A Musician’s View on the Rock Band Phenomenon (link)
Ever wonder what real musicians think of Rock Band? I don't normally post links to other sites, but this is a great little essay. He started off as a hater, having never played it, but actually went out and bought it. He tells the story of playing Rock Band with his friends, and how he…
Review: “Rock Band” Part 2: Bullet points!
This is part 2 of my review, also see part 1. Quick Summary: Rock Band is Guitar Hero/Drum Hero/Karaoke Revolution combined. Made by Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero, it's the ultimate party music game.
Review: “Rock Band” Part 1: hardware, difficulty, modes
Note: we have it for the Xbox 360. Each person needs to be signed into an Xbox profile (it can be the same one). Some things may be a bit different on PS3. I started writing this review right after getting the game, two months ago, and have since added to it. There is so…
Half-Life 2: Episode 2 – “Little Rocket Man” Gnome Achievement Tips
When I first read about the gnome achievement, I knew I had to do it (partly because it sounded fun, partly because I love Amelie). I had already beaten Episode 2 on the PC, but we just got it for the 360, so I wanted to play through it again anyway (points!). This actually isn’t…
Rock Band: Two #1 (in the WORLD*!) Expert drum scores, leaderboards question, Rock Band vs. Drummania.
Update: see lots of my 100% Rock Band 3 Pro Drum scores in this post. That’s right, I have two of the HIGHEST ROCK BAND DRUM SCORES in the WORLD*! Okay, this isn’t nearly as impressive as it sounds, but I’ve gotta milk this for all it’s worth, since this’ll surely last a whole…hour?…
Some Thoughts on TimeShift
I had been looking forward to TimeShift for a while, but getting closer to release my excitement had been waning a bit. People sounded a bit unimpressed, the time powers weren’t really as interesting as they first seemed, and the delays meant it was no longer as groundbreaking as it may have been. I was…
Elite Beat Agents song list revealed!
We don’t normally post news items here, but since we run one of the largest Ouendan fansites, we just had to comment. It’s finally here, via Wired’s Game|Life, the Elite Beat Agents song list: Walkie Talkie Man – Steriogram ABC – Jackson Five Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne I Was Born to Love You –…
Why we play Guitar Hero instead of “the real thing.”
After the amazing response to the Guitar Hero videos I put up, I just wanted to take a moment to respond to some of the comments. It seems for every Guitar Hero video posted by anyone, there will inevitably be comments like, “Go buy a real guitar!”, “What’s the point?”, “Get a life!”, and so…
Nintendo bit Generations games originally to be two per cart?
While a lot of people love the new Nintendo bit Generations games for the GBA, many people (myself included) think they’re priced a little too high. Why couldn’t they put a few on one cart, and/or all of them on one DS cart, and sell it at full price? Well I’ve been messing around with…
The best Game Boy cartridge case mod
Okay, let’s be realistic here — we’ve grown up. We all have fond memories of playing bulky gray Game Boys when we were supposed to be doing homework, or getting that sexy new Game Boy Pocket in the killer ice blue limited edition color. Maybe you still play it, maybe you sold it off when…