How 8-Bit sounds became iconic
Twenty Thousand Hertz
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The Sound Ships of the Early Nineties
The original opening theme for pack man and what not, was just something the programmers came up with. The soundships have these things called voices, and each one could only play one sound at a time. If you don't listen carefully, it's really hard to tell that there's only three voices happening at any given moment. It's unbelievable what game developers could achieve give these limitations.
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