Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A look back at 17 years of my 8-bit pop/rock/game music covers, all targeting real NES and Game Boy hardware.

The criterion for selection is that the original song does not feature vocals in the relevant segment.
(Therefore, the "robot voice solo" in "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" youtube.com/watch?v=oNJpMkgFfzA&t=154s is disqualified, although arguably it is a synth piece!)

I've considered technical challenge/complexity, not just the "catchiness" or "iconicness" of the source material. Agree or disagree with the order? Let me know in the comments.

10. 0:11 Smooth Criminal (from youtube.com/watch?v=99N75s9RJlE)
9. 0:37 Hotel California (from youtube.com/watch?v=8Ay30jTQ3dE)
8. 1:06 Wishmaster (from youtube.com/watch?v=lBphozhONDI)
7. 1:36 I Want To Break Free (from youtube.com/watch?v=TiVGAQI1Yy8 - never posted separately on this channel)
6. 2:02 Mr Brownstone (from youtube.com/watch?v=nKXDY015TY4)
5. 2:36 The Trooper (from youtube.com/watch?v=qovWPxFQ53k)
4. 3:31 There Must Be An Angel (from youtube.com/watch?v=Uto8s4ObKFU)
3. 4:19 Sweet Child O' Mine (from youtube.com/watch?v=2p_lJe-Vs50)
2. 5:25 What I'm Made Of (from youtube.com/watch?v=jMPRyS1op48)
1. 6:01 Live And Learn (from youtube.com/watch?v=gEnb6_CVO78)