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In 2005, the first Guitar Hero rocked the masses (see what i did there?) with it's innovative guitar controller and gameplay style. Critics gave it overwhelmingly positive scores, and for a point in time it was the best selling PS2 game. (Although eventually that was taken by Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.) However, the original beta build of Guitar Hero was completely different from the final build. The beta remained in obscurity until a video was posted in 2007 of it.
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In 2005, the first ''Guitar Hero'' game was released for the PlayStation 2. Critics gave it overwhelmingly positive scores,<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928520.asp?q=guitar%20hero</ref><ref>https://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/guitarhero</ref> and for a point in time, it was the best selling PlayStation 2 game. (Although eventually that title was taken by ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''.) However, '''the original beta build of ''Guitar Hero'' was completely different from the final build.'''


Interesting differences in the video include:
==Differences==
Some differences include:
*The colors of the frets are the colors of the rainbow, with the exception of indigo and violet.
*The score gets built up in sections and then added to the current score, similar to the game ''Karaoke Revolution''.
*The song "Spanish Castle Magic" was going to have vocals.
*Many songs were going to have different charts.
*The graphics and animations are different.
*There are no hammer-ons or pull-offs.
*There is no star power.
*There is no combo meter, all notes gave 50 points.
*The whammy bar wasn't implemented yet, as stated by an unknown person in the May 24th video at 0:45; "The whammy bar is not implemented yet I know but they're working on it, next week is when the [inaudible]," which may suggest it would be added by the next set of videos in June, but it doesn't seem to be present in any of the June videos.


The colors of the frets are the colors of the rainbow, with the exception of the colors indigo and violet.
==Availability==
The only footage of the beta is from various posted by GameSpot from late May of 2005 and mid June of 2005. There are more videos from GameSpot, but they are from a later build of the game.


The song Spanish Castle Magic was going to have vocals, as seen in the video.
==Gallery==
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  |description1 =May 24th, 2005. An earlier chart of "More Than a Feeling", followed by "Symphony of Destruction" on easy difficulty.
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  |description1 =June 16th, 2005. An earlier chart of "Take it off", followed by an earlier chart of "Spanish Castle Magic" with vocals, followed by an earlier chart of "Higher Ground."
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There are no hammer ons or pull offs.
==External Link==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_(video_game)
https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Guitar_Hero#GameSpot_Gameplay_Previews


The graphics and animations are different.
==References==


The score gets built up in sections and then added to the current score, like the game Karaoke Revolution.
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There is no star power anywhere.
 
The star power bar was a bar that showed how well you were doing during a scoring section.


The only evidence for this build existing was the 1 minute and 28 second video showing Spanish Castle Magic with vocals. The beta build has not been resurfaced anywhere, and there is no other screenshots or videos.
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== Sources ==
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=citJ1x1C-_c]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 16 November 2023

Guitar Hero ps2.JPG

Cover of the game.

Status: Lost

In 2005, the first Guitar Hero game was released for the PlayStation 2. Critics gave it overwhelmingly positive scores,[1][2] and for a point in time, it was the best selling PlayStation 2 game. (Although eventually that title was taken by Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.) However, the original beta build of Guitar Hero was completely different from the final build.

Differences

Some differences include:

  • The colors of the frets are the colors of the rainbow, with the exception of indigo and violet.
  • The score gets built up in sections and then added to the current score, similar to the game Karaoke Revolution.
  • The song "Spanish Castle Magic" was going to have vocals.
  • Many songs were going to have different charts.
  • The graphics and animations are different.
  • There are no hammer-ons or pull-offs.
  • There is no star power.
  • There is no combo meter, all notes gave 50 points.
  • The whammy bar wasn't implemented yet, as stated by an unknown person in the May 24th video at 0:45; "The whammy bar is not implemented yet I know but they're working on it, next week is when the [inaudible]," which may suggest it would be added by the next set of videos in June, but it doesn't seem to be present in any of the June videos.

Availability

The only footage of the beta is from various posted by GameSpot from late May of 2005 and mid June of 2005. There are more videos from GameSpot, but they are from a later build of the game.

Gallery

May 24th, 2005. An earlier chart of "More Than a Feeling", followed by "Symphony of Destruction" on easy difficulty.

June 16th, 2005. An earlier chart of "Take it off", followed by an earlier chart of "Spanish Castle Magic" with vocals, followed by an earlier chart of "Higher Ground."

External Link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_(video_game) https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Guitar_Hero#GameSpot_Gameplay_Previews

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928520.asp?q=guitar%20hero
  2. ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/guitarhero
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