Bitpop
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Bitpop is a type of electronic music, where at least part of the music is made using old 8-bit computers or game consoles. Popular choices are the Commodore 64 and Game Boy. Two major publishers of bitpop are Relax Beat & Bleepstreet Records. Examples of bands in the genre are The Hardliner, Welle: Erdball, Machinae Supremacy, Pluxus, Khonnor, Puss, Monster & Maskiner, Mr. Pacman, 1987, GOTO80, Covox, firestARTer, Pontonius, and Slagsmålsklubben.
(The name is a pun on britpop and bit.)
Related to bitpop are groups that write chip music such as YM Rockerz, AY Riders, and producers such as T & J.
Some related genres are Gamewave, Picopop, and electropop.