This was actually the 2nd game for what originally had a "virtual guitar" which was a plastic mini guitar with a real string wound around some pegs. You would strum the strings with a real guitar pick to make the rhythm. Much easier than the Vpick. The company was called Virtual Music and I think they went under and IBM must have bought it and released Quest For Fame. Born To Rock, the first game had the story about meeting and joining your band. Virtual Music started to develop V-drums too which was a mouse pad that you hit with drum sticks to play drum parts.
Yeah after I played through this I saw there was a version with a full plastic guitar thing with nylon strings you could pluck. Oddly it looks like there were Playstation and arcade ports as well. The arcade thing sort of seems fitting since the game seems designed around being a quarter eater even on the PC. However, I was unaware this was a sequel so that is interesting. The vDrum thing sounds like a much better idea than this pick at least on paper.
Interesting game never heard about this. I really liked the art style. The backgrounds and animated characters have that edgy 90s nickelodeon aesthetics.
The comments seem to be bringing to light this was a sequel to another Areosmith game. Still, it seems pretty obscure. I wonder how well it actually sold?
Part of me wonders if it would be possible to use something like a Pi Zero to make a Vpick replacement, even just a regular button to tap in time would probably help, to say nothing of a proper accelerometer....
It seems to be a simple button connected to the printer port, and I very much doubt there's any kind of copy protection to prevent the use of unauthorized devices, so someone with access to a real Vpick should be able to simply log what it's sending to the computer, and then it's 10 minutes of coding to set up a device that replicates the signal when a button is pressed...
Very cool review, but boy did you have me yell at the screen when you scratched the box when cutting the foil. Who opens games like that? This is especially sad, because the follow up scene shows the deep scratch the knife left.
I like that clip of you playing Smoke on the Water could equally be interperated as A) you don't play guitar very much or B) you play guitar well and can't play Smoke without doing the thing
This was actually the 2nd game for what originally had a "virtual guitar" which was a plastic mini guitar with a real string wound around some pegs. You would strum the strings with a real guitar pick to make the rhythm. Much easier than the Vpick. The company was called Virtual Music and I think they went under and IBM must have bought it and released Quest For Fame. Born To Rock, the first game had the story about meeting and joining your band. Virtual Music started to develop V-drums too which was a mouse pad that you hit with drum sticks to play drum parts.
Yeah after I played through this I saw there was a version with a full plastic guitar thing with nylon strings you could pluck. Oddly it looks like there were Playstation and arcade ports as well. The arcade thing sort of seems fitting since the game seems designed around being a quarter eater even on the PC. However, I was unaware this was a sequel so that is interesting. The vDrum thing sounds like a much better idea than this pick at least on paper.
You slashed the front of the box unapologetically, that's Rock'n roll !
Hell yeah!
LOL you nailed the smoke on the water face
So cool! I'm currently making a huge documentary about that game and the creating process, the whole story! Will be available in december :)
That's awesome, I'd be interested in seeing that!
Aerosmith's 9 Lives CD had a game on it. I didn't have the pick but could play with the spacebar.
You cut on the front of the box. Unbelievable.
I was careful, no box was harmed in the making of this video. lol
Interesting game never heard about this. I really liked the art style. The backgrounds and animated characters have that edgy 90s nickelodeon aesthetics.
Never heard of it. Pretty cool tho
The comments seem to be bringing to light this was a sequel to another Areosmith game. Still, it seems pretty obscure. I wonder how well it actually sold?
Is that the Simpsons' house?
Part of me wonders if it would be possible to use something like a Pi Zero to make a Vpick replacement, even just a regular button to tap in time would probably help, to say nothing of a proper accelerometer....
The spacebar worked at least on the Aerosmith 9Lives game.
Interesting, I'm not sure if that works here or not. It might have made some parts of the game a bit easier.
It seems to be a simple button connected to the printer port, and I very much doubt there's any kind of copy protection to prevent the use of unauthorized devices, so someone with access to a real Vpick should be able to simply log what it's sending to the computer, and then it's 10 minutes of coding to set up a device that replicates the signal when a button is pressed...
Very cool review, but boy did you have me yell at the screen when you scratched the box when cutting the foil. Who opens games like that? This is especially sad, because the follow up scene shows the deep scratch the knife left.
You're 100% correct. I need a better setup for opening things on camera, I have no idea why I did it that way either.
1:59 I hope Jim Dunlop give you an endorsement after this
You just made me realize that all my picks are Dunlops. Ole' Jim should definitely be paying me.
@DOSStorm mine, too. Orange Tortex FTW
@@binface9 I like the Jazz III max grip ones myself.
I like that clip of you playing Smoke on the Water could equally be interperated as A) you don't play guitar very much or B) you play guitar well and can't play Smoke without doing the thing
In reality, it's probably a mix of all those things. XD