Everybody knows about Guitar Hero by now. You magically play Rock anthems and solos by pushing somewhere between one and five buttons when it tells you to. Like many video games, I'm horrible at it (the only exception being Resistance, which for some reason I am good at). The game has become so popular that Guitar Hero competitions have replaced karaoke in numerous bars across the land.
Why do I hate something that encourages people to like rock music? Because I suck at it and have no hand-eye coordination. However, that's the same with many games. What sets Guitar Hero apart is that it usually has a lot of bad songs on it and has even gone so far as to lead people to think that they actually know things about guitar. I couldn't find a source for that, but I think I remember reading about it in the Washington Post.
Anyway, here's a video of a robot getting 100% on "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce, which no human will ever be able to do. Enjoy
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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I don't know who you are, but this is the best blog I've ever read.
Not even joking.
...but Guitar Hero pwns. You must be missing a rapid-button-pressing gene or something.
Thanks.
I'm probably missing a lot of genes.
Guitar Hero tends to get a bad rap from a lot of actual guitar players, but I think it's good fun.
You are right about one thing, many of the songs on the Guitar Hero games are meh. But the downloadables often make up for it.
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