“In the late 80’s, I was Michael Jackson. I stepped into a darkened night club, flipped a coin into the jukebox, and suddenly a chiptuned version of Smooth Criminal started playing...”

After releasing the albums Thriller and Bad, Michael Jackson was not only the reigning King of Pop, but also a Prince of Videogames (with Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog as the untouchable supreme rulers). In the video game Moonwalker (SEGA) you could be Michael Jackson on a mission to save kidnapped kids from the evil “Mister Big”. The game was accompanied by chiptune versions of Michael Jackson’s most memorable hits.

After releasing the critically acclaimed tibute albums Mega Man 2, Donkey Kong Country and Tetris, video game dj The Greatest Bits now releases a tribute album to Michael Jackson as a video game star. The album “Moonwalker: 8-bit tribute to Michael Jackson” contains the songs Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Another Part of Me, Billie Jean, Bad and Thriller. All restyled in retrogame sounds.

The Greatest Bits: Video Game Music DJ

The Greatest Bits (1978) is a Dutch DJ/Producer and musician who played in various bands for half of his life. The other half was mostly spent playing video games.
The Greatest Bits loves the chipsounds of the old game consoles and remixes them with modern beats and instruments. The result is a chiptune crossover style that combines the best of both worlds.

Listen to and download the album “Moonwalker: 8-bit tribute to Michael Jackson” on
iTunes (iTunes - Music - Moonwalker: 8-Bit Tribute to Michael Jackson - EP by The Greatest Bits)
Amazon MP3 (Amazon.com: Moonwalker: 8-Bit Tribute to Michael Jackson: The Greatest Bits: MP3 Downloads) and The Greatest Bits | Facebook

Press quotes on The Greatest Bits' previous video game tribute albums:

The Greatest Bits’ Tetris EP is something of musical genius. It's quick, it's catchy and it's beyond clever. (New Reviews | You're rockin', we're reviewing on Tetris)

"After a few seconds of the intro, it suddenly bursts into life as a full stereophonic onslaught of modern sounds, while retaining that retro feel. A score of 97%." (The Retro Games News on Donkey Kong Country)

"The Greatest Bits manages to keep everything sounding simultaneously cheap and blippy yet full and modern. Most importantly, this sounds fun, and fun is what video games are supposed to be about." (Roctober Magazine on Mega Man 2)