If you are in your mid 20’s to early 30’s, you probably remember getting your first Nintendo Entertainment System as a kid. Your first game was probably Super Mario Brothers, which you spent hours and hours playing in an attempt to defeat King Koopa and save the princess. At the time, you saw everything in 8-bits and the minimalist, quirky electronic music in the game was the soundtrack of your life.

These days Bitshifter, along with other delightfully nostalgic nerds (I mean this in the best possible way) are taking that love for early NES sounds and applying them to actual songs. Bitshifter’s version of the holiday classic “Let it Snow,” was sent to me the other day by a (snow) angel who shall remain nameless. The song triggers images of Mario and Luigi in some secret winter wonderland level of the game. Needless to say, it put a huge smile on my face and brought me right back to those childhood winter days when I would take breaks from throwing snowballs, blow on the Mario cartridge, and head for the Minus World.

For more NES-inspired holiday music, check out 8-bits of Christmas.

Bitshifter – Let It Snow

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