Anamanaguchi's Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack and Physical Game Re-Released

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game released in 2010, alongside the movie in cinemas, and was an amazing experience. As a beat-em-up, it didn’t bring anything new to the table, but it had an absolutely stunning chiptune soundtrack by Anamanaguchi and oozed style and charm through its gorgeous pixel art. I loved the game but when my Xbox 360 went into the loft and the game was delisted from digital storefronts in 2014, all seemed lost. But six years later, on my birthday of January 14 2021 and 10 years after it first came out, the game and soundtrack were re-released.

I pre-ordered the physical copy of the Switch game from iam8bit and the vinyl soundtrack from Vinyl Guru and can’t wait to get my mitts on them. In the meantime, to while away the wait, I’m loving listening to Anamanaguchi perform the soundtrack from their respective homes in full. It’s an awesome feat and well worth the listen. It brings back memories of when I saw them perform live in London’s Heaven in 2014… good times!

Chiptune Rockers Anamanaguchi Touring in UK

It is with extreme excitement that I am writing to inform you, our lovely readers, that the amazing  chiptune rockers Anamanaguchi are touring in the UK. For details of dates and cost of tickets go to their official site. I have purchased two tickets and Simon and I will be going to the gig in Heaven, London.

For those who don't know Anamanaguchi are a 4 piece band from New York who play music with hacked hardware from the 80's and 90's, namely the Gameboy and NES. This chiptune band have been around for a while but rose to prominence for producing the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim vs The World Game. They have slowly gained in popularity and broke into the mainstream mid-last year with a performance on the Jimmy Fallon Show (not quite the Ed Sullivan Show and the Beatles but pretty impressive I assure you).

I leave you with their favourite tune of mine and with a promise to upload pics from the gig. For those who are interested in getting tickets there were still plenty at the time of writing. Good luck!