2000s · electronics
Guitar Hero
A plastic guitar controller, a wall of scrolling colored notes, and the unshakeable feeling that you were absolutely shredding — even if you weren't.
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- 2000s
- Released
- 2005
- Category
- electronics
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The pitch
Strap on the guitar, hit the colored frets in time, and turn your living room into the encore of a stadium show.
Why people remember it
- It turned button-mashing into a full-body rock performance, complete with air-guitar poses between songs.
- House parties revolved around it, with everyone taking turns to see who could clear the hardest song on Expert.
- The plastic guitar controller became just as iconic as any real instrument for an entire generation.
Did you know?
- Guitar Hero was developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane, launching for PS2 in November 2005.
- It was inspired by Konami's Japanese arcade series GuitarFreaks.
- The franchise's runaway success led to sequels, spin-offs like Rock Band, and a full genre of music-rhythm games.
How people search for it
“plastic guitar controller game”, “scrolling notes rhythm game”, “2000s rock band video game”
Questions people ask
- What console did Guitar Hero launch on?
- The original Guitar Hero released in November 2005 exclusively for the PlayStation 2.
- Do you need the special controller to play?
- Yes — Guitar Hero was built around its guitar-shaped controller with five colored fret buttons and a strum bar.
