Interesting tidbit from a youtube comment: Here's an article that transcribes him talking about it in an interview (original source was on nintendo.com but the link doesn't work anymore...not...
Fun fact; Koji Kondo had originally intended to use Ravel's Bolero on the title screen for Zelda on the NES but they found out it was still [copyright] protected so he had to compose an original song but you can still hear the similarities.
Here's an article that transcribes him talking about it in an interview (original source was on nintendo.com but the link doesn't work anymore...not going to bother hunting it down).
While it's a pretty interesting interpretation, the answer to the title question (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?) is a clear "no" IMHO. I'm at least aware of the Super Rite of Spring by...
While it's a pretty interesting interpretation, the answer to the title question (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?) is a clear "no" IMHO. I'm at least aware of the Super Rite of Spring by Shabubula (which is critically under-viewed!) that seems way more ambitious to me, and there might be even more out there.
Interesting tidbit from a youtube comment:
Here's an article that transcribes him talking about it in an interview (original source was on nintendo.com but the link doesn't work anymore...not going to bother hunting it down).
While it's a pretty interesting interpretation, the answer to the title question (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?) is a clear "no" IMHO. I'm at least aware of the Super Rite of Spring by Shabubula (which is critically under-viewed!) that seems way more ambitious to me, and there might be even more out there.