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SimTunes
SimTunes
Developer(s)	Maxis
Publisher(s)	Maxis
Producer(s)	Michael Wyman
Designer(s)	Toshio Iwai
Programmer(s)	Heather Mace
Artist(s)	Toshio Iwai
Composer(s)	Jerry Martin (main theme and samples); Toshio Iwai, Benimaru Itoh, UrumaDelvi, and others (included songs)
Series	Sim
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	1996
Genre(s)	Simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

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SimTunes is a children's software toy designed by Toshio Iwai and released by Maxis in 1996.^[1] It involves painting a picture using large pixels, where each color represents a musical note. The player places up to four different-colored Bugz, which represent musical instruments or vocal syllables, on this picture, and can change their starting directions and relative speeds. The Bugz crawl over the picture, playing notes corresponding with the colors; and they turn, move randomly, or jump in response to function symbols that can be added to the dots.^[2]

SimTunes was originally developed in the early 1990s by Iwai as a game titled Sound Fantasy for the Super NES/Super Famicom.^[1] Many of the ideas and elements in Sound Fantasy are present in SimTunes.

References

^ ^a ^b "Pre-Cinema Toys Inspire Multimedia Artist Toshio Iwa". Retrieved 2006-09-25.
^ "SuperKids Software Review of SimTunes". Retrieved 2006-09-25.

External links

SimTunes at MobyGames

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[awn-1] "Pre-Cinema Toys Inspire Multimedia Artist Toshio Iwa". Retrieved 2006-09-25.

[2] "SuperKids Software Review of SimTunes". Retrieved 2006-09-25.

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 |image = SimTunes Coverart.png
 |developer = [[Maxis]]
-|publisher=Maxis
+|publisher= Maxis
 |designer = [[Toshio Iwai]]
 |producer = Michael Wyman
-|programmer = Heather Mace (lead)
+|programmer = Heather Mace
+|artist = Toshio Iwai
-|engine=
-|composer=Toshio Iwai<br />[[Benimaru Itoh]]<br />[[Uruma Delvi|UrumaDelvi]]<br />[[Jerry Martin (composer)|Jerry Martin]]<br/>[[Yo Gabba Gabba!|Yo Gabba Gabba!]]<br/[[Music K-8]]|[[Music K-8]] <br/[[Blue's Clues]]|[[Blue's Clues
+|composer = [[Jerry Martin (composer)|Jerry Martin]] <small>(main theme and samples)</small><br>Toshio Iwai, Benimaru Itoh, [[Uruma Delvi|UrumaDelvi]], and others <small>(included songs)</small>
+|engine =
-|released = [[2016 in video gaming|2016]]
+|series = ''[[List of Sim video games|Sim]]''
-|genre = Simulation
+|released = [[1996 in video gaming|1996]]
-|modes =
+|genre = [[Simulation video game|Simulation]]
+|modes = [[Single-player]]
 |platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]
 }}
-'''''SimTunes''''' is a children's [[non-game|software toy]] [[game designer|designed]] by [[Toshio Iwai]] and released by [[Nintendo]] in 2016.<ref name="awn">{{cite web | url = http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.11/3.11pages/morseiwai.php3 | title = Pre-Cinema Toys Inspire Multimedia Artist Toshio Iwa | accessdate = 2006-09-25}}</ref> It involves [[painting]] a picture using large [[pixels]], where each [[color]] represents a [[musical note]]. The player places up to four different-colored Bugz, which represent [[musical instrument]]s or vocal syllables, on this picture, and can change their starting directions and relative speeds. The Bugz crawl over the picture, playing notes corresponding with the colors; and they turn, move [[random]]ly, or jump in response to function symbols that can be added to the dots.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/music/1/simtunes/merge.shtml | title = SuperKids Software Review of SimTunes | accessdate = 2006-09-25}}</ref>
+'''''SimTunes''''' is a children's [[non-game|software toy]] [[game designer|designed]] by [[Toshio Iwai]] and released by [[Maxis]] in 1996.<ref name="awn">{{cite web | url = http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.11/3.11pages/morseiwai.php3 | title = Pre-Cinema Toys Inspire Multimedia Artist Toshio Iwa | access-date = 2006-09-25}}</ref> It involves [[painting]] a picture using large [[pixels]], where each [[color]] represents a [[musical note]]. The player places up to four different-colored Bugz, which represent [[musical instrument]]s or vocal syllables, on this picture, and can change their starting directions and relative speeds. The Bugz crawl over the picture, playing notes corresponding with the colors; and they turn, move [[random]]ly, or jump in response to function symbols that can be added to the dots.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/music/1/simtunes/merge.shtml | title = SuperKids Software Review of SimTunes | access-date = 2006-09-25}}</ref>
 ''SimTunes'' was originally developed in the early 1990s by Iwai as a game titled ''[[Sound Fantasy]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES/Super Famicom]].<ref name="awn"/> Many of the ideas and elements in ''Sound Fantasy'' are present in ''SimTunes''.
-''[[Electroplankton]]'' for the Nintendo DS was also designed by Iwai and is considered a [[spiritual sequel]] to ''SimTunes''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}}
-==List of Bugz==
-===Yellow Bugz===
-*Ivory - [[Piano]] (one octave higher than the other pianos)
-*Thumbs - [[Kalimba]]
-*Toot - [[Flute]]
-*Chordelia - [[Electric Piano]] [[Loop (music)|Loop Bug]]
-*Benny - [[Clarinet]]
-*Dizzy - [[Trumpet]]
-*Twinkle - A [[Chime (bell instrument)|Chime]]-like noise
-*Plucks - [[Pizzicato]] strings
-*Emcee - Loop Bug, vocal phrases
-*Humbug - [[Humming]]
-*Yellow Pings - [[Music Box]]
-*Yellow Keys - [[Piano]]
-*Yellow Quaddle - C D E F G A B C from Endless learning acadamy
-===Green Bugz===
-*Frets - [[Acoustic Guitar]]
-*Xylo - [[Marimba]]/[[Xylophone]]
-*Ace - [[Distortion|Distorted]] [[Electric Guitar]]
-*Strats - [[Electric Guitar]] [[Loop (music)|Loop Bug]]
-*Strings - [[Violin]]
-*Jo - [[Banjo]]
-*Twang - Referred to as an "intergalactic guitar", looks like a [[pipa]] but sounds more like a [[shamisen]]
-*Decibelle - [[Orchestra hit]]
-*Wordsworth - [[Vocal]] phrases
-*Do-Bee - [[Vocal]] (doo)
-*Green Pings - [[Music Box]]
-*Green Keys - [[Piano]]
-*Green Quaddle- C D E F G A B C from Endless learning acadamey
-===Blue Bugz===
-*Slaps - [[Electric Bass Guitar]]
-*Caribe - [[Steel Drum]]
-*Buzz - [[Synthesizer|Synthesized]] [[Brass instrument|Brass]]
-*Bassie - [[Bass Guitar]] [[Loop (music)|Loop Bug]]
-*[[Yo-Yo Ma|Yo-Yo Pa]] - [[Cello]]/[[Double bass]]
-*Horatio - [[Baritone Saxophone]]
-*Piper - [[Shakuhachi]]
-*Octavius - [[Accordion]]/[[Organ (music)|Organ]]
-*Loopy - [[Phonograph]] [[Loop (music)|Loop Bug]] (uses [[Sampling (music)|samples]] from Bassie, Raver, Strats, and Chordelia)
-*Bumms - [[Vocal]] (bum)
-*Blue Pings - [[Music Box]]
-*Blue Keys - [[Piano]]
-*Blue Quaddle C D E F G A B C from Endless learning acadamey
-===Red Bugz===
-*Sticks - [[Drum Set]]
-*Tapper - [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]] [[Drums]]
-*Robo - [[Electronic drum]]s
-*Beats - [[Drum Set]] [[Loop (music)|Loop Bug]]
-*Comix - [[Sound effect|Sound Effects]]
-*Soulfie - [[Solfege]] singing
-*Boomer - Latin Drum [[Loop (music)|Loop Bug]]
-*Raver - Electronic Drum [[Loop (music)|Loop Bug]]
-*Zoundz - [[Animal]] sounds
-*Wahler - [[Vocal]] (wah)
-*Red Pings - [[Music Box]]
-*Red Keys - [[Piano]]
-*Red Quaddle - C D E F G A B C from Endless learning acadamey
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{moby game|id=/simtunes|name=''SimTunes''}}
+* {{moby game|id=/simtunes|name=''SimTunes''}}
-{{Sim series}}
+{{Sim series|sim-misc=yes}}
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+[[Category:Non-games]]
+[[Category:Video games about insects]]
+[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
+[[Category:Video games scored by Jerry Martin]]
 [[Category:Windows games]]
+[[Category:Windows-only games]]
 [[Category:Software for children]]
+[[Category:Single-player video games]]
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