This is great, because it is impossible to play day tripper on a real guitar.

I think I'd actually buy that.

I think Pete Best's head finally exploded

I've been saying this ever since I first played GH. I really, really hope it comes true!

I'm still holding out for the Alan Holdsworth edition

On a scale from "want" to "do not want", I have to give this a solid "meh". Probably doesn't help that the only beatles songs I really like are the dark ones (i.e. eleanor rigby, strawberry fields, nowhere man etc.)

Now if they coughed up Guitar Hero: Gypsy Kings, I might just cream my pants.

If they were going to dedicate a game solely to one band, you'd think they'd pick one with more interesting guitar.

Can you get a sitar hero expansion pack?

Kudos on the headline, subby.

/can their be a drum hero where you become McCartney on the White Album?

+1 for subby
/Loves clapton and appreciates when he gets his props

Sounds like Michael Jackson will be getting paid

I'm not a gamer, and have never seen Guitar Hero, but I was at The Pogues show this weekend and Billy Bragg, who was opening, did a rap about what BS the game is, and how you can get the same effect with a tennis racket and a full-length mirror. Kind of funny. He also kidded that all his songs would be on easy mode.

/End of "guess who I saw this week" name-drop.
//The Pogues kicked ass, btw.

skurry: Sounds like Michael Jackson will be getting paid

I think he sold them a while ago....kind of had to cause he was broke or something...

I heard that "Rock Band : White Stripes" is going to suck ass, especially the drum part.

Flt209er: On a scale from "want" to "do not want", I have to give this a solid "meh". Probably doesn't help that the only beatles songs I really like are the dark ones (i.e. eleanor rigby, strawberry fields, nowhere man etc.)

Now if they coughed up Guitar Hero: Gypsy Kings, I might just cream my pants.

"Liking the gypsy kings makes you gay?"

I have to post this pic whenever Eric Clapton is mentioned:

/see the amp in my profile

padraig: I heard that "Rock Band : White Stripes" is going to suck ass, especially the drum part.

But it'll be a lot easier. Rather having to play ON the beat, you'll get full points for playing "KINDA SORTA NEAR THE BEAT-ISH."

If only there was some mind numbing solo guitarist who they could make a guitar hero game about. Say a certain guitarist who, I don't know, wears a bucket on his head. I would buy five of that game. Or maybe they could make one about some awsome viking metal band. But lets be honest we know who will get a game, farking iron maiden.

I think the band/album game is a good idea. I saw one for Aerosmith, wich made me wonder why they are starting with such a terrible band.

Goonie_Goo_Goo: /see the amp in my profile

I think anyone who plays a cigar box sucks, and is probably a smidge jealous that they lack even a fraction of talent that Clapton has.

/battle, let us do it

sharpen a stick at both ends: "Liking the gypsy kings makes you gay?"

Hey, if they're good enough for The Jesus, they're good enough for you.

/nobody farks with the gypsy kings
//"What's everybody looking at?"

Want, as long as it uses the original tracks and not lame-assed covers or something. Last Beatlesploitation thing I watched was "Across the Universe" and it sucked, hard.

padraig: I heard that "Rock Band : White Stripes" is going to suck ass, especially the drum part.

it will be good for parties of mixed company. You don't have to have any talent to do the drums, but the guitar will be set on "impossible mode", and you have to play 2 guitars at the same time.

or they can just make a game that you can use any music on and will auto create the finger moves for it.

Thisbymaster: or they can just make a game that you can use any music on and will auto create the finger moves for it.

That's about as dumb as the people that want to play on a real guitar and think that they should be able to simply plug it into their console. You just took a hard to program game and turned it into an insanely difficult to program one.

So who do Farkers want to see doing this?

Vai, Satriani, Yngwie?

Maybe a very limited edition Django Reinhardt . . .

/What's the difference between a pop star and a jazz star . . .
//A pop star plays 3 chords for crowds of thousands . . .

Surely Rock band is where it's at these days.

/I've got blisters on me fingers!

Russ1642: Thisbymaster: or they can just make a game that you can use any music on and will auto create the finger moves for it.

That's about as dumb as the people that want to play on a real guitar and think that they should be able to simply plug it into their console. You just took a hard to program game and turned it into an insanely difficult to program one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vib_Ribbon

I see handing the Guitar Hero franchise to Neversoft has resulted in the expected whoring out of the franchise.

It still comes off as desperate attempts to stop Rock Band from kicking their ass in every way. More instruments, more songs, more downloadable content (weekly 3-pack of songs vs. occasional songs), the best co-op since Contra, and developed by actual musicians (as opposed to the crew that's been remaking the same damn skateboard game for nearly a decade).

Now comes the part where someone tells me to stomp on turtles and eat every mushroom I see FOR REAL.

There has always been and there will always be only one truly epic and honest band/video game tie-in. All others are but sad attempts to ride its coattails.

OriginalReaper: Russ1642: Thisbymaster: or they can just make a game that you can use any music on and will auto create the finger moves for it.

That's about as dumb as the people that want to play on a real guitar and think that they should be able to simply plug it into their console. You just took a hard to program game and turned it into an insanely difficult to program one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vib_Ribbon

My point exactly. I expect it's as popular as the game: watching paint dry (beta version - still full of bugs). As for the odd game where you can in fact plug a guitar into your computer, which has been done (poorly), the biggest obstacles are lag, lag, and quality of sound input. Spending several hundred dollars on a sound card just so you can actually input sound into your computer is the only way to make this work. Common sound cards in computers just don't have the quality of inputs, no pre-amps, etc. On top of all that you've got to ask yourself what the market for a game like that would be: about 300 people. Big seller indeed.

Somewhere, a real guitar weeps.

/ The Allan Holdsworth Edition Guitar Hero would be the final Sign of the Apocalypse

Tom_Slick: This is great, because it is impossible to play day tripper on a real guitar.

The bass part is a biatch too.

Say what you will, Guitar Hero is just plain flat out fun to play.

/would like to see a more rocking band that a Beatles edition, though.

Siamese Bream: If they were going to dedicate a game solely to one band, you'd think they'd pick one with more interesting guitar.

Hell yeah. Just imagine Guitar Hero: Van Halen.

RubensHakkamacher: Somewhere, a real guitar weeps.

Would you say it gently weeps?

A Guitar Hero: Beatles doesn't really lend itself to being a very good game.

Don't get me wrong, I love The Beatles. But their guitar work isn't - shall we say - the most dramatic out there.

On the other hand, Rock Band: Beatles would be absolutely perfect.

Boss battles include:

The Monkees
Fifth Beatle
Yoko Ono
Mark David Chapman
Heather Mills

Boss battles in GH, goddamn what did they do to that game.

Crewmannumber6: Tom_Slick: This is great, because it is impossible to play day tripper on a real guitar.

The bass part is a biatch too.

I heard they stopped the tape and put on capos for the key change. (guitars anyway, not sure what the did about the bass.)

And I'd still rather see people spending the money on a real learner guitar. Air guitar crap is bad enough, now we have contests on this crap?

Zombie Hitler: Boss battles in GH, goddamn what did they do to that game.

Does anyone like the boss battles or battle mode? Ever met anyone who does? Ever even heard a rumor? Didn't think so. I bet they leave it out of future versions.

Rock Band: Racer X please

Or better yet Rock Band: Ygnwie Malmsteen

/I AM A VIKING

Rock Band: Klaus Nomi

Guitar Rising (pops) -- can't wait!

Zombie Hitler: Boss battles include:

The Monkees
Fifth Beatle
Yoko Ono
Mark David Chapman
Heather Mills

I would think Yoko Ono would be the main boss in the game, since some people blame her for the breakup and all.

Although this song isn't really rock I've always thought this would make a good bonus song. Say what you want about his singing; the man's one hell of a guitar player.

Dissociater: Rock Band: Racer X please

Or better yet Rock Band: Ygnwie Malmsteen

/I AM A VIKING

No way.
Guitar Hero: Esteban! \m/

My cousin said it best when he described Guitar Hero as the following:

Guitar Hero is for people too lazy to play Dance Dance Revolution.

I'm waiting for Guitar Hero: BB King.

Wouldn't Guitar Hero:AC/DC be a natural? Big Songbook, kickazz tunes?
Or...now this just might fall into the crazy here....Van Halen?

M Bison: My cousin said it best when he described Guitar Hero as the following:

Guitar Hero is for people too lazy to play Dance Dance Revolution.

That's pretty much what everyone has been saying since the invention of Guitar Hero. Congrats to your cousin for keeping up.