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OK, in answer to my previous “Binge & Purge” post, a suggestion for a game that can be multi-format with multiplayer and online gaming as well.
Rock God – be in a band and live out those dreams in the comfort of your own home.
4 different versions available:
“Drum Monkey” comes with a plug-in drum pad set that you can get for the PC. Start with basic exercises to learn rhythm and timing, later exercises include toilet destruction with cherry-bombs, brandy drinking contests and the ultimate test “Smack my Lars Up” where you go head-to-head against the portly Danish assmonkey.
Beat him in a drum solo and you get to beat him with a dustbin lid.
“Guitar Hero” comes with those MIDI guitars you can get, plug and play again.
Basic exercises are learning chords and “Michael Row The Boat Ashore” before progressing onto harder tests like playing with a beer-bottle neck slide and trying to not pull those “Guitar Solo Faces” that so often resemble somebody being violated with a chair.
Once you have learned the basic strumming/chords, you can progress onto the higher level tests like “I’m the reason people listen to us” where you get to argue with the singer about who should be featured more prominently on the cover, as you do all the actual work.
“Vocal Primadonna” comes with a USB microphone, so you can practice breathing exercises and one-note holding before moving onto the hard-to-master “1-2…1-2…” needed for sound checks. You must be able to pass muster in order to progress to the later levels that include:
“I’m the bloody star and don’t you forget it” where you have to be interviewed more times than the other members and try to appear solo in the videos as often as possible.
Other possible challenges can include: “My throat hurts, fetch me some lemsip”, where you waste valuable time in the studio by getting the people that actually play to perform tasks for you.
“Bass: The Final Frontier” with a plug and play Bass.
The early tests include “Turning it on” and “Using a plectrum”. These tests should only take about an hour before you’re fully qualified as a bass player, and then you have to study the “Always back the drummer up in band-fights” game, where regardless of who’s in the right, you protect the rhythm section integrity and the ultimate “Can I please be turned up in the mix” scenario (doesn’t apply to Oasis – a future add-on)
Once these skills have been learnt, you then have to assemble other band members from a piece of paper stuck in the window of a music shop. You can ask them to audition and judge them to see if they’re worthy of joining.
Unless you choose the “Drum Monkey” version, and then you’ll be in such short supply that you can walk into any gig you want to.
Multi-player can be up to 4 other people with different versions, allowing you to jam together and create a song, which can be saved onto memory card and uploaded onto a web-site where others can listen and evaluate your musical ability.
Online follows much the same, except you have “Battle of The Band” contests involving hundreds of people from all over the world playing in real-audio whilst a panel of music-geeks and fanzine writers cry about how this is “the death of music”
Basically this game allows you to play whatever part you’ve always wanted to in a band, and have mates round to jam and create songs out of thin air, giving you a sense of achievement.
And ultimate crushing-heartache when you hear the crap that makes it to the radio and you know, deep inside, that you’d blow these pretenders away if you just got the right people to listen.
Online can have virtual venues, where upcoming gigs are advertised and people can log on and chat whilst the band plays.
The bands that are actually good will be invited back to play again, building up a following purely on the internet and can start to subscribe to listen to future gigs when you get a decent rep.
And it’s a good showcase for A&R blokes to listen to new music without leaving the comfort of their rooms.
“Rock God”
It’s a winner.
Rock God – be in a band and live out those dreams in the comfort of your own home.
4 different versions available:
“Drum Monkey” comes with a plug-in drum pad set that you can get for the PC. Start with basic exercises to learn rhythm and timing, later exercises include toilet destruction with cherry-bombs, brandy drinking contests and the ultimate test “Smack my Lars Up” where you go head-to-head against the portly Danish assmonkey.
Beat him in a drum solo and you get to beat him with a dustbin lid.
“Guitar Hero” comes with those MIDI guitars you can get, plug and play again.
Basic exercises are learning chords and “Michael Row The Boat Ashore” before progressing onto harder tests like playing with a beer-bottle neck slide and trying to not pull those “Guitar Solo Faces” that so often resemble somebody being violated with a chair.
Once you have learned the basic strumming/chords, you can progress onto the higher level tests like “I’m the reason people listen to us” where you get to argue with the singer about who should be featured more prominently on the cover, as you do all the actual work.
“Vocal Primadonna” comes with a USB microphone, so you can practice breathing exercises and one-note holding before moving onto the hard-to-master “1-2…1-2…” needed for sound checks. You must be able to pass muster in order to progress to the later levels that include:
“I’m the bloody star and don’t you forget it” where you have to be interviewed more times than the other members and try to appear solo in the videos as often as possible.
Other possible challenges can include: “My throat hurts, fetch me some lemsip”, where you waste valuable time in the studio by getting the people that actually play to perform tasks for you.
“Bass: The Final Frontier” with a plug and play Bass.
The early tests include “Turning it on” and “Using a plectrum”. These tests should only take about an hour before you’re fully qualified as a bass player, and then you have to study the “Always back the drummer up in band-fights” game, where regardless of who’s in the right, you protect the rhythm section integrity and the ultimate “Can I please be turned up in the mix” scenario (doesn’t apply to Oasis – a future add-on)
Once these skills have been learnt, you then have to assemble other band members from a piece of paper stuck in the window of a music shop. You can ask them to audition and judge them to see if they’re worthy of joining.
Unless you choose the “Drum Monkey” version, and then you’ll be in such short supply that you can walk into any gig you want to.
Multi-player can be up to 4 other people with different versions, allowing you to jam together and create a song, which can be saved onto memory card and uploaded onto a web-site where others can listen and evaluate your musical ability.
Online follows much the same, except you have “Battle of The Band” contests involving hundreds of people from all over the world playing in real-audio whilst a panel of music-geeks and fanzine writers cry about how this is “the death of music”
Basically this game allows you to play whatever part you’ve always wanted to in a band, and have mates round to jam and create songs out of thin air, giving you a sense of achievement.
And ultimate crushing-heartache when you hear the crap that makes it to the radio and you know, deep inside, that you’d blow these pretenders away if you just got the right people to listen.
Online can have virtual venues, where upcoming gigs are advertised and people can log on and chat whilst the band plays.
The bands that are actually good will be invited back to play again, building up a following purely on the internet and can start to subscribe to listen to future gigs when you get a decent rep.
And it’s a good showcase for A&R blokes to listen to new music without leaving the comfort of their rooms.
“Rock God”
It’s a winner.
Do you get to smash everything up and throw televisions out windows?
Would be cool.
Would be cool.
You know I think he's on to something!
I'd buy it - just try and stop me.
As long as you could stage dive off the speaker towers
I'd buy it - just try and stop me.
As long as you could stage dive off the speaker towers
OK, in answer to my previous “Binge & Purge” post, a suggestion for a game that can be multi-format with multiplayer and online gaming as well.
Rock God – be in a band and live out those dreams in the comfort of your own home.
4 different versions available:
“Drum Monkey” comes with a plug-in drum pad set that you can get for the PC. Start with basic exercises to learn rhythm and timing, later exercises include toilet destruction with cherry-bombs, brandy drinking contests and the ultimate test “Smack my Lars Up” where you go head-to-head against the portly Danish assmonkey.
Beat him in a drum solo and you get to beat him with a dustbin lid.
“Guitar Hero” comes with those MIDI guitars you can get, plug and play again.
Basic exercises are learning chords and “Michael Row The Boat Ashore” before progressing onto harder tests like playing with a beer-bottle neck slide and trying to not pull those “Guitar Solo Faces” that so often resemble somebody being violated with a chair.
Once you have learned the basic strumming/chords, you can progress onto the higher level tests like “I’m the reason people listen to us” where you get to argue with the singer about who should be featured more prominently on the cover, as you do all the actual work.
“Vocal Primadonna” comes with a USB microphone, so you can practice breathing exercises and one-note holding before moving onto the hard-to-master “1-2…1-2…” needed for sound checks. You must be able to pass muster in order to progress to the later levels that include:
“I’m the bloody star and don’t you forget it” where you have to be interviewed more times than the other members and try to appear solo in the videos as often as possible.
Other possible challenges can include: “My throat hurts, fetch me some lemsip”, where you waste valuable time in the studio by getting the people that actually play to perform tasks for you.
“Bass: The Final Frontier” with a plug and play Bass.
The early tests include “Turning it on” and “Using a plectrum”. These tests should only take about an hour before you’re fully qualified as a bass player, and then you have to study the “Always back the drummer up in band-fights” game, where regardless of who’s in the right, you protect the rhythm section integrity and the ultimate “Can I please be turned up in the mix” scenario (doesn’t apply to Oasis – a future add-on)
Once these skills have been learnt, you then have to assemble other band members from a piece of paper stuck in the window of a music shop. You can ask them to audition and judge them to see if they’re worthy of joining.
Unless you choose the “Drum Monkey” version, and then you’ll be in such short supply that you can walk into any gig you want to.
Multi-player can be up to 4 other people with different versions, allowing you to jam together and create a song, which can be saved onto memory card and uploaded onto a web-site where others can listen and evaluate your musical ability.
Online follows much the same, except you have “Battle of The Band” contests involving hundreds of people from all over the world playing in real-audio whilst a panel of music-geeks and fanzine writers cry about how this is “the death of music”
Basically this game allows you to play whatever part you’ve always wanted to in a band, and have mates round to jam and create songs out of thin air, giving you a sense of achievement.
And ultimate crushing-heartache when you hear the crap that makes it to the radio and you know, deep inside, that you’d blow these pretenders away if you just got the right people to listen.
Online can have virtual venues, where upcoming gigs are advertised and people can log on and chat whilst the band plays.
The bands that are actually good will be invited back to play again, building up a following purely on the internet and can start to subscribe to listen to future gigs when you get a decent rep.
And it’s a good showcase for A&R blokes to listen to new music without leaving the comfort of their rooms.
“Rock God”
It’s a winner.
Rock God – be in a band and live out those dreams in the comfort of your own home.
4 different versions available:
“Drum Monkey” comes with a plug-in drum pad set that you can get for the PC. Start with basic exercises to learn rhythm and timing, later exercises include toilet destruction with cherry-bombs, brandy drinking contests and the ultimate test “Smack my Lars Up” where you go head-to-head against the portly Danish assmonkey.
Beat him in a drum solo and you get to beat him with a dustbin lid.
“Guitar Hero” comes with those MIDI guitars you can get, plug and play again.
Basic exercises are learning chords and “Michael Row The Boat Ashore” before progressing onto harder tests like playing with a beer-bottle neck slide and trying to not pull those “Guitar Solo Faces” that so often resemble somebody being violated with a chair.
Once you have learned the basic strumming/chords, you can progress onto the higher level tests like “I’m the reason people listen to us” where you get to argue with the singer about who should be featured more prominently on the cover, as you do all the actual work.
“Vocal Primadonna” comes with a USB microphone, so you can practice breathing exercises and one-note holding before moving onto the hard-to-master “1-2…1-2…” needed for sound checks. You must be able to pass muster in order to progress to the later levels that include:
“I’m the bloody star and don’t you forget it” where you have to be interviewed more times than the other members and try to appear solo in the videos as often as possible.
Other possible challenges can include: “My throat hurts, fetch me some lemsip”, where you waste valuable time in the studio by getting the people that actually play to perform tasks for you.
“Bass: The Final Frontier” with a plug and play Bass.
The early tests include “Turning it on” and “Using a plectrum”. These tests should only take about an hour before you’re fully qualified as a bass player, and then you have to study the “Always back the drummer up in band-fights” game, where regardless of who’s in the right, you protect the rhythm section integrity and the ultimate “Can I please be turned up in the mix” scenario (doesn’t apply to Oasis – a future add-on)
Once these skills have been learnt, you then have to assemble other band members from a piece of paper stuck in the window of a music shop. You can ask them to audition and judge them to see if they’re worthy of joining.
Unless you choose the “Drum Monkey” version, and then you’ll be in such short supply that you can walk into any gig you want to.
Multi-player can be up to 4 other people with different versions, allowing you to jam together and create a song, which can be saved onto memory card and uploaded onto a web-site where others can listen and evaluate your musical ability.
Online follows much the same, except you have “Battle of The Band” contests involving hundreds of people from all over the world playing in real-audio whilst a panel of music-geeks and fanzine writers cry about how this is “the death of music”
Basically this game allows you to play whatever part you’ve always wanted to in a band, and have mates round to jam and create songs out of thin air, giving you a sense of achievement.
And ultimate crushing-heartache when you hear the crap that makes it to the radio and you know, deep inside, that you’d blow these pretenders away if you just got the right people to listen.
Online can have virtual venues, where upcoming gigs are advertised and people can log on and chat whilst the band plays.
The bands that are actually good will be invited back to play again, building up a following purely on the internet and can start to subscribe to listen to future gigs when you get a decent rep.
And it’s a good showcase for A&R blokes to listen to new music without leaving the comfort of their rooms.
“Rock God”
It’s a winner.