Wireless Guitar Hero Redux

jeffb writes "I just finished a DIY project and thought you guys would enjoy a look. An improved upon idea: a redux of the wireless guitar hero controller, this time with perfectly functioning whammy bar, rechargeable NiMH pack onboard which can be charged from the PS2's built-in USB ports (for charging, and/or playing while docked), wireless link/activity indicator, and assembled with a nod towards a clean, and professional looking job. Complete how-to with parts list included. Best regards, rock out, and happy soldering! " The original piece on this as well.

Re:Call me crazy...

[Jim in Buffalo]

Here's why I don't apply the same argument to other videogame genres: learning to play a real guitar is not likely to result in injuries, death, or imprisonment. Unless you turn out to be really, really bad at it. Race a real friggin' car... Why not? Just shell out a few hundred thousand dollars for a race car, reserve some time at the track, hire a team of mechanics. Yeah, sure, you're a millionaire, go for it! Shoot a real friggin' gun... yeah, there's exactly the same amount of personal risk, expense, and legal paperwork to fill out to be able to shoot a real gun as there is to pick up a guitar and learn some chord progressions. Exactly the same amount. So go and grab a real gun and fire away. Use a real friggin' sword... um... use it to do what, exactly? I'm looking around, and I... hmm... don't see any orcs or trolls to battle in the real world, unless you count lawyers, and it's illegal to take a sword to them, at least at the moment...

Real vs. play guitar - thumbs up!

[fprintf]

As a "real" guitarist, I can tell you that the Guitar Hero games are a blast!

Way back around '92 or so Aerosmith had a game at EPCOT in Florida where you had to play rhythm guitar to "Walk This Way" and some of their other songs. You were judged on how close you got to the strumming timing and it was *hard*! I played that game for hours, totally having a blast because I didn't have to remember a lot of fingerings and could really concentrate on the right rhythm. I think if I had that game at my house my rhythm guitar would have been that much better since it interactively told you how you were doing rather than either listening to yourself (always suspect) or having to find someone to honestly critique you.

Nice game, nice controller!

Re:"Guitar Hero" is nothing new

[KeiKusanagi]

and guitar hero was directly and admittedly based off the long-running konami arcade game series GuitarFreaks your point?

Guitar Hero Rocks

[Anonymous Coward]

For all the haters above, who criticize this game - you simply haven't played it. The day I was introduced to it was a small party of friends, when one of the guys excitedly brought out this fisher-price looking mini-guitar I thought to myself "no one could make me play that thing".

Well I watched for a while, and the soundtrack to this game is awesome. Just watching the gameplay made me really wanna give it a shot, despite possibly looking incredibly foolish. After that it was no turning back. After spending the majority of the weekend getting drunk and playing guitar hero, I broke down and bought a slim PS2 and Guitar Hero game (and 2nd controller for multiplayer action) for myself about a week later. Two months later it's still a very fun and challenging game. My girlfriend plays the thing (and loves it), and she doesn't usually play any other games.

And for all those who think they are good at this game: www.scorehero.com - this is where you can measure up. Many of these expert players are absolutely insane. For example (to those who know the game), someone just posted a 100% (with screenshot) of The Breaking Wheel on expert - 417k points. The guy who runs the website has spent alot of time on it and it shows, the interface is awesome and the features are great.