#28-B: Rhythm Games Retrospective (ft. Felipe Diaz-Vera)

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If our E3 thoughts didn't fill the Sketch Watch Play-sized hole in your life quite enough, how about a full hour and a half reminiscing on one of our favorite video game genres? John and Felipe chronicle both the general history and their standout experiences with rhythm-based video games, from its infancy through rapping paper-thin dogs and dance pads to crazier ventures like Elite Beat Agents and Rez. And yes, we devote a huge chunk to our experiences with Guitar Hero and Rock Band, as well as fan-cultivated successors to 2/3 of the games mentioned in this paragraph. Which ones? Discover that for yourself. Also, Felipe recreates a lot of song lyrics and at various points we end up talking about Heathcliff, and that stupid Donkey Kong cartoon again, just because.

Timestamps: 5:45 - PaRappa the Rapper series 14:08 - Dance Dance Revolution series 23:05 - Space Channel 5 25:14 - Gitaroo Man 26:50 - Mad Maestro! 28:50 - Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents 34:10 - Frequency/Amplitude 38:35 - Rez 40:50 - Guitar Hero/Rock Band/Clone Hero 1:06:50 - osu! 1:12:00 - Other miscellaneous titles

Check out John's review of The Metronomicon, one of the newer games he recommends in this episode: https://youtu.be/7kL_rksg_VU Check out John's video on his most wanted Smash Bros. newcomers: https://youtu.be/Bby1Z4_EjRw

John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Behonkiss Felipe's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fizzucker Felipe's podcast: http://fanoffmedia.com/shows/gen/ Chris's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CWadeTheSequel

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