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Nintendocore

Syllables: Nin·ten·do·core/nɪnˈtɛndəʊˌkɔː(ɹ)/US/nɪnˈtɛndoʊˌkɔɹ/

Nintendocore noun: an aggressive genre of modern rock music influenced by chiptunes (“music that samples or emulates the audio capabilities of older sound chips”) and video game music.

Noun

Nintendocore (uncountable)

  1. An aggressive genre of modern rock music influenced by chiptunes (“music that samples or emulates the audio capabilities of older sound chips”) and video game music.
    • Did you ever wonder what it would be like to mix the theme song from the original Mario Bros. games with chugging guitars and the vocal stylings of someone who wasn't hugged enough as a child? You're not alone. In fact, there's an entire genre of music devoted to this sound – it's called...2009 November 2, Amy Plachta, “You Never Knew You Loved … Nintendocore a Unique Sound Worth Exploring”, in Interrobang: Fanshawe College’s Student Voice, volume 42, number 11, London, Ont.: Fanshawe...
    • In the ever-changing landscape of music, that's given way to such genres as emo, screamo, nu metal and Nintendocore, one question remains! Does anyone play rock music anymore?2010 May, Jake Brown, Alice in Chains: In the Studio, Nashville, Tenn.: Rock ’N’ Roll Books, →ISBN

Origin of Nintendocore

From Nintendo (“Japanese multinational video game company”) + -core (suffix denoting a music genre, especially one influenced by hardcore music), with reference to the simplistic sound effects of early video game consoles. The word was coined by the American musician Nathan Winneke, the frontman of the metalcore band Horse the Band, as a joke; the band posted the word on the Internet and also printed it on a label on the compact disc of their first demo I Am a Small Wooden Statue on a Patch of Crabgrass Next to a Dried Up Riverbed (2001).

Questions about Nintendocore

What does Nintendocore mean?
Nintendocore means an aggressive genre of modern rock music influenced by chiptunes (“music that samples or emulates the audio capabilities of older sound chips”) and video game music.
What part of speech is Nintendocore?
Nintendocore is a noun.
How do you pronounce Nintendocore?
Nintendocore is pronounced /nɪnˈtɛndəʊˌkɔː(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Nintendocore in the dictionary

  1. Nintendium
  2. Nintendo
  3. Nintendo generation
  4. Nintendo hard
  5. Nintendo thumb
  6. Nintendocore
  7. Nintendonitis
  8. Nintendos
  9. Nintendrone
  10. Nintendrones
  11. ninth

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