If you're a fan of retro game music - either as a listener or a creator - then you'll be interested to learn that Impact Soundworks has teamed up with OverClocked ReMix to release Super Audio Cart, a library packed with classic samples dating all the way back to the '70s.

Used in conjunction with the Kontakt music making package, this collection grants access to over 5,000 samples captured directly from the original console hardware.

Here's the feature list:

Seven legendary video game systems - NES, SNES, GB, 2600, C64, SMS, GEN

Over 5,500 samples

Over 600 unique sound sources

All-new SNES ROM sample bank

Classic GEN game instruments

Meticulous editing to preserve authenticity

Recorded using actual hardware

Four independent sound source layers

Integrated sound source browser

Over a dozen filter models

5 FX racks with 8 modules each

Includes custom SNESVERB

Poly arpeggiator, gate & sequencer

64-slot modulation matrix

Full NKS compatibility: Komplete Kontrol & Maschine

Compatible with the FREE Kontakt Player

On your computer you'll need Kontakt or Kontakt Player version 5.5.2 or higher, 4GB of disk space, 2GB RAM (4GB is recommended) and a CPU made in 2008 or later.

Super Audio Cart is quite a unique undertaking, and has attracted praise from some of the best in the business:

Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears): Super Audio Cart is so much fun, and absolutely spot-on for simulating retro game sounds. This is absolutely a fantastic sample library for all game music fans. Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage, ActRaiser, Revenge of Shinobi, Etrian Odyssey): It's extremely convenient to be able to create arrangements with such diverse sounds so quickly, just using MIDI. Of course, Super Audio Cart isn't just for 'retro' sounds - it's also very useful for modern music as well.