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The Game Boy is an 8-bit handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo.The first handheld in the Game Boy family, it was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989 , then North America, three months later, and lastly in Europe, over a year later.It was designed by the same team that developed the Game & Watch and several Nintendo Entertainment System games: Satoru Okada. Chiptune, also known as chip music or 8-bit music, is a style of synthesized electronic music made using the PSG sound chips in vintage arcade machines, computers and video game consoles. The term is commonly used to refer to tracker format music which intentionally sounds similar to older PSG. Apr 15, 2019  I picked up an old DMG Game Boy, but forgot how underwhelming the screen is. I show you how to install a Backlight and bivert mod to improve the. Jan 04, 2018  What’s the best backlight color for Game Boy DMG & Pocket? What color should I buy: So for the backlight I wavered between sharp image and nostalgic authenticity. Colors like teal, blue, red, orange, etc. All seem a bit crazy for me, and don’t seem like a very pleasing authentic experience. That just leaves Yellow, Washed Yellow and White. The Game Boy Zero (GBZ) is one of the pinnacles of Game Boy modding. This system uses a Raspberry Pi Zero to run a variety of emulated games and has many more capabilities than your old brick DMG. Add another set of buttons and some hard work to make the ultimate Game Boy.

• What is (Gameboy) 'chiptune'?
• How is it made?
• How should I get started?
• Additional resources

Chiptune, also known as chip music or 8-bit music, is a style of synthesized electronic music made using the PSG sound chips in vintage arcade machines, computers and video game consoles. The term is commonly used to refer to tracker format music which intentionally sounds similar to older PSG-created music (this is the original meaning of the term), as well as music that combines PSG sounds with modern musical styles.

- Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiptune)

Music made on old video game consoles and computers
OR
music that sounds like it was made on old video game consoles and computers

• 4 voices
• 2 square waves
• 1 free form wave
• 1 noise generator
• stereo output

Arguably the most interesting stock audio hardware of any 8-bit console:

• original Game Boy (DMG)
• Game Boy Pocket
• Game Boy Color
• Game Boy Advance (SP)
• Super Game Boy
• Game Boy Player
• Good emulators

• Portable
• Great battery life
• Lots of accessories
• Replacement parts
  still in production

• tracker style interface
• powerful composition ability
• less intuitive if you've never used a tracker
• buy the ROM, bring your own flash cart
• probably most popular

• sequencer interface
• compositions sound unique compared to LSDJ
• interface is a little more confusing but you'll be making good music faster
• available at nanoloop.com for ~$50

• does not use native gameboy sound hardware
• I don't think this counts as 'gameboy chipmusic'?
• still really interesting and cool (especially if you like nanoloop a lot)
• nanoloop.com for ~$80

• like nanoloop 1 but more!
• uses GBA sound hardware, so more channels and complex sound
• great option for a portable sequencer
• available at nanoloop.com for ~$56

• exposes the 4 voices as 4 midi channels
• can do 3 voice polyphony
• can be controlled with midi CC's
• less advanced instrument creation compared to LSDJ
• must be used with an external interface
• great if you already have a DAW

• basically less intuitive but more advanced mGB
• external interface required
• stock only runs on GBC and above, but there is a version that will work with a DMG/Pocket
• not very widely used

• the interface contains the rom (GBA remote boot)
• uses GBA sound hardware so less limitations
• intuitive yet powerful interface
• available at catskullelectronics.com for $55

• PC cross platform tracker
• can target many consoles
• export songs as ROMs to play on real hardware
• fairly steep learning curve
• once you learn it, you can make chiptunes for lots of systems
• not widely used for Gameboy

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• create music on a computer, then export it to be used in games
• Jake Kaufman used it to make Shantae
• almost completely unused today

Gameboy Dmg Backlight Mod

• console based tracker
• PC application to convert songs to be used in games
• used in demos and homebrew
• should be more popular than it is
• great option if you're nordloef