Editor's Note: This article was written by MegaSparky ( https://www.youtube.com/@MegaSparkyTunes/featured) and is the first building block towards a more active, more diverse CC Blog. It details a classic gaming franchise that some of you might want to check out. In these next few months, we hope to offer a range of different articles from numerous voices detailing a number of subjects from music to tech to old video games and beyond. Thank you to MegaSparky for contributing! In 1989, a game called Esprit was released by Application Systems Heidelberg exclusively for the Atari ST. The game pu…

It's Chip Jam season, folks! We're hosting another friendly competition for chiptuners where you can test your mettle against one another to see who can compose the best tune! This Chip Jam's theme is Fitness! Our server mascot, Tia, is getting in shape for the hyperwar, and she needs your help to do it. Together, we're going to make a chiptune playlist for her (and maybe us too) to get absolutely jacked to. There will be two categories for this Jam: Originals and Covers. In the Originals Category, you can compose an original work that you'd find fit to work out to. Maybe an 80's power ballad…

The results for our latest Chip Jam, Autumn Jam V: The Final Frontier, are finally here! It was a fun and chaotic experience that took us on a wild ride all throughout the galaxy. From abandoned cargo ships to outer space race tracks, from our own solar system to lush, verdant alien worlds, there was so much to unpack! The voting results can be found below: Every single one of these artists poured their heart and soul into this Jam, and, in my honest opinion, each of them are worthy of great praise. As for the art contest, the fantastic Rui8Bit ended up taking home the win. The winning Album… …

A few weeks ago, just as we were finishing up the final touches on the website revamp, it occurred to me that I had been so busy with school and work that I hadn’t checked the showcase channel in our Discord server in weeks. For those who aren’t a part of our Discord server (which I highly suggest you join, we have a lot of fun times in there), the showcase channel is a place where people can post links to their new music or projects, and it’s one of my favorite places to keep up to date with what’s going on in our little slice of the scene. As I browsed through the channel, one particular li…