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Here are a couple of C64 remixes I've made.

They're getting on a bit now. Flash was done in 2000 and Human Race in 2001
I'd like to have done more, but never got the time due to work/life commitments

If you've managed to get here completely by mistake, let me quickly explain what this is about

The Commodore 64 is a much loved home computer of the 80s, it still has a thriving scene of coders, artists and musicians to this day

There were a handful of musicians who really harnessed the power of this chip and wrote some really memorable tunes
In most cases the music was the best thing about the games of which 99% have aged badly

The chip had 3 sound channels, which means you can play 3 notes simultaneously. With clever trickery some of these composers managed more by adding a channel which played back lo-fi samples, or by playing a really fast arpeggio on one channel so it sounded like a chord.

And so, below is an example of what a lot of people are doing in their spare time, remixing those tunes with modern day instruments

If you're interested in seeing just how big this scene is, I'd invite you to my links page to see what's around the web

Flash Gordon (6,148,096 bytes)
Flash Gordon
     
Human Race Level 1 Summer mix (2,979,840 bytes)
Human Race

And one from my good friend Mr. Peter Marshall
This was made as a tutorial aid for Pete to lean how to use Reason
and also how to create sounds using analog synthesis

Personally I think he's done a remarkable job at recreating those C64 sounds, so much so, that some people have complained it's sampled the original too much !

Thrust - 6.22megs
Thrust


All 3 of the above are by Rob Hubbard... is this a coincidence ? I somehow think not :)

You can listen to the original versions too :

Flash Gordon - Flash is Back Remix
Flash Gordon - Original Commodore 64 Version

Thurst - Phat Stomper Remix
Thurst - Original Commodore 64 Version

Human Race Level 1 - Summer Remix
Human Race - Original Commodore 64 Version


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