4mat  | |
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| Birth name | Matthew Simmonds | 
| Origin | United Kingdom[1][2] | 
| Genres | Electronic music, chiptune | 
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, sound designer | 
| Years active | 1989–present[3] | 
| Website | 4mat | 
Matthew Simmonds, also known as 4mat or 4-Mat, is an English electronic musician, sound designer, and video game composer best known for his chiptunes written in tracker software.[4] He began his career in the demoscene of the early 1990s composing on the Amiga.[5][6]
Discography
| Demoscene | 
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| Concepts | 
| Alternative demo platforms | 
| Current parties | 
| Past parties | 
| Websites | 
| Magazines | 
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| Software | 
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Demo scene
Albums
- Decades (2010)
 - Surrender (2011)
 - Legacy Trails (2011)
 - Extras (2011)
 - Origins (2012)
 - Rips (2012)
 - Guru (2012)
 - Sans Titre (2012)
 - Closure (2012)
 - Nadir (2014)
 - Modern Closure (2019)
 
EPs
- Starfields (2010)
 
Video game credits
4mat has been credited on the following games:[8]
- CarVup (1990)
 - Violator (1991)
 - Chuck Rock (1991)
 - Micro Machines (1991)
 - Leander (1991)
 - The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991)
 - Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (1991)
 - Cardiaxx (1991)
 - Bubble Dizzy (1991)
 - Dojo Dan (1992)
 - Cosmic Spacehead (1992)
 - Arcade Smash Hits (1992)
 - Agony (1992)
 - Llamazap (1993)
 - X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
 - Pinball Dreams II (1994)
 - Perfect Pinball (1995)
 - Chicago Syndicate (1995)
 - Diablo (1996)
 - Manic Miner (1997 remake)
 - Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997)
 - San Francisco Rush (PlayStation) (1998)
 - Splat! (1998)
 - Sim Theme Park (1999)
 - Klass of 1999 (1999)
 - Jet Set Willy (1999)
 - Warriors of Might and Magic (2000)
 - LEGO Racers (2000)
 - LEGO Alpha Team (2000)
 - Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs (2000)
 - Airforce Delta (2000)
 - SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (2001)
 - Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (2001)
 - Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (2002)
 - SX Superstar (2003)
 - Lunar Jetman (2003)
 - Serious Sam: Next Encounter (2004)
 - Serious Sam Advance (2004)
 - Sudeki (2004)
 - Jetpak: Solar Crisis (2004)
 - Nicktoons Unite! (GBA and DS versions) (2005)
 - ViColumn (2005)
 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Party Edition (2006)
 - Retro 2 (2006)
 - Fuck Space! (2006)
 - Deflektor X4 (2006)
 - Crusty Demons (2006)
 - The Birthday (2006)
 - Atic Atac (2006 remake)
 - Silent Hill: Origins (2007)
 - Ghost Rider (2007)
 - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)
 - Overlord: Minions (2009)
 - Overlord: Dark Legend (2009)
 - Rocket Knight (2010)
 - Digital: A Love Story (2010)
 - Terminal Love (2012)
 - Prompt (2014)
 - The Assembly (2016)
 
References
- ↑ Houston, Niamh (4 November 2014). "Music Made On Game Boys Is a Much Bigger Deal Than You'd Think". Vice. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
 - ↑ Crown (2001). "4mat - Interview". Amiga Music Preservation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
 - ↑ Collins, Karen (28 January 2013). From Pac-Man to Pop Music: Interactive Audio in Games and New Media (Kindle ed.). Ashgate Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 9781409494195. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
 - ↑ Jeriaska (13 January 2015). "Matt Simmonds on the design of 4mat chipmusic". The Ongaku. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
 - ↑ Jeriaska (5 July 2010). "Depth Music Q&A: 4mat's Decades". Indie Games. UBM plc. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
 - ↑ Magic of Nah-Kolor. "Portrait: 4-Mat of Orb & Ate Bit". Hugi Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
 - ↑ "commodore amiga cracktro - SKID ROW - *lemmings final* - cbm". YouTube. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
 - ↑ "Matthew Simmons - Credits". MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
 
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