I always seem to be just a little bit behind the times with the popular things. If everyone is jumping on the bandwagon, I’m always just a tad late to the party. Not uncomfortably late like “why are you just now getting here? We’re cleaning up” late but late nonetheless. I’ve never really been ahead of the curve. MySpace. MP3 Players. Stuff like that.
I saw the South Park episode based around it. But I refused. I was not going to get swept up in the hysteria of it all. And I wasn’t going to pay $90 for a game that I wasn’t certain I was going to like it… But when over at a friend’s house for a Madden 2008 Tournament on XBOX 360, I was exposed and I played the game.
Yep. I’m addicted.
Hi, everyone. My name’s Ryan and I’m addicted to Guitar Hero.
[Hi, Ryan.]
But thankfully it is not just me. Amy plays. Quite frankly, she is better at the game than I am. Alex plays and Jason is struggling but coming along quite nicely with the game. I have been training him by sitting him on my lap and working the fret buttons while he strums the trigger.
And how bad has this addiction become? We’ve purchased a second guitar so we can play co-op and purchased the game only of Rock Band where we can both play the guitar section of the game. And I am eagerly anticipating the release of the next version of the game…
I really like both games. Both have pros and cons. Each game has aspects that surpass the other and aspects that fall short of the other.
One of the things that these games do is really focus your hand eye coordination and it has exposed my kids to a lot of classic rock that they might not have known otherwise.
KISS. The Rolling Stones. Guns & Roses. Fog Hat. Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen.” Alex is now a Stevie Ray Vaughn fan. How cool is that? I mean Alex is playing guitar along with Clapton performing Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love.” And I think everyone everywhere will agree that Clapton is God.
Exposing Alex and Jason to the likes of Pearl Jam and Aerosmith is not a bad thing in any way and that makes them appreciate all these great artists.
Of course, Lauren even at four has gotten in on the act by playing with us on her toy guitar.
The game has guitar battles where you get to test your mettle against Tom Morello (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine) and Slash (GNR, Velvet Revolver). But the final battle is against—SPOILER ALERT—the Devil. And what song do you battle to?
A rock version of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” as made famous by the Charlie Daniel’s Band. Alex was watching me play when I first beat “Lou.” And as I was celebrating, I was singing along and came to THE part. You know the part.
“And Johnny said ‘Just come on back, devil, if you ever want to try again. I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best there’s ever been.’”
At this, Alex’s eyes got real wide and he gave me the “Ummm, daddy. You said the “B” word.” And to this, I replied to my eleven-year-old son:
“That’s okay, Alex. This, son, is an American classic. As long as you sing it in the context of this song, and only this song, it’s okay to say it…”And that’s just good parenting. Can’t type anymore. I’ve unlocked Black Hole Sun on Rock Band. Time to go play guitar with Chris Cornell. Awesome!
I saw the South Park episode based around it. But I refused. I was not going to get swept up in the hysteria of it all. And I wasn’t going to pay $90 for a game that I wasn’t certain I was going to like it… But when over at a friend’s house for a Madden 2008 Tournament on XBOX 360, I was exposed and I played the game.
Yep. I’m addicted.
Hi, everyone. My name’s Ryan and I’m addicted to Guitar Hero.
[Hi, Ryan.]
But thankfully it is not just me. Amy plays. Quite frankly, she is better at the game than I am. Alex plays and Jason is struggling but coming along quite nicely with the game. I have been training him by sitting him on my lap and working the fret buttons while he strums the trigger.
And how bad has this addiction become? We’ve purchased a second guitar so we can play co-op and purchased the game only of Rock Band where we can both play the guitar section of the game. And I am eagerly anticipating the release of the next version of the game…
I really like both games. Both have pros and cons. Each game has aspects that surpass the other and aspects that fall short of the other.
One of the things that these games do is really focus your hand eye coordination and it has exposed my kids to a lot of classic rock that they might not have known otherwise.
KISS. The Rolling Stones. Guns & Roses. Fog Hat. Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen.” Alex is now a Stevie Ray Vaughn fan. How cool is that? I mean Alex is playing guitar along with Clapton performing Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love.” And I think everyone everywhere will agree that Clapton is God.
Exposing Alex and Jason to the likes of Pearl Jam and Aerosmith is not a bad thing in any way and that makes them appreciate all these great artists.
Of course, Lauren even at four has gotten in on the act by playing with us on her toy guitar.
The game has guitar battles where you get to test your mettle against Tom Morello (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine) and Slash (GNR, Velvet Revolver). But the final battle is against—SPOILER ALERT—the Devil. And what song do you battle to?
A rock version of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” as made famous by the Charlie Daniel’s Band. Alex was watching me play when I first beat “Lou.” And as I was celebrating, I was singing along and came to THE part. You know the part.
“And Johnny said ‘Just come on back, devil, if you ever want to try again. I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best there’s ever been.’”
At this, Alex’s eyes got real wide and he gave me the “Ummm, daddy. You said the “B” word.” And to this, I replied to my eleven-year-old son:
“That’s okay, Alex. This, son, is an American classic. As long as you sing it in the context of this song, and only this song, it’s okay to say it…”And that’s just good parenting. Can’t type anymore. I’ve unlocked Black Hole Sun on Rock Band. Time to go play guitar with Chris Cornell. Awesome!
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