Jive Showdown: Intro to 2A03 – ip25

Impulse Project ep 25

the NES was the definition of household gaming for many of us around the world. and while we got a load of great tunes from games, it wasn’t until much later in the console’s life that people started writing music independently from the industry using various trackers and compilers to exploit the audio capabilities. in this episode we bring the nsf format into the mix for a spotlight on the beloved 2A03 sound chip and it’s “expansion” chip siblings.

  • ilmarque_-_french_god.nsf – ilmarque^Trilobit
  • high-hopes.nsf – ruuvari^aspekt
  • 5B_spring_tame.nsf – djmaximum
  • JiveThrice.nsf – ipi
  • SHOWDOWNVIP.nsf – DaChampster
  • Mass Purple.wav – Keishi Yonao
  • knifus.nsf – Xaimus & Knifa

download the tunes here –> impulseproject25.tar.gz


Episode title image: NES by Sajko / Mental

Saint Pickpocket: The Game Boy Scene – ip20

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For this installment we’re taking a look at scene music on the Game Boy. Released in 1989, the Game Boy built a generation of handheld gamers that fell in love with it’s 4 blissful sound channels. Take a listen to our exploration of the DMG in episode 20.

  • cpl-i_06.gbc – Laxity^capitol (GBC rom 33kb)
  • il_saint.mgb – Ilmarque (MGB 93kb)
  • oct-spw.gbc – Mrdeath^Octarine (GBC 132kb)
  • oh.gb – Nordloef (GB 131kb)
  • UTOPIA.gbs – Fusion^Black Box (GBS 10kb)
  • p5_album.gb – Mystical^Paragon 5 (GB 131kb)
  • inka-PP.gbc – Psychad^Inka (GBC 256kb)

original files/modules located here –> impulseproject20.tar.gz