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>keygen music often pretty good
True. The release groups make their own tunes. And they were grew out from the demoscene, those making animations and music.
>soundtracks for games.
And the demoscene.
>these times even mainstream music was rock-like
Yes.
>including game programmers, listened
Especially them I would think. It was part of being edgy too. Programmers were a fringe group of a few individuals.
>So, maybe if that genre would be born now, we'd have cloud-rap-styled chiptune (oh god).
Keks.