Nintendocore

Nintendocore, also known as Gamecore and Ataricore is a genre of music inspired by the music or soundtracks which accompany 8-bit video games, most notably those on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is characterized by the intensity of metalcore music joined with keyboard parts that sound similar to 8-bit video game music/chiptunes but is occasionally remixed techno variations of old NES video game themes. The term Nintendocore was jokingly coined by Nathan Winneke, lead singer of HORSE the band.

Partial List of Nintendocore bands

• 2 Headed Cat Vs. Unicorn Octopus
• An Albatross
• As The World Fades
• DJ Scotch Egg
• Enter Shikari
• Goto80
• HORSE the band
• Machinae Supremacy
• Metronome
• Nullsleep
• Psilodump
• Trash80
• The X-Dump
• Yuppster
• The Vaginal Vigilantes

Other Nintendo Fusion

Although not strictly Nintendo, Aphex Twin released a hardcore-esque single in 1993 using sounds from the original Pac-Man.

Hella's "The D. Elkan" is also a classic example of Nintendocore music. Several of their other songs incorporate the use of an 8-bit synthesizer.

External Links

• Game Music 4 All - Nintendocore news site.
• www.8bitpeoples.com - Eight-bit electronica music label featuring Creative-commons licensed music from artists such as Trash80, Nullsleep, Yuppster and many others.