8 Bit Weapon, the Glossary
8 Bit Weapon is an American chiptune music band formed in Ventura County, California, by Seth and Michelle Sternberger.[1]
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58 relations: Amiga 500, Apple II, Apple IIc, Apple IIe, Astralwerks, Atari 2600, Bitpop, Chiptune, Code name, Commodore 128, Commodore 64, Commodore International, ComputeHer, Computer, Devo, Discogs, E3, Electronic music, Erasure (duo), Foundation 9 Entertainment, Freezepop, Game Boy, Halo 2, Iam8bit, Information Society (band), Intellivision, Kraftwerk, Los Angeles Times, M.U.L.E., Mark Mothersbaugh, Metroid, Microsoft, MOS Technology 6581, N-Gage (service), Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendocore, Nokia, Ottumwa, Iowa, Personal computer, RedLynx, Reset Generation, Sanrio, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Sony Creative Software, Super Mario Bros. 2, Synth-pop, The King of Kong, The Wall Street Journal, ... Expand index (8 more) »
Amiga 500
The Amiga 500, also known as the A500, was the first popular version of the Amiga home computer, "redefining the home computer market and making so-called luxury features such as multitasking and colour a standard long before Microsoft or Apple sold these to the masses." It contains the same Motorola 68000 as the Amiga 1000, as well as the same graphics and sound coprocessors, but is in a smaller case similar to that of the Commodore 128.
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Apple II
The Apple II series of microcomputers was initially designed by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.), and launched in 1977 with the Apple II model that gave the series its name.
Apple IIc
The Apple IIc is a personal computer introduced by Apple Inc. shortly after the launch of the original Macintosh in 1984.
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Apple IIe
The Apple IIe (styled as Apple //e) is the third model in the Apple II series of personal computers produced by Apple Computer.
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Astralwerks
Astralwerks (or Astralwerks Records) is an American record label primarily focused on electronic music that is now owned by Universal Music Group.
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Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a discontinued home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977 as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS), it popularized microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on swappable ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976.
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Bitpop
Bitpop is a type of electronic music and subgenre of chiptune music, where at least part of the music is made using the sound chips of old 8-bit (or 16-bit) computers and video game consoles.
Chiptune
Chiptune is a style of electronic music made using the programmable sound generator (PSG) sound chips or synthesizers in vintage arcade machines, computers and video game consoles.
Code name
A code name, codename, call sign, or cryptonym is a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person.
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Commodore 128
The Commodore 128, also known as the C128, C-128, or C.
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Commodore 64
The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas).
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Commodore International
Commodore International Corporation (other names include Commodore International Limited) was a Bahamian home computer and electronics manufacturer with executive offices in the United States founded by Jack Tramiel and Irving Gould. Commodore International (CI), along with its subsidiary Commodore Business Machines (CBM), was a significant participant in the development of the home computer industry in the 1970s to early 1990s.
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ComputeHer
ComputeHer is a band created by Michelle Sternberger in 2005, making music using 8-bit computers and video game console sound chips. 8 Bit Weapon and ComputeHer are chiptune and tracker musicians.
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Computer
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation).
Devo
Devo (originally), often stylized as DEVO, is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973.
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases.
E3
E3 (short for Electronic Entertainment Expo) was an annual trade event for the video game industry organized and presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
Electronic music
Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation.
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Erasure (duo)
Erasure is an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1984, consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter Andy Bell with songwriter, producer and keyboardist Vince Clarke, previously co-founder of the band Depeche Mode and a member of synth-pop duo Yazoo.
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Foundation 9 Entertainment
Foundation 9 Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game company based in Irvine, California.
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Freezepop
Freezepop is an American electronic band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 1999 by Liz Enthusiasm, Sean T. Drinkwater, and The Duke of Pannekoeken (an alias for Kasson Crooker). 8 Bit Weapon and Freezepop are chiptune and tracker musicians and musical groups established in 1999.
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Game Boy
The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America and Europe later that year.
Halo 2
Halo 2 is a 2004 first-person shooter game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console.
Iam8bit
iam8bit, Inc. is a media production and merchandising company, video game publisher and artist collective based in Los Angeles, California.
Information Society (band)
Information Society (also known as InSoc) is an American electronic band from Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, initially active from 1982 to 1997, primarily consisting of Kurt Harland Larson, Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by 2008.
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Intellivision
The Intellivision is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979.
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Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk ("power plant") are a German electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E. is a multiplayer video game written for Atari 8-bit computers by Ozark Softscape.
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American musician and composer.
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Metroid
is an action-adventure game franchise created by Nintendo.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
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MOS Technology 6581
The MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device) is the built-in programmable sound generator chip of the Commodore CBM-II, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and MAX Machine home computers.
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N-Gage (service)
The N-Gage service (also referred to as N-Gage 2.0) was a mobile gaming platform from Nokia that was available for several Nokia smartphones running on S60 (Symbian).
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Nintendo
is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo.
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Nintendocore
Nintendocore is a broadly defined style of music that most commonly fuses chiptune with various hardcore punk and/or heavy metal subgenres, most often metalcore and post-hardcore.
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Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj in Finnish and Nokia Abp in Swedish, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1865.
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States.
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Personal computer
A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.
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RedLynx
RedLynx Ltd (also known as Ubisoft RedLynx, natively RedLynx Oy, formerly Punainen Ilves Laboratoriot Oy) is a Finnish video game developer founded in 2000.
Reset Generation
Reset Generation (formerly known under the code name Project White Rock) is a cross-platform action-puzzle video game by RedLynx for Windows and N-Gage 2.0 compatible devices.
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Sanrio
is a Japanese entertainment company.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM, and formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.
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Sony Creative Software
Sony Creative Software is an American software company that develops various media software suites.
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Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros.
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Synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument.
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The King of Kong
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a 2007 American documentary film about competitive arcade gaming directed by Seth Gordon.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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Tron
Tron (stylized as TRON) is a 1982 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird.
Ventura County, California
Ventura County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of California.
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VIC-20
The VIC-20 (known as the VC-20 in Germany and the VIC-1001 in Japan) is an 8-bit home computer that was sold by Commodore Business Machines.
Video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.
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Video game console
A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller.
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Xbox (console)
The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles.
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16-bit computing
16-bit microcomputers are microcomputers that use 16-bit microprocessors.
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8-bit computing
In computer architecture, 8-bit integers or other data units are those that are 8 bits wide (1 octet).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Bit_Weapon
Also known as 8-Bit Weapon, 8bit weapon, 8bitweapon.
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