MIDI + art + game songs = <3
by Candace Savino 
{ Nov 21st 2007 at 2:00PM }
Some awesome soul has taken it about himself to make visually enhanced game tunes, and the result is nothing short of spectacular. Using a program called Music Animation Machine MIDI Player, which converts the musical notes of MIDI songs into art, the creator of these videos has managed to blow our minds. Sure, we always enjoy it when musical sounds are synthesized with visual imagery, but when some of our favorite songs are involved, it just makes it that much better.
We decided to put the Mega Man 2 "Dr. Wily Stage 1" song up top to celebrate Rock Man's 20th anniversary, and well, because it's our favorite. If you don't look after the break to check out the equally awesome Final Fantasy IV, Kirby, Mario, and other tunes, though, you officially fail at the internet.
We decided to put the Mega Man 2 "Dr. Wily Stage 1" song up top to celebrate Rock Man's 20th anniversary, and well, because it's our favorite. If you don't look after the break to check out the equally awesome Final Fantasy IV, Kirby, Mario, and other tunes, though, you officially fail at the internet.
Final Fantasy IV medley
Kirby medley
Tetris, Dr. Mario, Gradius, and more
Super Mario Bros. medley
[Via Kotaku]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Phil @ Nov 21st 2007 2:26PM
This is pretty damn neat. I could watch these things for days.
(Pssst. Guys. Medley.)
Candace Savino @ Nov 21st 2007 2:35PM
Oh, dear, my music professors would pretty much have heart attacks if they ever found out about that one. Thanks, Phil ;).
danny. (fdf.) @ Nov 21st 2007 2:42PM
As much as I enjoyed that, I have to say it's a lot more like watching the scroll on a player piano than visual art. Actually it's exactly like watching the scroll on a player piano.
sergioalb64 @ Nov 21st 2007 2:48PM
That's pretty darn awesome :)
mike @ Nov 21st 2007 3:04PM
looks like a regular tracker to me... not sure where the art comes in...
Brello @ Nov 21st 2007 4:22PM
Dare I call the video aspect boring? Yes, I do, but the audio was great.
Brello @ Nov 21st 2007 4:26PM
I take it back, after watching some of the other ones, they're pretty awesome.
RupeeClock @ Nov 21st 2007 7:24PM
Excellent song, but I don't really see the art here.
Well, except for the E-tank of course, that was awesome.
L @ Nov 22nd 2007 9:05AM
I was going to say:
"I fail to see where this "animation" is that you speak of. Like mike said, it's just a music tracker. Comes with pretty much any program that allows you to make music or input midi files. It's not art."
But then I took the break and saw the rest of them and realized what you meant. I think you probably shouldn't have chosen the Mega Man one to display on the front because people are watching that first and not getting what you're saying, then moving on without watching the others.
Candace Savino @ Nov 22nd 2007 12:01PM
You're right, it was a bad choice for the front video, but I couldn't help it! Mega Man makes me weak. WEAK!
Byron Fortescue @ Nov 22nd 2007 10:02AM
Awesome, a wonderful integration of classic game songs in midi and ascii art.. And indeed, the megaman one is an awesome song, but the rest of the vids are what it's really about..
Covarr @ Nov 22nd 2007 11:41PM
What software was used to make these?
Phil @ Nov 26th 2007 9:04AM
Music Animation Machine MIDI Player. Google it, it's the first or second hit. (Though I wonder if this post isn't above it now.)