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Nintendo DS Game and Music Composer All in One

Posted by Zonk on from the cuuuuute! dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In the shadows of launch titles like Super Mario 64 DS, Feel the Magic XY/XX and Wario Ware Touched! is Daigasso! Band Brothers (the working title is Jam with the Band in America). This little gem is a music game similar to a Bemani title. It features over 50 songs with a blend of J-Pop, TV themes and Nintendo melodies. What is hidden inside the title is a full out MIDI composer. You can use the stylus and the touch screen to write your own songs." An aspect I found interesting with this title is that it can use the microphone to sample sounds, which can then be mixed with the composer.

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  1. Mario Paint 2! by generic-man · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A band called "The Electric Family" composed an entire album using Mario Paint's composer and named the album after the game. I can't find any useful info about the album on the web though.

    Finally, a worthy successor to Mario Paint, at least! The touch screen makes a tolerable substitute for the SNES mouse, but I wonder if anyone will make a wireless mouse to work with the game...

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  2. Rivel PSP by superpulpsicle · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is this Nintendo's way to prove that the DS can be more than just a video game player? I think they are beginning to regret not launching the DS like the PSP as a multi-purpose video/mp3 player out of the box.

    It'll be a matter of time before they realize the DS was launched similar to the N64 missing CDrom capabilities. Go ahead laugh at the PSP battery issue. Watch that be the only weakness.

  3. What is with these launch titles? by inkless1 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We get a Mario 64 port. OK, decent - but like 99% of the world has played it.

    Ping Pals, a chat program for a platform with a free chat program.

    Sprung - a dating sim.

    Feel the Magic - a dating sim on acid.

    Now a MIDI composer?

    OK sure, Ridge Racer, Spidey 2 and Madden at least round things out - but about half of the titles for DS right now are odd enough to make Sega shake their head.