r/chiptunes • • 17d ago

Monthly Chiptune Challenge #4 - Samhainophobia!

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Sup world, it's time for another challenge!

When it comes to creativity October truly is my second favorite month of the year, it's just fun to have a reason to write spooky lines with a bit of playfulness.

So fire up your Game Boy/DAW/synth/Ouija board or whatever ritual you use to breathe life into something terrifying, with sounds that belong in the past but are still religiously celebrated over here <3

If only there where some awesome musicians out there who can save this poor girl!

Le rules (please read them carefully as there might have been some slight updates!):

  1. Three weeks for the contest to write a original piece, closing date will be Oct 22nd.
  2. Only original uploads for this contest: this is NOT a moment to try and promote older work.
  3. Absolutely No AI generated music will be accepted, when in doubt I will ask you to provide proof of your work.
  4. Your submission has to be chiptune but like before that is vaguely defined, I don't mind what you use and how you use it, as long as it makes me want to dust off that good ol' classic system because your epic music is giving me an urge to kill something pixelated!!
  5. Max 1 submission per artist name.
  6. Stick to the contest prompt, if your track does not bring out any Halloween vibes, it won't be accepted for the voting round.

You can drop your track here

I expect tracks that makes me want to call the ghostbusters!

This month (fun?) fact:

Samhainophobia means fear of halloween, there are people out there who are going to have an extra spooky month!

Now go and be awesome!

-Carf!

PS: I have added an option to opt-out of the monthly mix, just in case if for any reason people do not like to be part of it but still want to participate with the contest itself.


r/chiptunes • • 13h ago

8-bit party in Amsterdam: Warp Zone LVL-4

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Warp Zone LVL-4!

With an amazing line-up of Joyful Chiptune Beep Boops from across Europe! In the beautiful city of Amsterdam! At the Blast Galaxy Arcade!

Glemii (NL)

This talented up and comer will start off the party right! expect high energy, happy bleeps. Let Glemii take you on an electrifying journey across all the 8 bits!

KSÅ Krew (DK)

The newly formed supergroup from Denmark will blast their positive energy through the speakers. They put the Super in Mario and will make you jump like Jumpman!

xyce (NL)

These hip cats need no introduction! Legends from the north of NL. We don't need no anti-aliasing, their groove is smooth all on its own!

pouale (FR)

French Bunny Beats! Cute, bangin' and SOO tasty!!! Succulent squarewaves and wavetables full of delectable treats. C'est vrai, it's all gameboy, Incroyable!!

Included in your ticket is access to the Blast Galaxy Arcade, so if you want a breather; save the princess, lay down some blocks or try your luck at the taiko drums!

Poster by: Dennis de Bruin


r/chiptunes • • 10h ago

MUSIC ZOMBIVILANCE || COMING SOON -- FOLLOW FOR MORE 🧟‍♂️ Enjoy [ NO AI used for SCORE or GAME ]

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What do you think of this wave shooter GB idea?

CLIVE ALIVE is the last great hope for the vaccine clinic on the outskirts of the great walled city.

Survive a pandemic like no other, with only a locked clinic entrance at your back for protection...

Reload your clip of 10 rounds, soon to upgrade.

Fight off waves, packs, and hoards of SLUGGERS.

Resist the modern plague before sunset arrives.

There is no hope on the streets of Smog City.

GO HOME... LOCKDOWN IN EFFECT... STAY VIGILANT...

CAN YOU SURVIVE....??


r/chiptunes • • 13h ago

QUESTION SIDwizard in Linux

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I wanted to test the new Piano-roll view feature from last release!

I was able to use SIDwizard in Linux using binaries from debian package (I'm using Arch Linux) from SID-Wizard 1.97 (24 June 2026), with an older version binaries without any trouble, but, right now, I got the following error:

$ ./SIDwizard
./SIDwizard: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I wasn't able to found that library in the repositories (Extra, AUR), but I was lucky, I found the file in a previous install from minconda:

$ locate libncurses.so.6
/home/user1/miniconda/lib/libncurses.so.6
/home/user1/miniconda/lib/libncurses.so.6.4

then, my workaround is:

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/user1/miniconda/lib/ ./SIDwizard

Questions

  • There is a better way to use SIDwizard in Arch Linux?
    • Installing other package?
    • Including libraries in SIDwizard?
    • How to ask the developer? (Hermit)
    • Something else?
  • How to quit SIDwizard without killing the process?

Extra

The package also has SIDwizard_TUI, the 1st music tracker that I know that works in the command-line (terminal) without any display server (like: X11 or Wayland), it's amazing!.

Video

Maybe in the future it's going to be a LSDJ-like in TUI!

Right now the closer to that is, using the following (cross-platform or Web) music trackers:


r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

CC_REQUEST [NES] I'll Return Stronger (185 Hz dubstep, 2A03 + VRC6 + N163)

8 Upvotes

Hi, I finally finished this Game Over track made with 0CC FamiTracker (& NES-palette cover animation using LibreSprite and MediBang Paint). Inspired by Dimeback, chibi-tech and Jake "virt" Kaufman, among others.

YouTube link

All feedback is appreciated!


r/chiptunes • • 17h ago

MUSIC Muzyka z gry na Amigę "Za żelazną bramą" / "Behind enemy gates". Amiga Music Cover by Joel Moris

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I'll give you a hint. This is a cover of an awesome song composed by my friend Adam Skorupa, known as Skorpik. It's music from the game "Behind the Iron Gate." I'm not sure, but I think it was the first Polish game I bought. Doomy atmosphere, you know. Amiga 500, etc. The song I'm presenting was composed by my friend Joel Morris. Listen. I think it's top-notch. Big shout-out to Skorpik and Joel.


r/chiptunes • • 20h ago

RESOURCE M8 tracker on a Mac without a Teensy

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I ported karimkfoure's m8emu, which runs the Dirtywave M8 Headless firmware without a Teensy, to Apple Silicon Macs.

Get M8_V6_5_2C_HEADLESS.hex from Dirtywave's repo, pick it in the app on first launch, and play from the keyboard or a gamepad. Buttons are remappable.

It isn't notarized. Move it to Applications and run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/m8emu.app once before opening it.

Download: https://github.com/yukij3/m8emu-macos/releases/latest


r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

QUESTION Can someone help me find this popular chiptune?

2 Upvotes

I listened to it years ago, I think it's FearOfDark or Virt or someone else :)


r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

SHOW October always has me moody.

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r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

RESOURCE PocketTracker: a music tracker for phones and wearable devices.

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You can join their community and suggest improvements! And contribute your own songs to musical projects together.

community


r/chiptunes • • 2d ago

MUSIC Chipzel - Final Credits

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r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

MUSIC Bossfight live 2012

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Massive thank you to Max Levin, who had the recording on a tape. What a find, what a find. There's even an unreleased song in here that i've never heard them play before, it's at the end.


r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

MUSIC BURNING FORCE - Remix Medley | Astroverse Dimensions

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r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Does the Default Windows Midi sound font count as chip tune?

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While not used on any specific type of hardware, It has a distinct style specific to it that's easy to tell apart from other chip tune music. A decent amount of older PC games used it. As an example of the Windows MIDI sound font I linked a song above that was designed for it.


r/chiptunes • • 1d ago

three pound tom/jones

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r/chiptunes • • 2d ago

MUSIC How It's Made type beat

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r/chiptunes • • 2d ago

MUSIC Game over tune

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r/chiptunes • • 2d ago

MUSIC Blues Brothers Chiptune Album

1 Upvotes

My official Chiptune Blues Brothers tribute album is now finished and available for listen!!

Listen to Briefcase Full of Bits - A Chiptune Blues Brothers Tribute, an album by SouperPouperDouper on #SoundCloud

https://on.soundcloud.com/HtJAguzW7Oxb3NbAOV


r/chiptunes • • 3d ago

Contest Friendly reminder - one more week to send in your track for the Monthly Chiptune Challenge :)

8 Upvotes

Bring the Samhainophobia!


r/chiptunes • • 2d ago

RESOURCE SidEmu for Android

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Cycle accurate .Sid player picks correct SID variation and NTSC/PAL automatically and is the software version of the SidEmu drop in Sid replacement.

FREE


r/chiptunes • • 3d ago

Just started learning how to use lsdj but cant locate the synth parameter was wondering if they changed its location in later updates

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r/chiptunes • • 3d ago

Made this for a Game Jam

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Game is not released yet but would like public opinion😅


r/chiptunes • • 3d ago

QUESTION Help with making drums

1 Upvotes

I'm trying VGM Music Maker. Every drum sample i get is either not even drum sample or doesn't work. So I'm going the worst possible way to fix as someone not experienced.

Anyone hints to making a drum kit in the instrument tab?


r/chiptunes • • 3d ago

RESOURCE ChipTunez, a new Android SID/Mod/Chiptune Player on Google Play

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There's a new Android chip tune player on the Play Store. Full disclosure: I was a beta tester and received the app for free (it costs $5) to test. I'm not being compensated to post about it. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised. The search works pretty well. Songs on HVSC, ASMA and Modland are all indexed. VGMRips has some search capabilities. JoshW's archives are browse-only. I was able to queue up a bunch of my personal favorites... Delta, Last Ninja Wasteland, and Onslaught (Mod). One thing I thought was pretty cool is that you can switch the playback speed right in the play screen (between PAL and NTSC). Onslaught sounded slow to me, but when I switched ot over to NTSC, it sounded perfect. Anyway, I liked it, just thought I'd share.


r/chiptunes • • 3d ago

SID virtual synth on our Hardware Sampler. Like it?

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Check our website for more details ✌🏾