Archive for category: Video Games

Space Invaders Sound Emulation

June 9, 2011 | Video Games | By: Mark VandeWettering

My recent playing with the Gameduino had me thinking more about games like Space Invaders, and while I was searching around for bitmaps, I kept thinking about the sound effects. I didn’t realize this, but they were not digital sounds, but sounds produced by triggering a series of analog circuits. The schematics and some analysis […]

Happy Birthday, Super Mario Brothers

September 13, 2010 | Video Games | By: Mark VandeWettering

Super Mario Brothers is 25 years old today. Which means that I was 21 when it was released. I feel old all of a sudden. Still, time to celebrate, perhaps with a bit of nostalgic MIDI music from vgmusic.com.