Pixel Ripped 1978

Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure is a VR love letter to Atari. Players step into the role of an Atari programmer on a wild time-traveling quest, diving inside the gaming world to stop a mischievous villain from rewriting history.

Chiptune / 8-Bit

VR

Retro

My role

Music Arranger, Music Producer, Music Composer

Goals

Adapt the original themes of the series to a retro Atari style, bringing back sounds that capture a nostalgic era for its fans.

Client
Country

Brazil

Project duration

2022-2023

Release date

07.14.2023

Pixel Ripped 1978

Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure is a VR love letter to Atari. Players step into the role of an Atari programmer on a wild time-traveling quest, diving inside the gaming world to stop a mischievous villain from rewriting history.

Chiptune / 8-Bit

VR

Retro

My role

Music Arranger, Music Producer, Music Composer

Goals

Adapt the original themes of the series to a retro Atari style, bringing back sounds that capture a nostalgic era for its fans.

Client
Country

Brazil

Project duration

2022-2023

Release date

07.14.2023

Pixel Ripped 1978

Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure is a VR love letter to Atari. Players step into the role of an Atari programmer on a wild time-traveling quest, diving inside the gaming world to stop a mischievous villain from rewriting history.

Chiptune / 8-Bit

VR

Retro

My role

Music Arranger, Music Producer, Music Composer

Goals

Adapt the original themes of the series to a retro Atari style, bringing back sounds that capture a nostalgic era for its fans.

Client
Country

Brazil

Project duration

2022-2023

Release date

07.14.2023

Pixel Ripped 1978

Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure is a love letter to everything ATARI. In this totally interactable environment in VR, players are caught in the eye of the hurricane in a whacky time-traveling adventure where they are one of the main programmers at ATARI and have to get INSIDE the gaming world to prevent history from being rewritten by a pesky super-villain!

Chiptune / 8-Bit

70s Nostalgia

My role

Music Arranger, Music Producer, Music Composer

Goals

Create an aesthetic that evokes the retro experience of the sound hardware typical of the era, while using a modern mixing approach for VR

Client
Country

Brazil

Project duration

2022-2023

Release date

07.14.2023

Pixel Ripped 1978

Pixel Ripped 1978: An Atari Adventure is a love letter to everything ATARI. In this totally interactable environment in VR, players are caught in the eye of the hurricane in a whacky time-traveling adventure where they are one of the main programmers at ATARI and have to get INSIDE the gaming world to prevent history from being rewritten by a pesky super-villain!

Chiptune / 8-Bit

70s Nostalgia

Retro

My role

Music Arranger, Music Producer, Music Composer

Goals

Create an aesthetic that evokes the retro experience of the sound hardware typical of the era, while using a modern mixing approach for VR

Client
Country

Brazil

Project duration

2022-2023

Release date

07.14.2023

Album track samples

Bug Hunt

00:00 / 00:00

Freak-out at the Library (Level 3 Boss Theme)

00:00 / 00:00

Funk up the Beast (Last Boss Phase 2)

00:00 / 00:00

Album track samples

Bug Hunt

00:00 / 00:00

Bug Hunt

00:00 / 00:00

Bug Hunt

00:00 / 00:00

Freak-out at the Library (Level 3 Boss Theme)

00:00 / 00:00

Freak-out at the Library (Level 3 Boss Theme)

00:00 / 00:00

Freak-out at the Library (Level 3 Boss Theme)

00:00 / 00:00

Funk up the Beast (Last Boss Phase 2)

00:00 / 00:00

Funk up the Beast (Last Boss Phase 2)

00:00 / 00:00

Funk up the Beast (Last Boss Phase 2)

00:00 / 00:00

About the project

That was the third game of the series, and the goal was to create a modern game with an aesthetic reminiscent of the early electronic games from the Atari era. I remember joining the project while it was already underway, with Rafael and the other team members already working on creating and arranging classic themes from the series to fit the game's conceptual vision. I believe this was when I really became involved, as I had to help craft a retro solution for the game while making it sound like a modern title.

Pixel Ripped 1978 - Gameplay screenshot

Pixel Ripped 1978 - Gameplay screenshot

During the project, as the clients were looking for something very 'retro,' we decided to create the arrangements entirely in chiptune using a tracker, with Goulart handling the initial part. My role was to creatively mix these channels so they sounded well-spaced and modern, while also complementing them with additional layers of HD instruments. It was a truly unique, creative, and fun experience!

Renoise (sofware used to make retro tracks)

Renoise (sofware used to make retro tracks)

I've worked with amazing games

I've worked with amazing games

I've worked with amazing games

I've worked with amazing games

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