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is a 1987 Japan-exclusive video game that was released for the Family Computer
. The original manufacturer's suggested retail price of this video game is ¥4,900 ($63 in American dollars).
music.
The point of this music creation tool seems to be either to encourage music
upon gamers to help them enter the music world or simply to mix some neat songs for gamers. Japanese game designers, at least, take some initative by trying to introduce music to a broader audience. This broader audience tends to exclude people who want to learn to play classical piano
and people who are already established professionals in the music industry. Aspiring musician
s can try to get motivated by this game; it seems rather simple and dull but anyone can make something that has a decent sound to it. This game is not recommended for tone deaf
people. All the music from the world can be played; even music from the five major regions of Japan. For example, Scotland
's song is Cadence to Arms, the famous song that pretty much everybody has heard on the bagpipes
at least once in their life. Other songs are famous such as Kanon which is Pachelbel's Canon. The rest are just simple beats such as found in various forms of rock music
in addition to the blues
. Sequences can be recorded and played back.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
. The original manufacturer's suggested retail price of this video game is ¥4,900 ($63 in American dollars).
Summary
Instead of operating as a "game" where players gain points (by killing enemies) and lose lives (by falling into bottomless pits), this piece of software operates as a music creation tool with editable rhythms that can enjoyed by fans of 8-bit chiptuneChiptune
A chiptune, also known as chip music, is synthesized electronic music often produced with the sound chips of vintage computers and video game consoles, as well as with other methods such as emulation. In the early 1980s, personal computers became cheaper and more accessible than they had previously...
music.
The point of this music creation tool seems to be either to encourage music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
upon gamers to help them enter the music world or simply to mix some neat songs for gamers. Japanese game designers, at least, take some initative by trying to introduce music to a broader audience. This broader audience tends to exclude people who want to learn to play classical piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and people who are already established professionals in the music industry. Aspiring musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s can try to get motivated by this game; it seems rather simple and dull but anyone can make something that has a decent sound to it. This game is not recommended for tone deaf
Tone deafness
Tone deafness is the lack of relative pitch, or the inability to distinguish between musical notes that is not due to the lack of musical training or education...
people. All the music from the world can be played; even music from the five major regions of Japan. For example, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's song is Cadence to Arms, the famous song that pretty much everybody has heard on the bagpipes
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes of many different types come from...
at least once in their life. Other songs are famous such as Kanon which is Pachelbel's Canon. The rest are just simple beats such as found in various forms of rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
in addition to the blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
. Sequences can be recorded and played back.