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Experience the mind-bending fun of Echochrome on your PC
Grim07.17.08 - 12:20 PM 19 comments

Experience the mind-bending fun of Echochrome on your PC screenshot

Tipster ConsFEARacy stumbled upon this NeoGAF thread which leads to the Web site of the guy who created Echochrome. You'd think this site would only contain media about the game and a bunch of useless facts, but no, there is actually a playable demo ready for download.

But before you download anything, you have to remember that this demo was created before Echochrome was (presumably) submitted to and picked up by Sony, so you can't expect an overwhelming amount of polish or a finished game. But what you can expect is a fun little level editor that can easily entertain you for a while.

If you thought some of the levels shown in the E3 trailer were cool, just wait until you see what's possible in this demo. It'll also give you a feel for what Echochrome will be like so you won't have to blindly buy the game when it becomes available on the PlayStation Network and PSP.

Now go download the demo and post your craziest levels in the comments.



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Thanks so much for this! This is exactly what I was looking for ...



BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 07/17/2007 12:22

toooooooooo lazy! is it hard?
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 07/17/2007 12:23

Wow great find!
Grim's Avatar
Grim at 07/17/2007 12:31

Nah, it's really simple. This is what the interface looks like:

Justice's Avatar
Justice at 07/17/2007 12:42

It's really good but it is hard to create in the 3D enviroment I'm gonna put a video up on youtube in a min
psybunny's Avatar
psybunny at 07/17/2007 12:46

hee hee now if i could get Jenova Chen to slip us an updated version of flOw fer the p.c. id really be gloating,and have saved $600
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 07/17/2007 12:53

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Justice/quick-play-of-echodrome-pc-demo-35526.phtml

I uploaded a short video with a basic level
Bricfa's Avatar
Bricfa at 07/17/2007 14:56

Hrm. I hope crating is easier on Ps3. Maybe you can port your levels to PSP. GASP! WANT IF CHEAP!
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bvicarious at 07/17/2007 20:06

I can't get this to run on any copy of xp or vista that I have. Can't find d3dx9_25.dll, though I have DX9 installed. Anyone else getting this?
SLiFE's Avatar
SLiFE at 07/17/2007 20:13

I'm gettin the same DX9 crap.
bvicarious's Avatar
bvicarious at 07/17/2007 20:59

f this noise
Zs3's Avatar
Zs3 at 07/17/2007 22:58

The game demo actually comes with a complex hidden demo level to get you started, but only works the FIRST TIME run. After that the levels OLE.dat file is erased.

Reinstall & Overwrite all files, especially in the data directory.

Start the game.
On the blank level editor that appears, PRESS F2.

ENJOY!!!
Grim's Avatar
Grim at 07/18/2007 00:08

That's awesome, Zs3!
BetaMaster's Avatar
BetaMaster at 07/19/2007 11:48

I don't think this works in Vista, because when I run it, it starts fine, but then when I start moving the cursor after I click START, it leaves a trail of every pixel the cursor's been. Then if I click some blocks down and rotate, it turns into a big black mess.

Any ideas?
Grim's Avatar
Grim at 07/21/2007 13:14

Sorry, I got nothing.
YadGadge's Avatar
YadGadge at 07/21/2007 18:47

I'd like to see a bunch of user made videos like we've seen of Line Rider for this game.

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