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Chiptunes artist Alex Mauer has stumbled upon the kind of synergistic, proactive scheme that marketing firms create terms like "synergistic" and "proactive" to describe. Mr. Mauer forgoes the standard MP3 or laser-etched media route with his latest album of bleeps and bloops, and has instead opted to release Vegavox on high-fidelity plastic NES cartridges.

You can purchase a copy of Vegavox from this page for €22 (two hogs' heads), or you can catch a preview clip of his music here.

While many may see this move as merely a novel trick, for those of us who get pixelated nostalgic tears from this particular genre, Mr. Mauer is a genius. In reaction, Destructoid has decided to release all further blog entries on Game Gear cartridges, and each episode of the Podtoid will be shipped to you on a CPS1 board.

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Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 02:38
Aaron Mxy Yost
Man, I don't think they've got MAME on my ipod yet. Why you gots to be keeping a brotha down, dawg?
OWLICKS's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 03:05
OWLICKS
Psh Mxyptlk, i've got MAME on my toothbrush, son.

I bet you don't even read Slashdot.

hahahalalalol
nightmareci's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 03:16
nightmareci
Just wondering, but will he be releasing .nsf's of the tunes as well? There's some hardware-based options to run .nsf's on a real 2A03 (or whatever sound chip the other, non-USA NES' have) instead of an emulator capable of playing 2A03 code. I don't have said hardware, but I've always sort of wanted to get more classic music playing hardware, so I can run .nsf's on a real 2A03 whenever I want (SID might be a better choice though, tons more music to run on it).
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 03:20
Sharpless
I knew I could count on you to bring the Game Gear action, Nex. You my boy, Blue.
Fana7ic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 03:56
Fana7ic
Yeah .Sid is teh shit. I love the C64 sound chip. Might have to get one.
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 04:15
CannibalCalvin
I have constructed a lazer using only BULL SEMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
some_dude's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 04:31
some_dude
I must be real old school, I just listen to the radio, and LMP on my R4DS.
Antimat3r's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 06:47
Antimat3r
FINALLY a use for my game gear...thanks DTOID =P LAWL
SuperDave's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 07:51
SuperDave
Shit....now I will have to blow on my music too...
Alaphic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 08:19
Alaphic
And here I thought I was the only one that remembered the Game Gear. I knew one day that thing would pay off, I just knew it.
SuperDave's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/05/2007 10:39
SuperDave
@Alaphic

Haha, I actually have one but the damn thing died. :(
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