The Wild World of Rhythm Games

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: APPLE MUSIC PLAYLIST: WEBSITE: MERCH: TIKTOK: @micthesnare IG: TWITTER: Let me know your favorite rhythm game in the comments! TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:31 Rhythm game predecessors 01:23 Kick punch it’s all in the mind 03:55 The rise of Bemani 06:32 Um Jammer Lammy & Vib Ribbon 07:58 Two kinds of rhythm games 09:12 The new millennium 11:52 The debut of Harmonix 14:38 Donkey Konga & Nintendo 16:40 The birth of a hero 20:13 A touch generation of games 21:32 Guitar Hero II 25:50 Guitar Hero 3 & Rock Band 29:44 Wii Music & Other 2008 Games 32:34 GH & RB in 2008 37:41 Cultural impact of GH & RB 38:39 GH & RB in 2009 44:42 Rhythm Heaven & Just Dance 45:44 GH & RB in 2010 47:55 The fallout 49:51 GHL & RB4 53:41 Other rhythm games since GH & RB 01:00:13 Rhythmic games SOURCES CITED IN VIDEO Padilla, Raymond (August 14, 2009). “Microsoft Passed On Harmonix’s Frequency, Indirectly Inspired Guitar Hero“. G4 TV. G4 Media.  Hester, Blake. “The Oral History of ’Guitar Hero’.” VICE, 27 Jan. 2021, OTHER SOURCES USED #:~:text=Video game revenues made band richer than record sales, says Activision chief&text=The US band Aerosmith have,entertainment company Activision has claimed. Enter Sandman 8Bit: ROYALTY FREE ASSETS USED Video by Timo Volz Video by Site Engineer Video by Videvo Video by Suzy Hazelwood Video by Alena Darmel Video by RODNAE Productions Video by cottonbro studio Video by Ashok kumar Photo by Harrison Haines