I’ve got a huge backlog of things to post about, so once a week I’m going to just dump a few of them into a post, preferably on a Monday without much discussion of the contents, just to get them out of my notes. I figured I’d do a new pixel art banner for this idea later, for now let’s get to the links!
- Video Games Chronicle interviews Hip Tanaka, a.k.a. Chip Tanaka, composer of Nintendo music going back to Metroid and Earthbound, president for a while of Pokemon company Creatures Inc., and current chiptune musician with many wonderful tunes.
- The podcast Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games recently concluded a tour of every game in UFO 50;
- On Game Informer (welcome back), from February 2022, before their recent troubles, Inside the Nintendo Power Hotline.
- A wiki, Ukikipedia, is a knowledge resource for Super Mario 64 speedrunners.
- And from Kaze Emanuar, a video delving into the power of Mario 64’s sound engine, which can run code itself. (15 minutes)