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Before there was Guitar Hero and Rock Band, there was GuitarFreaks. Konami’s not new to simulation games. Some even consider Konami the founders of simulation games. Dance Dance Revolution, GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, and Dance Maniax are just a few under Konami’s belt.
Even though the arcade scene here in America has been on the decline, it is still somewhat popular in Japan. Last week Konami revealed the latest GuitarFreaks machine. This is the fifth version since GuitarFreaks was created in 1999. Along with the new GuitarFreaks game, Konami also released the fifth version of DrumMania.
These system puts the current Guitar Hero and Rockband song totals to shame at around 500. Just thought I would educate you on how everything cool does indeed come from Japan. Via Kotaku.
FIFTH?! Try the 16th Mix for Guitar Freaks & 15th Mix for Drummania. The V was added so people wouldn’t be confused about the whole linking system (GF is 1 mix older, so 11th Mix linked up to Drummania 10th Mix, so after 11th/10th, they just called them V, then V2, V3, V4, & now V5).
yeah there is a ton of versions of Guitar Freaks and Drummanias. people just assume that rockband is the best cause those are the ones that never went to arcades.
well rock band and guitar hero made it big cos’ everyone with a console could play it.
But i much prefer Guitarfreaks, japanese songs are nicer to listen to, at least that’s my preferences and is much cheaper to play guitarfreak without the need to commit to buy any console to play it. Just a tap of a card @ the machine.
Thanks for the correction. The article on Kotaku did say it was the 16th cabinet. I admit that I don’t keep up with DM, GF, or D Maniax. DDR is the only one I have a better idea about how many mixes they have produced officially.
Wow, that makes GHIII and Rock Band’s song totals look puny!
does anybody just play an ordinary guitar these days?
I love that guitarfreaks. I hope to see and play it on person. Anyway, thanks for sharing.
I never got a chance to play guitar freaks now I want to so bad!
I remember seeing these the first time I came to Japan. The people playing were straight out of lost in translation…though that was made later.
wow, I think that is the sickest thing that I have ever see man. I want a go.
Hi, Now that is amazing! It is the best thing I have ever seen I want one for my bedroom.
I think that guitar hero is the best although the freaks game also rocked at the time!!
I f*ckin love Japan…Sega should remake VF2
Haha, trust Japan to come out with something like this. I wish the UK was this inventive.