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"World 1-1" from Super Mario Bros.

Strong Songs

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Koji Kondo's NES Music

The three synthesizer tones available on an NES are two square waves and one triangle wave so the top two sounds are actually very similar. The bottom sound which is usually used for the bass is a triangle wave which has a slightly smoother sound. With just those three voices the harmony comes through loud and clear but something that you lose when you play it on piano is the fact that there are three different voices playing almost like a little ensemble.

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