Wireless Guitar Hero Redux 105
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.
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Re:Damn! (Score:3, Informative)
For those of you who didn't find this damn hilarious, the beginning of "Nothing Else Matters" is all open strings, that is, no fretwork involved.
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OK, Crazy. (Score:2)
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In the time it took you to post that worthless suggestion, shouldn't you have been working on a cure for cancer instead?!
Re:Call me crazy... (Score:5, Insightful)
(Also: you're crazy.)
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Guitar Hero doesn't claim to be a real music-making game. It's a rhythm and reaction game. Much the same way sports games don't actually pretend to be the real thing-- they're a virtual representation of some of the strategy and problems involved, but cannot hope (or want) to encompass all of the details necessary for the gam
Re:Call me crazy... (Score:2)
> 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.
Uhm, my first 9mm pistol cost me about $250 (Ruger P85) about 10 years ago. Purchased used from an individual, so no legal paperwork. I was taught how to handle guns safely starting at around age 6, so practically ZERO personal risk.
Granted, I don't live in a sprawling metro
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I'm wondering why...
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2)Hand guns are very dangerous, even in the hands of someone who is familiar and comfortable with them...perhaps even MORE dangerous because one(and you clearly are since you said "ZERO") becomes complacent.
3)It's great that you somehow bought a handgun without any paperwork or hassle but in a lot of areas that's illegal.
4)Why don't you pitch your idea for live actio
Re:Call me crazy... (Score:2)
>1)Target practice FPS games aren't popular. FPS
>games were lots of people get shot and blown up
>are. You CANNOT replicate those in real life.
Ever heard of paintball? Laser tag?
>2)Hand guns are very dangerous, even in the
>hands of someone who is familiar and comfortable
>with them...perhaps even MORE dangerous because
>one(and you clearly are since you said "ZERO")
>becomes complacent.
Actually, I said "practically zero" (there's always a
Nope (Score:2)
2. Guns can be bought with minimal hassle (even here in California) and take it to a range if you're willing to pay, or a public shooting area (these are usually located in National Forrest areas here in California)
3. Swords can be bought (I own several) and for a modest amount of money you can either take fencing lessons
None of these "sports" (if you will) is necessarily dangerous, assuming you have the right equipment and exerc
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I probably spend more time learning to play a single song than this guy spent building his custom guitar-hero guitar.
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if this is true, then you are not very good at guitar
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However, I won't sit here and pretend to be a master either...it's a full time job and I don't have that kind of time.
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"getting by" == Big major-label record deal
Playing a piece well with great tone and zero mistakes == "Uncool, who wants to hear that wankery?"
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Re:Call me crazy... (Score:1)
You won't live long enough to die in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin?
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No one is saying its a replacement for playing the real thing...
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I also know how to play the piano (piano, not keyboard; big difference).
What's wrong with pursuing a hobby?
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"...couldn't you spend all that time and effort actually learning how to play a real friggin' guitar?!"
Maybe he already knows how to play one.
This game has nothing to do with playing real music. It's a game. Lots of people who really do play real music (like myself: about 25 years playing guitar), really enjoy playing this game. Maybe this guy falls into that category as well.
Dun dun dadadun (Score:2, Funny)
Has he arms of thread? Is he paste or made of bread?
Nobody wants him! He just fiddles his frets!
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Guitar he^H^Hpussy (Score:1, Redundant)
I am respecting all the hacking he's done though
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How anybody can in all their seriousness (or not) play this game with a GUN controller that was clearly designed for 10 year kids? I mean, look at this guy. Go get a real GUN. I just started learning a GUN but it's fantastic com
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Of course, if I had
Let's check the scoreboard... (Score:2, Funny)
-10000 for degrading music as an art form.
Not looking good, Bob.
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He can't pat himself on the back. He doesn't have clones like we do.
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+1 for being incredibly fun and creative.
-1 bajillion for completely and single-handedly destroying painting as an art form (it did, look it up).
When will people learn that videogames destroy art? Ugh!
In all seriousness, awesome mod, man. I was actually getting really annoyed with the length of the wire just today and wondering about a wireless controller, so this was a nice surprise to see tonight. If you ask me, hack jobs like this are a work of art.
-Moses
Hey! thats not the original wireless mod! (Score:2, Informative)
rock on! I *love* the battery pack idea! top of my list for revision two
Tutorial with howto/parts list? (Score:1)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffb/sets/720575940
Found while poking around. There are some curiously interesting pics in there.
Re:Chalk one up for Fischer-Price... (Score:2)
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say what? (Score:1)
Better yet (Score:2, Funny)
come on, people. what's gotten into you? (Score:5, Insightful)
It's called a video _game_.
Yknow, something that isn't real, you do for fun?
I play guitar, bass, piano, and drums, and recently picked up guitar hero. honestly? guitar hero's not at all like any "real" instrument, yes, but it's great fun, if you're not so insecure and self conscious about it that the fact it's not "real HARDCORE GUITAR AAARRRGH".
So slashdot, wake up, remember you're on a tech site and supposedly a fan of odd hacks and of gaming, and stop waving your e-peen about by declaring you're better than him for playing "the real thing"
Re:come on, people. what's gotten into you? (Score:3, Funny)
Kick! Punch! Chop! Pose!
Re:come on, people. what's gotten into you? (Score:5, Insightful)
The real downside isn't the cable, but the game moves so quickly you can't see any of the background animation because you're always focused hitting the right "notes." This wireless hack is cute, but they give you more than enough wire with the little guitar. Also, I would love to see more songs for this. Shame the developers said they wont release an expansion back but potentially a new version of the game next year. Maybe.
As far as mimicking a real instrument. Well, it could be a gateway to playing a real guitar the same way american idol has turned everyone into some wannabe vocalist/karaoke nut. The difference being that a guitar is a real instrument while the american idol vocal mimickry involves none of the discipline of learning a new instrument. If not, its a cool little game all its own and getting to play that trademark Brian May tone on the Killer Queen was worth the price of admission.
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cool (Score:2)
At least this guy did something with his brain, instead of letting it rot on MySpace
Nice!
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Some people enjoy pretending to play the guitar in a video game using a plastic toy.
Some people enjoy making and talking to friends via MySpace.
Neither group of people are doing anything wrong.
There is also nothing wrong with LARPers, anime otaku, Trekkies, furries, Promise Keepers, podcasters, crossdressers, luthiers, jazzercizers, kickball league players, potters, painters, fantasy football commissioners, para-para dancers, "f
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Welcome back, btw.
Real vs. play guitar - thumbs up! (Score:4, Interesting)
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!
Psh. Who needs a guitar. (Score:1)
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/16/ 002236 [slashdot.org]
No. I'm serious (it's not just me! check out half those threads).
Accordion Hero would be pure awesome (like lens flare, and motion blur). That's your next task. You may begin now.
(yeah, yeah, I realise it's just a controller, no software for Accordion hero, but have to start somewhere)
Cool, some things to think about... (Score:3, Informative)
As a guitar, well, it's not like a real guitar. That's OK, because if you'd like to learn guitar, you can get yourself an inexpensive set up like this [musiciansfriend.com] or this [music123.com], or for left-handed folks, this [musiciansfriend.com]. I don't think comparing the controller to a real guitar or learning to a real guitar is relevant. Not everyone that has dreams of wailin' on a guitar or spankin' the plank [wikipedia.org] with some down-home (your favorite kind of music here), but lots of folks would enjoy the fun of playing guitar without the trappings of learning two hands, many strings, and 18-24 frets.
Games are supposed to be entertaining - I don't think that the comparison to real-world instruments is relevant (beyond their entertainment value).
So far as the hack... It seems pretty neat to me. Doing hardware hacks is a lot like candy - it doesn't have to have a point - it's just fun.
"Guitar Hero" is nothing new (Score:2, Informative)
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Oh, and the game port wasn't a serial port.
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Careful when you open up your controller (Score:2)
Networked Guitar (Score:2)
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So you can imagine a Beowolf Cluster of them. Duh!
Re:Networked Guitar (Score:2)
Downsides are:
Current Effects pedals don't work with it.
Current Amplifiers don't work with it.
So i guess, particularly if you're a live musician, it's of no real.
Guitar Hero Rocks (Score:1, Interesting)
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 spendin
Wireless, Eh? (Score:1)