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      Chiptune Music and Retro Nostalgia | CBC.ca Loaded
      Spark8:30Chiptune Music and Retro Nostalgia

      Chiptune Music and Retro Nostalgia

      • 14 years ago
      • Radio
      • Duration 8:30

      For several years there's been a growing scene celebrating the retro aesthetic of 80s video games. Coders, programmers, and musicians from all over the world are injecting new life into the music found on old sound chips. It even has a name - chiptunes. Nora talks to Leonard Paul, an artist, video game composer, and chiptune enthusiast about our collective nostalgia for retro technologies.

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