Porting an NES sound engine to the Game Boy @notube4me

Porting an NES sound engine to the Game Boy @notube4me

Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Describes the exciting journey of porting the NES sound engine used in such games as D-Pad Hero and D-Pad Hero 2 (dpadhero.com/Home.html) to the Game Boy.

Based on the article github.com/khansen/gbdev/blob/master/articles/porting-nes-sound-engine/index.md

Final result: "Super Mario Land - World 1" in the style of Game Boy: youtube.com/watch?v=LlEKbuuOPG8

In comparison: "Super Mario Land - World 1" in the style of NES: youtube.com/watch?v=En-us1oEono

Source code: github.com/khansen/gbdev/tree/master/music

Porting an NES sound engine to the Game Boy

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal - Game Boy 8-bit remix

Playing House of the Rising Sun on my ModRetro Chromatic

The Beatles - Help! in the style of Nintendo (authentic NES remix)

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (NES remake)

Super Mario 64 - Staff Roll - Game Boy 8-bit remix

Lady Gaga - Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (NES remake)

Contra (NES) - Jungle Theme remix

Porting an NES sound engine to the Game Boy