Alex Mauer – 9999
Alex Mauer’s latest release features 42 songs using 9 different game system’s soundchips. The list includes: NES, Commodore 64, Gameboy, Atari XL computer, MSX computer, IBM PC (adlib), Commodore Amiga, Game Gear, and Sega Genesis.
01 Mysteries of Udolpho
02 Garwor
03 Moire Array
04 Fill Shippo
05 Virtua Star Car
06 Diamonds Never Made a Window (on sampler)
07 O.J. Finds the Real Killers (on sampler)
08 Trenton Makes, the World Takes
09 Oh, My Car
10 Hornebuckle, Who?
11 Leisure Little Treisure
12 Romanda
13 The Truth Is Out There
14 Doppel & the Gang
15 Red Leg, Blue Leg
16 For People of Worlds
17 The Bear
18 Tickle Bee
19 Pocket Parafoil
20 Titusville TV
21 Spiker Man Du
22 Ebu Gogo
23 The Wheel Bug
24 MOS Deth
25 Segway Slater
26 Hotel Keitel
27 Century I (on sampler)
28 Good One, Miosky
29 Bowman’s Tower (on sampler)
30 Musth
31 Falsified Confessions For Fr. Joe
32 Galdralag
33 Polycephaly
34 3 Eyeball Ghost
35 Voynich Manuscript
36 Jeannine Christina Delgato
37 Confuse Mode
38 Hurricane Hugo
39 Blast Gaiden
40 Zilog
41 Holosseum
42 UFO Hovercraft
nes 01, 14, 28
commodore 64 02, 15, 20, 24, 29, 42
gameboy 03, 12, 25
atari xl 04, 30, 35
msx(music) 05, 33, 39, 41
pc(adlib) 06, 11, 23, 26
amiga 07, 17, 21, 31, 38
gamegear 08, 13, 19, 34, 36
msx(scc) 09, 18, 22, 27, 37
genesis 10, 16, 32, 40
Artwork by Alex Mauer.
June 19th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Just wanted to say, I love the song Bowman’s Tower. Have only listened to the sampler so far.
July 30th, 2008 at 5:37 am
Man, I think I’m going to buy this album in a couple of weeks,
I would love to have this one! then my album collection of alex mauer would be complete,
and after that, I’m going to buy those nes cartridges perhaps!
October 6th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
This CD is worth every penny. There’s an amazing array of diverse sounds on display here and every track has a hook that will stick in your mind long after the disc stops spinning! 9 Systems. 42 tracks. 1 hour of amazing chipmusic! Buy this now.
November 30th, 2008 at 9:39 am
OJ Finds The Real Killers is the fucking jam, man.
December 1st, 2008 at 9:19 am
The definitive Alex Mauer collection, hands down his best chipmusic to date. Each song is tailored to perfection, displaying masterful craftsmanship and supreme control over every console utilized. Great music that covers all the bases of cute, catchy, bad ass, rhythmic and funky, with melodies that actually mean something, and a level of dynamics utilized by few other chipmusicians in this day and age. Each tune is looped for an overall impression of VG music that sounds way too advanced and articulate to have been created in its’ heyday. 42/42 thumbs up- if you own any chip album by this man, it better be this one.
May 9th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Bought this after hearing you on Penny Arcade TV. Great stuff!
August 24th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Recieved my cd today! Great tunes, and I love the cover art.
Thank you for making such a great album, Alex!
October 10th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Sampler is sweet! I wish you’d release a non-physical copy. If I buy a CD I’m just going to rip it and then lose it, and I’d rather not pay 2 bucks for that.
January 2nd, 2012 at 10:30 pm
You could always “steal” the mp3s and send Alex $10.