One Direction My 8-bit cover of they don't know about us by 1D #chiptune #popmusic #onedirection #8bit

Take me home album by One Direction in 8-bit #chiptune #popmusic #onedirection

I grew up in the 8-bit era and love me some chiptunes / 8-bit VG music. So then, I just found and subscribed here and have been enjoying the feed, but then noticed the very small number of subscribers, which struck me as a pity. So I took a look at these fellow communities for the purposes of possibility adding them as well:

!chiptune@lemmy.world
!chiptunes@lemmy.sdf.org
!vgmusic@lemmy.world

First observation is that they all have many more subscribers, which seems promising. Unfortunately the top one looks effectively abandoned. Second one has two posts in the last month, if that's your cuppa joe. Third has a whopping 1.5k subscribers; unfortunately it's also quite slow.

Personally my preference is for communities with 1) steady output and 2) a large-enough userbase to generate some discussion from time to time. Otherwise we might as well just be browsing some of the excellent repositories of 8-bit tunes, like the amazing Remix.Kwed.org, right?

Well, this may all sound like I'm just a user lazily complaining, but in fact I also run a specialty community on the FV and know exactly the hardships of producing new material on the regular, as well as building the userbase, encouraging discussion.

So then, @Chris@feddit.uk, I wonder what your thoughts might be on a potential community merge. I'm thinking the benefits would be something like: A) easier for users to find; more consolidation, B) userbase would no longer be much of an limitation, C) the larger community could certainly benefit from your extensive dedication to bot-feeding fresh content.

I guess it might be quite rude for a newbie like me to suggest something like this, and I apologise if it came across that way, but I felt it worth throwing the idea out there for better or worse. Right then, cheers.

James Bond by <?>

./G-L/James_Bond.sid?#1
Title: James Bond
Author: <?>
#C64
#chiptune

Tai-Chi Tortoise (48k title) by Michael Batty

./t/TaiChiTortoise.ay?#0
Title: Tai-Chi Tortoise (48k title)
Author: Michael Batty
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

./Dubmood/Intro_Tune_4_Mat.sndh
Title: Intro Tune (4-Mat)
Author: Dubmood
RIPP Not ripped (original track)
CONV maxYMiser by Gareth Morris (c) 2006
YEAR 2006

1

TC 53
TIME 1 0
Track: 1
#AtariST #chiptune

File: ./musicians/csabo/nyan_cat.prg
Module: ./musicians/csabo/nyan_cat.prg
#C16 #CommodorePlus4 #TED #chiptune

Sometimes by Jeroen Tel

./Tel_Jeroen/Sometimes.sid
Title: Sometimes
Author: Jeroen Tel
#C64
#chiptune

Cisco Heat - Title (AY) by Unknown

./c/CiscoHeat.ay?#0
Title: Cisco Heat - Title (AY)
Author: Unknown
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

File: ./musicians/chip_champion/ted_screams.prg
Module: ./musicians/chip_champion/ted_screams.prg
#C16 #CommodorePlus4 #TED #chiptune

Immensity (preview 2) by OneByteMuzik & Hermit

./G-L/Immensity_preview_2.sid?#1
Title: Immensity (preview 2)
Author: OneByteMuzik & Hermit
#C64
#chiptune

Pro BMX Simulator 2 (128k Quarry Racing Title) by David Whittaker

./p/ProfessionalBMXSimulator_Side2.ay?#0
Title: Pro BMX Simulator 2 (128k Quarry Racing Title)
Author: David Whittaker
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

Bossa Nova by Ed Bogas

./Bogas_Ed/Bossa_Nova.sid
Title: Bossa Nova
Author: Ed Bogas
#C64
#chiptune

Hercules Slayer of the Damned - Title (AY) by Unknown

./h/Hercules-SlayerOfTheDamned.ay
Title: Hercules Slayer of the Damned - Title (AY)
Author: Unknown
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

Sister Swing by Tomas Danko

./Danko_Tomas/Sister_Swing.sid
Title: Sister Swing
Author: Tomas Danko
#C64
#chiptune

Short Circuit (128k title) by Martin Galway

./s/ShortCircuit.ay?#0
Title: Short Circuit (128k title)
Author: Martin Galway
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

./AN_Cool/Cuddly_Demos_Fullscreen.sndh
Title: Cuddly Demos Fullscreen
Author: AN Cool
RIPP Grazey
CONV Grazey
YEAR 1989

1

!# 1
TC 50
TIME 1 132
Track: 1
#AtariST #chiptune

File: ./musicians/jammer/tedious.prg
Module: ./musicians/jammer/tedious.prg
#C16 #CommodorePlus4 #TED #chiptune

White Viper by Pŕl Balog

./S-Z/White_Viper.sid?#1
Title: White Viper
Author: Pŕl Balog
#C64
#chiptune

A View to a Kill (intro speech) by David Aubrey-Jones

./v/View_to_a_Kill_A.ay
Title: A View to a Kill (intro speech)
Author: David Aubrey-Jones
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

File: ./musicians/csabo/timberman.prg
Module: timberman
#C16 #CommodorePlus4 #TED #chiptune

Comic Bakery by Martin Galway

./Galway_Martin/Comic_Bakery.sid?#1
Title: Comic Bakery
Author: Martin Galway
#C64
#chiptune

Carrier Command (title) by Dave Lowe

./c/CarrierCommand.ay
Title: Carrier Command (title)
Author: Dave Lowe
#ZXSpectrum
#chiptune

Twelfth by Jason Page

./Page_Jason/Twelfth.sid
Title: Twelfth
Author: Jason Page
#C64
#chiptune