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summary
Thirty-minute live set recreates retro game music using Commodore 64 SID chip timbres and band arrangements, including an eight-song C64 medley that compresses multiple tunes into one track and a full-band cover of Pac-Man motifs. The set traces arcade to Game Boy to console, features a staged audience sing-along that flops then succeeds, and ends with a loud Monkey Island finale. No new tech is demoed — it’s performance and faithful chiptune arrangement.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction
- 2:51Arcade games in the 70s
- 5:49The rise of home computers
- 8:11Commodore 64 music magic
- 17:37Game Boy revolution
- 22:19Games teaching violence
- 25:29Monkey Island finale
- 29:55Q&A and closing
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