Like, it used to be one of the biggest franchises. Fucking everyone had some of those games. You couldn't go to a house without seeing a plastic guitar. It was a fun little game that encouraged hanging out together and you even got to listen to songs you like. Then it just kinda died overnight. How did they do that?

  • AntipastoAktion [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Hellish overproduction mostly. Far too many games came out far too quick and you'd have to keep buying the games and the expansions to get the songs you want. If you're someone with a diverse musical taste it got to be a pain as you'd have to change games to get to play songs you wanted to play.

    Rock Band was also way cooler if only for having the other instruments as options. I played the fuck out of the drums on Rock Band even though I'm more of a bass guy. Should have tried the bass on it though.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Bass on rock band was just guitar but easier. The drums do help get the fundamentals of playing real drums down even if the kick feels wrong and everything is in the wrong place.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          There were just four pads in front of you in a semi circle and a pedal that was for the kick. You could probably take the drum kit apart and customize it if you really wanted but the hardware isn't in the shape of a real drum kit.

            • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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              3 years ago

              I think they made expansion bits for rock band but they were just a couple cymbals and I don't think they sold well.

                • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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                  3 years ago

                  Well of course, which is also what sunk the thing. No one brought up shot like DJ Hero and Tony Hawk Ride and the oversaturated peripheral game market at the time. The Wii also helped destroy that by having most peripheral gimmicky stuff be part of motion control. I hadn't really thought of it in about fifteen years but the guitar hero craze almost certainly influenced the design direction Nintendo took with the Wii

                  Also for drums once you get enough peripherals it's just a regular electronic drum kit. Which are neat and cool and I'm looking into one.

    • triangle [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      The bass was cool because you could rack up a really high score for "getting into the groove" which meant you hit a lot of notes right. Similar for guitar it was like x5 points instead of capping at x4.