Electroplankton Rediscovered

So I’ve been running through some old DS titles in my spare time and today I pulled out Electroplankton, a game in which you coax musical compositions from small, aquatic lifeforms with you stylus. The concept is pretty cool but I’m not sure you could even classify it as a game considering you don’t actually have a final goal or destination in mind; this is truly a pure “enjoy the ride” experience.

The interface is Zen-like in it’s simplicity and within two taps from the start screen you’re making music. You have a selection 10 different plankton to choose from in performance mode, each with their own quarks and musical styles (ranging from the classical mode to a remixed version of the Mario Star Power theme). Taps and swipes on the touchscreen will send the microbial Beethovens fluttering about the screen leaving a trail of musical notes in their wake.

The one great downfall to this gem is the utter lack of recording options and when you’ve just managed to create something that you really like it can be a bit devastating to know that you’ll never hear that particular composition again. You can, however, bypass this discrepancy by plugging it into your computer and queuing up Audacity.

Here’s a little something that I got using the aforementioned method of recording. It’s not Wagner but it’s certainly better than Eminem.

~ by Zack on March 18, 2008.