Nostalgic for the sounds of simpler times? Consider checking out some of the brand new music released for the classic Nintendo Entertainment System. Many artists are still composing fresh tunes for it, and some are even using the format for competitions like Famicompo Mini.
Famicompo Mini is a yearly Japanese-run global music competition that keeps alive the spirit of Nintendo’s first major console by requiring participants to write and submit songs in the .NSF format, which is native to the NES. Composers can choose to use one or both of two different sound chips, the first built into the console itself (2A03) and the second an expansion chip found inside many Konami cartridges (VRC6) that increases the available number of waveforms and channels.
Read more about Famicompo Mini and hear Yesso’s vocal chip song “Casanova” after the jump. (more…)
