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    May 30, 2019 3 minutes

    How do I make authentic Game Boy-style music?

    > Believe it or not, it’s now 30 years since Nintendo released the original Game Boy, but the monochrome marvel’s influence continues to stretch far beyond video gaming. The Game Boy’s primitive sound system, comprising two pulse wave generators, a PCM wave sample channel and a noise generator, is now iconic, and still used today.

    If you want a truly authentic Game Boy music-making experience, you’ll probably want to get your hands on one of the original units. If you’re not lucky enough to have one sitting up in the loft,

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