“The Legend of Zelda Part 1” by YMCK (PiCTOBiTS)

The first half of this track is typical “Zelda remix” fare, but at around the 3:00 mark, YMCK turns it into something magical. Seriously, they totally killed this PiCTOBiTS/PiCOPiCT remix.

By now, you should have realized that I did not exaggerate about Art Style: PiCTOBiTS’ greatness. If you’ve yet to appreciate this essential truth, then either:

• You haven’t purchased the DSiWare game yet, or
• You don’t have any damn sense about

I know last week was expensive for Nintendo nerds, what with Punch-Out!! and Boom Blox: Bash Party out at stores, and Majora’s Mask on VC, but if you haven’t picked up PiCTOBiTS yet, you’re really missing out! And if you’re one of those forum/blogger dudes who refuses to buy the game but loves carping on the internet about DSiWare’s selection, basically you’re a dick.

See also: Our PiCOPiCT review, “Super Mario Bros. Part 4” by YMCK, PiCOPiCT’s “Ending” (Credits) song by YMCK

tags / the legend of zelda / ymck / medley / art style / skip / pictobits / picopict / chiptunes / ec

“8-bit Hip Hop Medley” by Jesse “Tugboat” Novak.

Some of these wouldn’t seem out of place in an NES game! If you don’t recognize them all, here’s the full list of rap song excerpts re-imagined as chiptune tracks:

• “Dirt Off Your Shoulders” by Jay-Z
• “What You Know” by T.I
• “Ridin’” by Chamillionaire
• “What’s Ya Fantasy” by Ludacris
• “Neva Scared” by Bonecrusher
• “Overnight Celebrity” by Kanye
• “Move Bitch” by Ludacris
• “Get Low” by Lil’ Jon
• “Gold Digger” by Kanye

So long as we’re talking about rap, here’s another sort of remix, combining Sesame Street duo Ernie and Bert with Brooklyn roughnecks M.O.P., with the two muppets performing the latter’s 2000 hood-banger “Ante Up”:

See also: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars commercial

[Via Peter]

tags / anter up / chiptunes / ec / ernie and bert / m.o.p. / medley / rap / remix / sesame street / tugboat