8 Bit Weapon is an American chiptune music band formed in Ventura County, California, by Seth and Michelle Sternberger.

The band started around 1998 by remixing Commodore 64 SID tunes like Crazy Comets, M.U.L.E., and some Nintendo NES game music such as Super Mario Bros. 2 and Metroid.

Later on, they began writing original music using the Commodore 64, Nintendo Game Boy, and NES, as well as other 8 bit consoles and computers.

[3] Xbox’s exclusive Halo 2 E3 2004 preview event had its own 15-minute soundtrack written and produced by 8 Bit Weapon, which was played continuously in the gaming area of the party.

[6] In November 2024, 8 Bit Weapon made the world's first "rogue-like" 100% randomly arranged video game soundtrack for Bub-O Burst on Steam.

Together Michael J. Mahon and 8 Bit Weapon created the 1st wavetable synthesizer for the Apple IIe, IIc, IIc+ and IIGS computers.

In April 2009, Sony Creative Software released "8 Bit Weapon: A Chiptune Odyssey" loop and sample Library.

Created by Michelle Sternberger in 2005, she makes music using 8-bit computers and video game console sound chips.

She was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal for her performance at the opening of the International Video Game Hall of Fame in Ottumwa, Iowa, in 2010.