Theocacao: Brain Age Battle

Brain Age Battle

So I just couldn't let this go unanswered. If you don't know what's going on here, you're looking at the profile selection screen in Brain Age for Nintendo DS.

I've been meaning to 'review' this game for some time. It's the one game I'm likely to jump into just about every day. The theory is that you play it to keep your brain in tune, but it's also just fun, and you can pick it up for just a few minutes.

There are a handful of mini brain-testing games that involve simple calculations, object indentification, time differences, and so on. Almost everything revolves around the stylus, so you're not mashing buttons, you're writing (or speaking) answers.

At your leisure, you can do a "Brain Age Check," to find out how you're progressing. The consensus is that this isn't a gimmick, and I agree. It really does keep your head in gear.

Highly recommended.

Brain Age Battle
Posted Oct 9, 2006 — 10 comments below

Andy Lee — Oct 09, 06 1979

My boss and his wife are both alpha geeks, and they love their kids' Nintendo DS. She does a little Brain Age every morning to get jumpstarted. I'd never laid eyes on a DS until they showed theirs to me. I was surprised at what a pleasant, friendly gadget it felt like, in a Mac-like way. And not too expensive. One of these days maybe I'll get one for myself. Usually I start my day with a crossword, but sometimes I do the next day's crossword the night before, leaving me with no puzzle in the morning. It'd be nice to have a little gadget friend that I know is always there to engage my mind.

Scott Stevenson — Oct 09, 06 1981

I was surprised at what a pleasant, friendly gadget it felt like, in a Mac-like way

So I started Googling around for the quote where the Nintendo president said they were inspired by Apple's approach. I tried "nintendo apple inspiration" and found... a link to Theocacao. Hmmmm.

Is that like searching for your keys as you hold them in your hand? Anyway, iPod Observer has the story.

Andy Lee — Oct 09, 06 1982

Thanks for the link. I knew I couldn't be the only one to have noticed the similarities.

To me it isn't just a matter of the gadget looking nice, or being easy to use. The Nintendo DS seemed *pleasant* to use, in the same way that Macs do. Maybe I'll get one as a holiday treat for myself.

I got a Treo 650 a few months ago, and I've been wondering whether I should have gone with a Sidekick. The Treo is easy to use, but something about the Palm OS has always left me feeling flat. From what I've read, people find the Sidekick not only easy but *pleasant* to use.

Dan Price — Oct 09, 06 1983

But it does it actually make you smarter?

Scott Stevenson — Oct 09, 06 1985

Andy Lee: From what I've read, people find the Sidekick not only easy but *pleasant* to use.

It's true.

Dan Price: But it does it actually make you smarter?

Depends on what smart means to you, I guess.

Andy Lee — Oct 09, 06 1987

Mithras — Oct 09, 06 1988

Wait, is a young brain age or an older one better? I always figured that up until 70 or so, the mind gets sharper with age...

Scott Stevenson — Oct 09, 06 1996

Wait, is a young brain age or an older one better?

By the game's measure, a lower number is better. The focus is on the prefrontal cortex. In any case, a 50-year-old can have a brain age of 20.

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