64: Guitar Heroics

[The Escapist Staff]

"The day I spent $250 to play one game started like any other in our office. I had been reading through some industry news, and at least two cups of coffee were running through my veins. It was a good day. Until the box arrived. Stamped with Amazon.com on the side, I first believed the box contained nothing more than books for the IT Department. What we didn't know was the code monkeys knew how to rock."

Guitar Heroics

 

[zackola [deprecated]]

It comforts me to know that there is someone else out there who bought a PS2 for the sole purpose of rocking. They all thought I was crazy, they said there were other games out there...but it didn't matter to me. I had no aspirations to roll the universe into a ball, destroy ancient Chinese armies, or hit my opponents in the nads repeatedly with a polearm or pike. My PS2 isn't a game console so much as it is a guitar simulator. When Guitar Hero 2 hits, my friends and I will most likely go missing for several days until our wrists start to deform into immobile claws.

For anyone who can't wait until the release date in the NYC area, I hear Red Octane is going to be at the digital life convention (http://digitallife.com/) 10/12-10/15. If you use the source code ZDFRIEND you can sign up for free tickets (http://www.digitallife.com/tickets.html)

That's about it.

For those about to rock, I salute you.

 

[Russ Pitts]

I also bought a PS2 to rock. Actually, it was bought for me, but it was bought for me so that I could rock. Thanks, Rebecca. /fingergun

 

[Ajar]

A heartwarming tale!

I think everyone who posts to this thread about Guitar Hero should share their band name. Mine's The Pinko Commies.

 

[Shannon Drake]

Suicide Kings and Joe's Flying Car here.

And yea, I was along on our epic expedition to EBGames, because I bought it, too. Fortunately, I already had a PS2.

 

[Russ Pitts]

Band name: Bubba

 

[Joe]

Joe's Mom.

 

[razor]

Juggernaut. So far, no OPM's sighted, but maybe by Friday, for a weekend of 4 song demo goodness.

 

[zackola [deprecated]]

Balls

Headlines such as "Balls stimulates the crowd at the Stadium"

 

[Joe]

zackola, I was thinking of naming my next band Mybunghole, true to Oregon Trail form.

I see we're on the same wavelength. This is good.

 

[0kelvin]

Doctor Rocktopus!

 

[Goofonian]

I also bought a PS2 to rock. Actually, it was bought for me, but it was bought for me so that I could rock. Thanks, Rebecca. /fingergun

First time since i've been reading/listening to fletcher's work that "girlfriend" has been given a name.

Add me to the list of lemmings who purchased a PS2 purely for GH. I'm glad I did though, cos my pile of PS2 games is now about a dozen high and there are some fantastic games there.

band name: Shaggy

 

[rlemm [deprecated]]

So, ya finally picked up the ole Axe. I still remember the days in the barracks pickin out Jack Ward's "Bombers can open Bombays". I guess there's a little music left in both of us. As you are, I am also passing the torch to the next gen. They'll be better. Of course, that's the whole idea....

 

[finsternis [deprecated]]

JR, I hate to break this to you, but it wasn't Def Leppard, it was Neil Young who first said "It's better to burn out than fade away", at least in a rock song - "My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)". They stole the expression from him.

Yours for a more pedantic world...

 

[Russ Pitts]

Hmm. Well at least it was Def Leppard who first said "Gunter glieben glauchen globen."

Or was that Nietzsche?