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

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

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