sprunki-phase-10000
Sprunki Phase 10000: Because Why Not, I Guess?
Okay. Let's address the elephant in the room. 10,000 phases. Really? Come on. That's not a real number. That's the kind of number a kid throws out when they're trying to one-up their friend. "My game has a HUNDRED levels!" "Well, mine has a THOUSAND!" "Mine has TEN THOUSAND!"
So I loaded up sprunki-phase-10000 with the appropriate level of skepticism. My browser chugged for a second—never a good sign. What loaded was... a lot. A screen absolutely crammed with little icons. Rows and rows and rows. I didn't count. I'm not counting. Let's just say it's "a lot more than 7."
First Impressions: Overwhelming and Kinda Clunky
The UI is... functional. It has to be, to fit that many little dudes. You scroll. And scroll. And scroll. They're categorized, I think? Some tabs say "Classic," "Beats," "Melody," "Weird." The "Weird" section is where things get interesting. And by interesting, I mean "what is that sound and why does it feel like it's vibrating my fillings?"
I clicked on a character that was just a splotch of grey pixels. Its sound was a 2-second clip of what I swear was a distorted voice saying "noodle." I have no evidence of this. But that's what my brain heard. "Noodle."
This isn't a game you "play" in the traditional sense. It's a sound laboratory where you are both the scientist and the lab rat being experimented on. There is no goal. Only chaos.
My "Process":
- Randomly pick a character from the top row. *Click*. A pleasant marimba tone. Nice.
- Scroll way down, pick a purple thing from the bottom. *Click*. A deep, guttural bass growl. Okay, contrast.
- Find a flashing icon. *Click*. Air raid siren.
... I have made a mistake.
Answering The Obvious Questions (Badly)
Q: Are there actually 10,000 unique sounds?
A> No. Absolutely not. Don't be ridiculous. There are probably a few hundred, many of which are slight variations or repeats from other well-known mods like sprunki pyramixed or sprunki retake. The "10,000" is clearly a meme. It's the "Burj Khalifa" of Sprunki mods—impressive in scale, kind of absurd, and mostly empty space.
Q: Is it fun or just... noisy?
A> Yes. Both. It's the fun of opening a giant bin of Legos and dumping it on the floor. You're not going to build the Millennium Falcon. You're going to step on a piece and yell. But for 10 minutes, digging through to find the weirdest, most obscure piece is its own reward.
Q: How does it compare to more focused versions?
A> It's the opposite of something like the sprunki phase 9 fan definitive. That one is curated, tweaked. This is a hoarder's collection. It's quantity over quality. Sometimes that's what you want! Sometimes you want a gourmet meal, sometimes you want to eat a handful of random cereal straight from the box.
Personal bias time: I hate the high-pitched "chipmunk" category of sounds. There are at least a dozen here. I accidentally made a loop using only them. My ears are still ringing. 0/10, would not recommend.
The "Discovery" Loop (And Why It Works)
You know how in Minecraft you just mine sometimes, not for resources, but just to see what's there? This is that, but for sounds. The joy is in the sheer unpredictability. The next icon could be a beautiful piano chord or a sample of a goat screaming (I haven't found the goat yet, but I believe it's there).
Weirdly effective "gameplay" tip: Try to make the most peaceful, ambient soundscape you can using only the most aggressive-looking icons. The skull-shaped one? Might just be a gentle hum. The cute fluffy one? Engine revving. Nothing is as it seems.
It's glitchy. Sometimes sounds overlap and cancel out. Sometimes clicking does nothing. The "Save" feature probably doesn't work. I don't care. This isn't a product. It's a monument to excess. A digital cabinet of curiosities assembled by someone with too much time and a deep love for the incredibox sprunki formula.
Should you play it? If the idea of endless, unstructured sonic experimentation appeals to you, even for one session, then sure. Load it up. Pick five random things. Listen. Laugh. Cringe. Close it. Forget about it for six months. Remember it exists on a rainy day. Rinse, repeat.
It's not good, technically. But it's fascinating. A 3 out of 5 on the "what did I just experience?" scale.
—Update: Found a sound that is just someone saying "blorp" with reverb. The search is over. I have won.
