[// Pregenerate link to episode ahead of time: - clicktotweet.com- sharelinkgenerator.com]: # This week, we're talking about the who, what, and why of Chiptunes! A few parts music theory, a few parts video games, and a lot of speculation! Next week, Nier, far, wherever you are, we know that your heart will be... drifting out in space, ready to take down aliens? We'll be talking about the Nier series! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** Chiptune (also known as chip music or 8-bit music) is a style of synthesized electronic music which is made for a programmable sound generator (PSG) though the term is also often used for music made in the _tracker_ format, which is intended to sound like PSG-created music. This music is often composed from 'simple' wave forms such as pulse waves, square waves, triangle waves, and sawtooth waves. Although real-time synthesized has been possible since as early as 1951, it wasn't until the golden age of video arcade games (late 70s and early 80s) that chiptune music began to appear in video games (and by extension, reach the masses). Of particular note, artists such as Yello Magic Orchestra had started sampling video game music in the late 70s which had a major influence on music that would later come in the 8- and 16-bit eras. Various advances in computing, such as frequency modulation synthesis (FM synthesis), MIDI, and sample-based sound synthesis furthered chiptune music up until the end of the 1980s where chiptune music declined in popularity until a resurgence in interest in the mid-2000s with mainstream music leveraging the artform again (for example, _Girl_ by Beck, or _On Top_ by the Killers). We could likely have a whole episode ...
If you’re joining us for the first time, sorry to say this is the beginning of the end of Fanthropological. Join us as we revisit our favourite episodes (and maybe check them out)! Our favourite episodes: * Number 5 * [Z’s Choice: Zelda](https://fanthropological.com/zelda) * [T’s Choice: Nier](https://fanthropological.com/nier) * [G’s Choice: Galaga](https://fanthropological.com/galaga) * Number 4 * [Z’s Choice: RPI](https://fanthropological.com/rpi) * [T’s Choice: Bob’s Burgers](https://fanthropological.com/bobsburgers) * [G’s Choice: Pinball](https://fanthropological.com/pinball) * Number 3 * [Z’s Choice: Breakfast Cereals](https://fanthropological.com/breakfast) * [T’s Choice: Breakfast Cereals](https://fanthropological.com/breakfast) * G’s Choice: Disney Parks ([Part 1](https://fanthropological.com/disneyparks1) and [Part 2](https://fanthropological.com/disneyparks2)) * Number 2 * [Z’s Choice: Furries](https://fanthropological.com/furries) * [T’s Choice: Fanthropological World](https://fanthropological.com/fanthropologicalworld) * [G’s Choice: Gunpla](https://fanthropological.com/gunpla) * Honourable Mentions * Z’s Choices: [Beyblade](https://fanthropological.com/beyblade), [The Office](https://fanthropological.com/theoffice) [Team ICO](https://fanthropological.com/ico) * T’s Choices: [Ghostbusters](https://fanthropological.com/ghostbusters), [SCP](https://fanthropological.com/scp), [Final Fantasy](https://fanthropological.com/finalfantasy), [Esperanto](https://fanthropological.com/esperanto), [Escape Rooms](https://fanthropological.com/escaperooms2), [Speedrunners](https://fanthropological.com/speedrunners) * G’s Choices: [Rick and Morty](https://fanthropological.com/rickandmorty), [Vampire Chronicles](https://fanthropological.com/vampirechronicles), [Pro Wrestling](https://fanthropological.com/wrestling) * Number 1 * [Z’s Choice: Galaga](https://fanthropological.com/galaga) * [T’s Choice: Star Trek](https://fanthropological.com/trekkies) * [G’s Choice: Breakfast Cereals](https://fanthropological.com/breakfast) And more! All in about thirty minutes. ## Where can I get updates? If you want to follow us on social media, we’ve got you covered: * Facebook: [facebook.com/thenickscast](https://facebook.com/thenickscast) * ...
What is it about those high-flying, high-energy performers that get fans so worked up? And why isn't there more of this amazing sport elsewhere in the world (perhaps there is)? This week, we're talking about fans of Lucha Libre! Next week, we'll be looking at the Korean Wave, specifically, at fans of K-pop (in Brazil)?! [// Vámonos cabrón! ]: # [// Va-monos cabron]: # ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Origins:** Lucha Libre, literally "Free fight" in English, refers to a form of professional wrestling developed in Mexico. It is often characterized by its colourful masks, rapid moves, and "high-flying" maneuvers. Lucha libre wrestlers are known as luchadores (literally, wrestlers). Lucha libre wrestling dates back to 1863 during the French intervention into Mexico, developed by Enrique Ugartechea (the first Mexican wrestler) from Greco-Roman wrestling. However, it probably wasn't until the 1930s with the foundation of the Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling Enterprise) that the sport gained a national foothold. It wasn't until the 1940s when the iconic idea of the masked wrestler entered into the sport. In 1942, a silver-masked wrestler, El Santo (The Saint) made his debut in Mexico City and won an 8-man battle royal. His career spanned nearly five decades and he became a folk hero and symbol of justice for the common man. **Fandom Origins:** **Names:** - Lucha Libre - Luchador - Mexican Wrestling [// Most matches feature a battle between two main archetypes: “rudos,” with stocky, brutish frames, versus “técnicos,” who are generally more athletic to make up for their smaller size. Bad versus good. .. But perhaps most unique about lucha libre is the advent of a particular type of técnico: wrestlers dressed in drag, as seen above, known as “exóticos.” ]: # **Most Active:** It's always ...
