Earlier this year at the 2024 NAMM Show in California, the guitar pedal manufacturer Ground Control introduced the world to the UwU Virtual Pet Buffer.
This is a new guitar pedal that will not only act as a buffer (boosting your guitar's signal to prevent tone loss across large effects boards) but will also remarkably double as a virtual Tamagotchi-style pet letting you evolve a cat-like creature on its small monochrome OLED screen, simply by plugging in and playing your instrument of choice (thanks Engadget/EmilyHarpist!).
According to the announcement trailer published on YouTube, you will be able to evolve your pet across 30 levels in total (with there being a range of unique animations for your pet to perform). And that's not all it features, as there are also three additional mini-games included on the pedal too, which you can control using the A & B buttons positioned on the top of the device.
These include a Tetris-like falling block-style game named Fishy Blox, a take on the Nokia classic Snake, and another game called Neko Invader.
If you fancy owning one yourself, you can preorder it now directly from Ground Control's website for $139. They are expected to start shipping in March 2024.
[source groundcontrolaudio.com, via engadget.com]
Comments 3
This is one of those things that's not really for people who like video games, nor for people who are actually musicians, and I honestly can't stand them. Like rhythm games that are basically just music visualizers for people who can't just enjoy music without something to focus on.
@Poodlestargenerica im an avid music lover, gamer, and musician, and i agree with what you are saying....
but where are these "music visualizer" rhythm games you speak of? i must have them lol.
EDIT - i also have ADHD, so... 😆
@-wc- There's a few I know that let you put your own music on, I can't remember all their names. The audiosurf games fall into that category for me.
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