Entertaining Miku Themed Programs and Games

I’ve found a few interesting applications and games over the years, and I figured that those who don’t know about them will also enjoy them.

 
This is a bit of an old “bullet hell” styled game, very similar to games like Touhou. There are several levels of difficulty, and you have the same level of firepower at all times. The enemies and bosses are all based on character icons from the popular Japanese video site NicoVideo. And your bombs? They’re none other than a giant MOLE!

You can download the game by clicking the above image (or click here), then click where it says “ヘクターミク ゲームプログラム [Ver1.00]“. There’s quite a bit to cover in terms of navigating the game menus and controls, so I suggest you read a blog post found here for all the details.

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tac2hQNlYyk]
 

Hatsune Miku “Desktop Assistant”

This is a neat little application that summons a small Miku that roams around your desktop and does various activities. She’ll climb the edges of your screen and windows, jump around, play with various objects, and even multiply. So it is not a good idea to leave her unattended for extended periods of time. She even gets a bit mischievous and may steal your application windows to throw them off screen (only works on some windowed apps, not full screen). Thankfully the application has an option to summon them back if this happens. You can even move her around if you want.

 
To download the application, just click the image above (or click here). To use it, simply extract the entire folder and launch the file named “Shimeji.jar” (you will need Java for it to work). Afterwards, a small icon will appear in the lower right corner of your screen and a single Miku will drop onto your desktop. The controls for the application are as follows:

Top Option: Summon another Miku (or just double click the small icon).
Second Option: Calls all Mikus on screen to the location of your mouse.
Third Option: Deletes all Mikus on screen except the original (delete individual Mikus by right clicking on them).
Fouth Option: Brings back any stolen windows that were thrown off screen.
Fifth Option: Quits the application.

EDIT: Check the comments for another similar application posted by Neo! Thanks!
 

MikuMikuBench for Android Devices

More and more people are purchasing high end Android phones and tablets, and more people are getting competitive over who has the better device. Benchmark applications for these devices are becoming more popular, so a user has created a free application called “MikuMikuBench”.

The application has a MikuMikuDance model dance to the song “NyaNyaNyaNya!”, with the framerate counter clearly visible. Once the benchmark is completed, it will display a score based on your device’s performance. You can download the application from the official Android market by clicking here. The user has even created a Rin version. Here’s a video showing the benchmark running on 3 different devices.

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZNpmG-d15c]
 

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