minutes and you should find them live. They bring down the hammer on any 8bit recreation.

Angrier · 05-04-2006, 09:21 PM

I got zelda link to the past soundtrack, but that's snes so

Kevincheese · 05-04-2006, 10:00 PM

Hah, 8 bit live... riiiight.

www.8bitpeoples.com

good stuff there

randomguy · 05-04-2006, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevincheese

Hah, 8 bit live... riiiight.

www.8bitpeoples.com

good stuff there

yea , live.

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Agonizing · 05-05-2006, 06:06 AM

www.metroidmetal.com

Hathe · 05-05-2006, 11:43 AM

No one mentions PowerGlove? They're the best game cover band.

http://www.myspace.com/vgmetal

05-04-2006, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
qxx We're not happy til you're not happy. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 1,299 -2 Internets	8 bit music shit I figure there's a good chunk of us who appreciate the old 8 bit music for NES. Poking around I found some decent bands that cover alot of it. The Advantage is a NES cover band but it's mostly acoustic, which was cool until I found The Minibosses. They do alot of popular games (Super Mario, Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Megaman 2 etc..) Here's Super Mario 2 cover from one of their albums, anyway. The Megaman 2 one is the best, I think. But no link to it on their site. You can 'probably' find their albums via torrent. Anyone know of any other good NES cover bands? This shit is hot. __________________ Last edited by qxx : 05-04-2006 at 01:00 PM.

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Simas Say word Join Date: May 2005 Location: NoVa Posts: 1,321 -25 Internets	Yeah old news... Not exactly a NES cover band, but check out Horse the Band. In other old news some people figured out how to reprogram (or something...I dont know computer crap) gameboys and turn them into musical instruments. Beck got wind of it and did it, made an EP called Gameboy Variations, pretty sure it remixes of some of his songs (but they could be new, I'm not too familiar with Beck) played on a mod'ed Gameboy. __________________ Destroyer

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qxx We're not happy til you're not happy. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 1,299 -2 Internets	Ah, I knew they weren't a new band but searching for 'Minibosses' on this forum can turn up a variety of results. The only post I found even mentioning these guys was from 2002 and probably overlooked by many. Sorry to waste your internet minutes. __________________

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Criminiminal Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 699 -11 Internets	http://www.8bitweapon.com/ is the best i've ever heard, pretty good presentation too. I saw them at E3 a few years ago and i've downloaded all their new stuff since then. Still good stuff. __________________ I always say, you never know what a man is truly made of until you peel the skin off his face one piece at a time.

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05-04-2006, 01:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
frott Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,390 +0 Internets	The outside scoop! 2003 is on fiya

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Asmadai Monolith - Area 52 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sealab Posts: 2,356	If those are the guys who did the Megaman 2 Bubbleman Theme, that shit is fucking hardcore. I loved that song, and the new version with the guitars just makes it that much better.

05-04-2006, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dyscord Harvey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Command Carrier Posts: 1,856 +5 Internets	www.ocremix.org Some good stuff here. I particularly like the River City Ransom remix and the Doom 2 stuff. Lots of good Megaman stuff too. Mostly techno, some metal, all in all some nice little gems here and there to add to your music collection (if you can stand all the god forsaken popups.

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Awanka Seething with dark power and -internets Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,748 -55 Internets	I always liked the Goonies 2 theme, it reminded me of Cyndi Lauper. If I were there when they were playing the Megaman 2 mix I would have screamed out "BUBBLEMAN, BITCHES!"

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randomguy WOAH. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 650 +0 Internets	The Advantage suck and look like wannabe emo versions of the Minibosses. I have seen minibosses play entire games , like megaman and mario bros without breaking a sweat. Nobody beats them live. You might get some songs on an album but browse around youtube for 20 minutes and you should find them live. They bring down the hammer on any 8bit recreation.

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Angrier Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Your mom's house Posts: 758 +0 Internets	I got zelda link to the past soundtrack, but that's snes so

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Agonizing Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 134 -3 Internets	www.metroidmetal.com