Dicey Dungeons composer got her start creating Game Boy tunes

Chipzel is the composer behind Dicey Dungeons, which has an incredibly funky, ear-catching sound from beginning to end. It makes an already great game that much better, as does any fantastic soundtrack. Now we know where Chipzel cut their teeth when it comes to crafting game tunes.

In an interview with Polygon, Chipzel shared that their entry point into composing for games actually came from a personal interest in making songs on the Game Boy. Chipzel

My entry into games music was a little unconventional. I entered the chiptune scene at 16 and began writing music on a Nintendo Game Boy. I released music online — all made from scratch using LSDJ. LSDJ is something like a DAW for Game Boy where every sound is crafted with the Game Boy soundchip. This lead to a lot of traveling, playing shows all over the world.

…So although video games hold a lot of core memories of my childhood, they weren’t particularly formative to my entry into music or the style I would write. It was the aesthetic of the 8-bit sound that resonated a lot with me to begin with. What resonated most was the DIY punk culture of chiptune as a whole.

[Chipzel, Dicey Dungeons composer]