A Good Combination

Wandered over to Churchill Square last night and the Oilers had a Guitar Hero booth open with two Sony Playstations to rock it out on. We just had to stop and I just HAD to whip out my cell phone to grab a shot when I noticed the pimped out guitars! Sweetness I tell ya!

Surprise!

Fedex showed up at our place today with a package. What's this? I'm not expecting anything. When I saw that it was from Activision/RedOctane I said "oh it's our Guitar Hero disc" but it was an awfully big package for just the disc I returned so they could replace it with one that was in Stereo instead of mono. Wasn't I surprised when they sent me a new faceplate!!! What a wicked suprise this was. It's not just a sticker either...it's a full plastic faceplate. I had to remove the other one to get this one on. It was a snap. That's a pretty sweet deal for their big blunder in the beginning. I'm certainly a happy customer though! Now if only the game would show up. We do a have second Guitar Hero game so it's all good. Haven't missed a beat. We've missed a few strums though!!! :-P

If you haven't already done so you can register for the stereo disc here. Just know that you are going to be without the game for quite some time. Get your "fix" before sending it away!

Guitar Hero for Nintendo DS?

Yep! I guess when you've got a hit of a game you put it on every platform available. Too funny. I don't have a DS but I've been wanting one for awhile. Will this push me to buy one? Probably not but it would be fun to try it out at some point. Who knows if sales will really go through the roof this summer with this title...but don't be surprised if you're standing at the bus stop next to a kid rockin' it out!

Check out the video on this page.

Guitar Hero III Replacement Disc

On my Jan. 18, 2008 blog post I talked about pre-registering for the replacement disc of Guitar Hero's mono sound problem. Well I just got my claim form in the mail today with a pre-paid envelope to send my CD in. In return they will send me back an updated game CD that will let me enjoy the game with full audio output. That's right, we'll be able to blast the neighbors but good now! So that's the good news. The bad news is that you will be without your sweet game for 3-4 weeks! I won't be without mine as we had purchased a second guitar and of course it was bundled with a game. So while one is getting updated we can play with the one we still have. One saving grace for having spent a wad of cash. So if you're interested in updating your game, get on it. You have till August 31, 2008.

Rock Band

It's official. Rock Band is a blast to play! We played it on the Xbox tonight and although I pretty much suck I still had fun. I find the guitar easier to play than Guitar Hero for the Wii. I didn't fair to well with the drums. I couldn't seem to get the timing down. I'm sure I also broke some ear drums as I belted out a few tunes...sorry gang...but I was loving every minute of it! We also downloaded some other songs (for a price) and what a pleasant surprise it was to be able to have some control over the songs you pick! Truly, this is one fantastic game and a great one for parties. I'll be counting down the long days until it is finally available on the Wii.

Pre-register for a new disc!

This is in regards to Guitar Hero III for the Wii and the sound only being in mono and not stereo. They are revamping the disc's and are going to give you a replacement one free of charge! Sweet!

Direct from Activision --> Customers based in North America wanting to pre-register for a free replacement disc can call (866) 780-8286 from 8:00am-8:00pm EST, Monday-Friday, or fill out the form on the following website http://www.activisiongameexchange.com/ and we will notify you once the replacement discs are available.

Guitar Hero III

We are now the proud owner of a second guitar for Guitar Hero!!! Woo Hoo!!! There's going to be some serious co-op play and face-offs in our future! There aren't any single guitars for sale yet so we had to buy the game bundle again. More money but when you just can't wait...you pay for it. We're pleased as punch!

Pimp My Ride

Ok, so it's not my ride I'm pimping. It's my guitar for Guitar Hero.

Supplies needed: Guitar, Clear Decals, Scissors

I found a picture of Spidey online and printed it off. You'll want to play with the size a bit to get it right depending on where you want to position your picture. We had some sheets of decal paper around the house we had used to print some Oilers stuff off for the car window. One thing you'll need to change when printing is to choose "transparency" in your paper options. This is an important step so don't forget! Once it's printed off it's just a matter of cutting it out. As you can see I didn't cut exactly around it but close enough. Peel the backing off and presto, you've got a pimped out guitar! These are reusable and can be taken off and on quite easily so if your mood changes you can change your picture too! Now because it is printed and there's no coating to protect it they probably won't wear well so I suggest not sticking it where your arm rests on top of the guitar. I think my first attempt turned out very well. I have to play with the decal a bit more to get some air bubbles out but other than that it looks awesome.

What do you think?

Update: I found that the ink smudged a bit when even slight touching was happening while playing the guitar. So I decided to use a second piece of clear decal to cover the printed object. Before cutting out your decal cut a new piece larger than your picture. Remove it's backing and press it onto the picture. Now cut both pieces together. It's a simple solution but it act's as a great barrier for those sweaty hands! Go ahead, pimp out your guitar...or anything else laying around the house for that matter!

Accordion Hero

Now this is just plain funny. Not fond of the Guitar Hero? Do the strings get in your way? Why not try Accordion Hero! Coming to a store near you...or not. This is just a gag that came out last April Fools day. Q at work had the ad proudly displayed in his cubicle. I thought it was just hilarious so of course I had to look it up. I showed Red tonight and she was sad to hear it wasn't for real. I can see it now...we'd be rockin' it out to "Roll Out The Barrel" and "The Chicken Dance". Would that mean in career mode we'd have to battle Roger Miller or The Andrew Sisters with a killer polka riff?

Oh who am I kidding. If they manufactured this thing I'd probably own two. Check out one of the many websites found on it. A fair bit of work went into this puppy.