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Turn iMessage into the Nintendo DS’ PictoChat.

Idrees Hassan has created a free iOS app called PicoChat that recreates the Nintendo DS’ messaging experience in iMessage, as spotted by Overkill.

You can type out messages on a tiny keyboard or make drawings to send to your contacts, complete with a simulated stylus that appears onscreen as you doodle. The app generates a PictoChat-themed image of your message you can send to others, giving them a similar experience without installing the app.

Two screenshots of Idress Hassan’s PicoChat iMessage app.
Hassan previously created an e-reader app for the Panic Playdate called Playbook.
Image: Idrees Hassan
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