Arguably the coolest aspect of gaming nerd subculture(if it still is accurate to refer to it as a subculture) is the Chiptune scene. It’s always nifty to hear those bleepity-bloops from yesteryear turned into crazy songs of wonderfully elaborate awesomeness. And, subsequently, it is equally awesome to see this extensive and well made documentary series from Pitchfork Media about the birth and rise of Chiptune music. Titled Reformat The Planet, this 10 part series covers various shows and gatherings of the low-fi artists and features some interesting interviews with a number of them as well. Plus, I’m pretty sure I saw Mitch at the concert in episode two which is reason enough to watch.

If you’re going to check it out, however, I suggest doing so soon because this documentary is one of Pitchfork’s ‘One Week Only’ shows, meaning that it’s going to disappear very soon.

Reformat The Planet