Nostalgia in Every Byte: The Magic of 8-Bit Song Generators and Chiptune Music

If you grew up pressing buttons on a gray-brick Game Boy or listening to the bouncy, beeping melodies of classic NES games, a wave of pure nostalgia probably hits you the second you hear a retro video game track. That distinct, crunchy, yet impossibly catchy sound is known as chiptune, and it has evolved from a technical limitation into a thriving, modern musical movement.