Editing Chiptune (section)

== Contemporary chiptune music ==
[[file:Gameboytracker.JPG|thumb|left|''Little Sound DJ'' loaded onto a [[Game Boy Advance]]]]

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The chip [[Warez scene|scene]] has become relevant thanks to "[[Compo (demoscene)|compos]]" being held, groups releasing [[music disk]]s and with the [[Crack intro|cracktro]]/demo scene. New [[Tracker (music software)|tracker]] tools are used for making chip sounds available to less tech-savvy musicians. The [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] platform has the MidiNES, a cartridge that turns the system into a full blown hardware MIDI controlled synthesizer. Around 2007, the Mssiah was released for the [[Commodore 64]], which is very similar to the MidiNES, but with greater parameter controls, sequencing, analog drum emulation, and limited sample playback. The [[Commodore PET]] has the [[open-source software|open-source]] [[PetSynth]] software, which uses the PET's [[6522]] chip for sound, allows the computer to be played like a piano keyboard, and features many effects. On the [[DOS]] platform, [[FastTracker 2|Fast Tracker]] is one of the most famous chiptune makers because of the ability to create hand-drawn samples with the mouse. Chiptune artist [[Pixelh8]] has also designed music software such as Music Tech<ref>{{cite web
|title=Album on NES Cartridge, Synth on GameBoy
|url=https://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/04/album-on-nes-cartridge-synth-on-gameboy
|date=July 4, 2007
|work=Create Digital Music
|access-date=June 22, 2020
|archive-date=August 22, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822084721/http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/04/album-on-nes-cartridge-synth-on-gameboy/
|url-status=live
}}</ref>
for the Game Boy and the Pro Performer<ref>{{cite web
|title=Pixelh8 Music Tech Pro Performer Brings Live Performance to Game Boy
|url=https://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/03/24/pixelh8-music-tech-pro-performer-brings-live-performance-to-game-boy
|date=March 24, 2008
|work=Create Digital Music
|access-date=June 22, 2020
|archive-date=August 21, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821235130/http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/03/24/pixelh8-music-tech-pro-performer-brings-live-performance-to-game-boy/
|url-status=live
}}</ref>
for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[Nintendo DS]] which turn both machines into real time synthesizers.

There have been a number of television segments featuring chiptunes and chip music artists in the past few years. On April 11, 2005, [[8 Bit Weapon]] played their songs "Bombs Away" and "Gameboy Rocker" on [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]'s ''[[Attack of the Show]]'' live broadcast Episode #5058.<ref>
{{cite web
|title=G4 – Attack of the Show – Episode History
|url=https://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/episodes/index_pg31.html
|url-status=dead
|access-date=2011-06-21
|publisher=G4tv.com
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329163554/http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/episodes/index_pg31.html
|archive-date=March 29, 2012
}}</ref><ref>
Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9fOvcpG0mL0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130225231801/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fOvcpG0mL0 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web
|title=Intellivision® Music: 8 Bit Weapon
|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=9fOvcpG0mL0
|access-date=2011-06-21
|date=January 15, 2007
|via=YouTube
}}{{cbignore}}
</ref> In 2008, as a parody of ''[[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]'', the first four episodes of ''[[Boing Boing#Boing Boing Video|Boing Boing Video]]''{{'}}s ''[[SPAMasterpiece Theater]]'' opened with a chiptune remix of [[Jean-Joseph Mouret]]'s "[[Fanfare-Rondeau|Rondeau: Fanfare]]" (1735) by Hamhocks Buttermilk Johnson.<ref name="Boing Boing tv 2008a">
Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7QEFnxaIswM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110401200028/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QEFnxaIswM&feature=featured Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web
|title=John Hodgman in BBtv's SPAMasterpiece Theater (comedy)
|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=7QEFnxaIswM
|access-date=September 10, 2016
|date=October 2, 2008
|author=Boing Boing tv
|via=[[YouTube]]
}}{{cbignore}}
</ref>
Another chipmusic feature included little-scale, Dot.AY, [[Ten Thousand Free Men & Their Families]] and Jim Cuomo on the Australian television series ''[[Good Game (TV program)|Good Game]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Chiptunes
|url=https://abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s2536226.htm
|access-date=2010-12-16
|date=April 6, 2009
|work=Good Game Stories
|publisher=ABC Australia
|archive-date=September 16, 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916010310/https://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s2536226.htm
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

The [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] in December 2010 used a faux 8-bit game with an 8-bit sound track by {{proper name|crashfaster}} to demonstrate its notable legal achievements for that year.<ref>{{cite web
|title=EFF 2010: Year in 8bit
|url=https://w2.eff.org/victory
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224024840/http://w2.eff.org/victory
|archive-date=December 24, 2010
|access-date=2020-06-22
|date=December 24, 2010
}}</ref>

In March 2012, the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]]'s "The Art of Video Games" exhibit opened featuring a chipmusic soundtrack at the entrance by artists [[8 Bit Weapon]] & [[ComputeHer]]. 8 Bit Weapon also created a track called "The art of Video Games Anthem" for the exhibit.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Archived copy
|url=https://americanart.si.edu/pr/library/2012/taovg/taovg_release.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324152201/http://americanart.si.edu/pr/library/2012/taovg/taovg_release.pdf
|archive-date=March 24, 2012
|access-date=2012-04-05
}}</ref> In September 2015, the first music compilation based on [[Domo (NHK)]], Domo Loves Chiptune, was released on iTunes, Amazon, and all major music streaming services.<ref name="Domo Loves Chiptune Promotional Video">
Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/v0nwJkZTrKs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160107185943/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nwJkZTrKs Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web
|title=Domo Loves Chiptune
| date=September 4, 2015 |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=v0nwJkZTrKs
|access-date=2015-10-19
|via=[[YouTube]]
}}{{cbignore}}
</ref><ref name="Everybody Loves Chiptune & So Do We">
{{cite web
|title=Everybody Loves Chiptune & So Do We
|url=https://dailyrindblog.com/domo-loves-chiptune
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926080622/http://dailyrindblog.com/domo-loves-chiptune
|archive-date=September 26, 2015
|access-date=2015-10-19
|work=[[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]]
}}</ref>
The compilation features top artists in the Chiptune genre such as [[Anamanaguchi]] and [[Disasterpeace]]. Domo Loves Chiptune also features the first Chiptune remix of the Domo theme song by Mystery Mansion. The New York City chiptune scene was also the subject of a documentary called ''Reformat the Planet'' by [[2 Player Productions]]. This film was an official selection at the 2008 [[South by Southwest]].<ref>
{{cite web
|title=Film Screenings
|url=https://2008.sxsw.com/film/screenings/date/2008-03-08.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207232714/http://2008.sxsw.com/film/screenings/date/2008-03-08.html
|archive-date=December 7, 2009
|access-date=December 7, 2009
}}</ref>

Chip music has returned to 21st-century gaming, either in full-chip music style or using chip samples in the music. Popular games that feature chiptune elements in their soundtracks include ''[[Shovel Knight]]''<ref>{{cite news
|title=The Shovel Knight Soundtrack Is So Good
|url=https://kotaku.com/1597037664
|access-date=2017-07-27
|last=Hamilton
|first=Kirk
|work=Kotaku
|language=en-US
|archive-date=May 30, 2024
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530002921/https://kotaku.com/the-shovel-knight-soundtrack-is-so-good-1597037664
|url-status=live
}}</ref> and ''[[Undertale]]''.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Game review: Undertale proves looks aren't everything
|url=https://metro.co.uk/2015/12/14/undertale-review-the-quality-of-mercy-5563511
|access-date=2017-07-27
|date=December 14, 2015
|author=GameCentral
|website=Metro
|archive-date=June 23, 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623155904/https://metro.co.uk/2015/12/14/undertale-review-the-quality-of-mercy-5563511/
|url-status=live
}}</ref>