Analog Computer

Analog Computer (Pikmin)
This ship part is required for the S.S. Dolphin to escape the planet.
Weight	20
Max. carriers	40 Pikmin
Location	The Forest Navel

Analog Computer (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)
Weight	15
Max. carriers	30 Pikmin
Mission	The Ship Restored

The Analog Computer (アナログコンピューター^?, lit.: "Analog Computer") is a ship part in Pikmin. This part works with a spaceship's regular computer to make it smarter and have emotional complexity, making it quick to anger. It holds the kind of vague data that falls outside the range of ones and zeros. Captain Olimar compares this part to his boss. After being collected, this part does not change the S.S. Dolphin's appearance.

The Analog Computer also appears in Pikmin 3 Deluxe as part of the Hocotate ship in Olimar's Comeback, where it has a similar appearance with some changes. This Analog Computer has a blueish hue, a thicker base, and an inverted screen. It does not emit sonar pinging-like noises, and the antenna on top of it does not spin. It also shows up in Pikmin 4 with a redesign, being called the Interstellar Radio. It is the first treasure you see, as you find it in the tutorial after killing the Porquillion.

Collecting the part

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In Pikmin

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Location of the Analog Computer.

The Analog Computer is located in a puddle at the far end of the trail where the Libra is found. Blue Pikmin are needed to get it out of the puddle and Red Pikmin are needed to carry it through the fire geysers. It is possible to collect this part with only 20 Pikmin due to the Crimson Candypop Bud on the plateau near the ship part, but it is not recommended while speedrunning. Sometimes an Iridescent Flint Beetle can appear from under it when it is lifted.

In Pikmin 3 Deluxe

See also: Baldy Long Legs strategy.

In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, this part is located in the Side Stories' final mission, The Ship Restored. Defeating the creatures near the start allows easy access to this mode's final boss: a golden Shaggy Long Legs (which holds the Nova Blaster) and a golden Baldy Long Legs (which holds the Analog Computer). The golden Baldy Long Legs is the first one to be encountered, and must be defeated to allow the part to be collected.

Notes

Olimar's monologs

“I've found my Analog Computer!

This computer conveys the kind of vague data that falls outside the range of ones and zeros. Actually, to be honest, it's a little bit too vague, so it isn't very helpful.

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This strengthens the outward emotions of the Dolphin's computer. While it does make the computer smart, it also makes it quick to anger. It's just like my boss.”

Gallery

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  The Analog Computer, sitting in the puddle it is found in.

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  The Analog Computer being retrieved to the S.S. Dolphin.

Trivia

• In real life, an analog computer is a form of computer which utilizes continuously-changeable aspects of physical phenomena to model out problems.
• The Analog Computer can be seen in the enemy reel while showing the Wollywogs. However, it is where the Anti-Dioxin Filter is found. It should be impossible for the part to get there in game, suggesting in an earlier version of the game, that the Analog Computer was found there.
• In the Japanese version, Olimar compares the analog computer to his wife.^{[source needed]}
• The appearance of the Analog Computer is similar to the arcade machine Computer Space.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アナログコンピューター? Anarogu Kompyuta	Analog Computer
French (NoA)	Ordinateur analogique	Analog computer
French (NoE)	Intelligence Artificielle	Artificial Intelligence
German	Analoger Computer	Analog Computer
Italian	Computer analogico	Analog computer
Korean	아날로그 컴퓨터	Analog Computer
Spanish	Sistema Analógico	Analog System