We’ve heard a few bands belt our some pretty solid tributes to beloved Australian TV show Round the Twist over the years (including this cover by Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird), but Perth rockers Furniture have gone one better with this one, not only writing a song inspired by the show, but also whipping up their own video game based around it.
As Kotaku reports, ‘Pete’s Song’ (clearly written about on of its main characters, Pete Twist) was knocked over in a single arvo, leaving the band with a bit of extra time to insert the track into a browser game set around the famous lighthouse.
“Inspired by a scene from season 3 of cult Australiana TV show Round the Twist,” the band say, “Derek’s Gonna Make It Rain places the game’s namesake on a tumultuous lighthouse, not unlike the structure from the Round the Twist’s opening credits. The player controls Derek as he dodges debris from storm clouds, bumping into his cloud-destroying, coin-creating Leprechaun friend.”
Okay, so the game itself isn’t exactly a masterpiece, but it was whipped up by guitarist Aaran Gicquel after he attended a Global Game Jam in Perth, so good on him for combining a couple of different creative outlets. We’ve also got to hand it to the band for doing something a little bit quirky to get their song noticed months after its January release, and it’s good enough to deserve a bit of extra attention, too.
You can check the game out here, or just give ‘Pete’s Song’ a listen below.
