Clear your schedules, folks, because if you want to hear Daniel Johnston’s latest album it’s gonna cost you some time and a whole bunch of finger swooshin’. Johnston’s new iPad game Space Ducks pits you, the player and hero to everyone you know, against a nefarious army of sentient quackers hell bent on destroying whatever it is you call Daniel Johnston’s conception of reality. Or maybe you’re in league with the ducks and together you fight off hordes of anti-duck legislators who want to send the fowl’s sexual rights careening back into the 19th century. “Stay out of my cloaca, Santorum!” is a stirring line that could be but is almost certainly not included within the game’s storyline. Sorry, I don’t have an iPad, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this latest edition of TMT’s Conjecture Corner!
Each victory in the game unlocks a song from the Space Ducks LP, at long last turning video games into a rewarding practical endeavor. (There’s also a Space Ducks comic if you’re really into this concept.) The app represents Johnston’s latest foray into the realm of new media since coming out with his “Hi, How Are You?” iPhone game in 2009. With any luck Johnston will come out with another app in a few years, thus ensuring that no one who owns an iPhone or iPad will ever be bored again!
• Daniel Johnston: http://www.hihowareyou.com
• Space Ducks: http://spaceducks.com
• BOOM! Studios: http://www.boom-studios.com
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