Ahhhh! Gitaroo Man!

I suddenly realized I was humming Resurrection, the U-1/Zowie battle tune, so I popped Gitaroo Man in for a replay. Deciding I was glutton for punishment, the first thing I did was go to Legendary difficulty and try to get through Flyin' To Your Heart, at which point I promptly got my ass handed to me four times running.

After that I wandered over to Flyin' To Your Heart (normal), then Born to be Bone through to the end of the game, then back to Void and Nuff Respect, just because. By then I was done but decided to give Flyin' one more go on Legendary. I still haven't beaten it, but at least I got further that time. Maybe someday...

All that rambling is leading up to this- Gitaroo Man is possibly one of my favorite games, and I think it has all it needs to be one of those timeless games I'll be able to pop out years from now and still have a great time with. I keep almost every game I buy, but once I'm done with them I'm usually done for good.

Now all I need is a controller with a thumbpad that doesn't get sweaty/slippery and I might be able to really go to town on some of those songs.

James

I feel you on the thumbpad thing...that fucks me over all the time. Gitarooman is by far one of my favorite ps2 titles, the music and graphical style are timeless and the gameplay is flawless...

One of the very few music/timing games that I don't completely suck at, and therefore, the one that I get the most joy out of playing. Definitely worth the $13 I paid for it last July.

I havent glued the roughest grain sandpaper I can find to my PS2's left thumbstick yet, but every time I play I get a little closer. Either that or one of those things they use on bicycle tire repair kits to rough up the tube before you put the glue on. Anything, really, so long as I don't slide off the pad while trying to hold one of those notes/series of notes that go in one direction for just shy of forever.

James

Hmm, better take off those Limited Edition Arc the Lad thumbstick covers.


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heh.

Yea, Gitaroo Man is the good stuff. Though I like the original Parappa game more, Gitaroo is still one of my faves in the genre.

Flyin to your Heart is my favorite stage/song in the game fo'sho.

Which one is Flyin to Your Heart? If it's the second stage with the super cool techno, then I can agree with you all. Best song ever.

Gitarooman is my most favorite rytm game ever.

i will open this game... someday.

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Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable

Which one is Flyin to Your Heart? If it's the second stage with the super cool techno, then I can agree with you all.

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It is. I've had it in my mp3 player for the last few months, I listen to it at least a few times a week. Great stuff indeed.

I haven't been able to find this game anywhere around me, sadly. For quite some time I've been meaning to give it a shot. Can't say I'd turn down a good music game that doesn't require a 100 dollar special controller.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

One of the very few music/timing games that I don't completely suck at, and therefore, the one that I get the most joy out of playing. Definitely worth the $13 I paid for it last July.

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...and definitely worth the $50 I paid for it a month after it came out.
This game is superb.
...and the whole bunch of you are just squirrels looking for apples.

The latter stage with that cross dressing vampire man/woman was disgustingly difficult, once I got through that, I finished the game within a couple of days.

Legendary Flyin' To Your Heart was tough, and I got stuck a week or two on it, but nothing...and I mean NOTHING can prepare you for Born to be Bone on legendary mode. To this day I've only beaten it about 3 times. Unfortunately, Resurrection is not that hard on legend play...just faster.

I love! Gitaroo Man. It's at the very top of the (very, very short) list of music/rythm games that I actually like.

I've gotten through Born to be Bone on master exactly once. I Haven't been able to pull it off again since. :cry:

I love Gitaroo Man.... probably my favorite PS2 game.

...Donkey... Thong...?
Okay... interesting, to say the least, I guess...

Well, welcome, anyway. You have good taste.

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Originally Posted by ChaoofNee

...and definitely worth the $50 I paid for it a month after it came out.
This game is superb.
...and the whole bunch of you are just squirrels looking for apples.

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Worth at least the $50 I paid for it the day it came out and then some. ;)

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Originally Posted by Donkey Thong

I love Gitaroo Man.... probably my favorite PS2 game.

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I think it's my #2, right behind ico. But yeah, it's awesome.

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Originally Posted by skelly

Hmm, better take off those Limited Edition Arc the Lad thumbstick covers.


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That is exactly what I had to do!! I couldn't even get past the first stage with them on! :lol:

Last time I played I was working on getting S rank on the Trio in Master Mode, with most of the others done.

Interesting notes : Flyin' To Your Heart has an ENGLISH version (english lyrics) which was in the Europeon Demo. I have the .mp3 if anyone is interested.

I have the Gitaroo-Man WAN (JP) Demo, which contains a demo of Flyin' To Your Heart. The demo is different than the final version as your gitaroo makes different noises to start with, and plays an entirley different part. The load screens, main screen, score screen, and what-not were all changed for the final version as well. Included in the demo is a mini-game with Puma where you collect donuts that fall from the sky. |-)

About that demo, Valgar. I was thinking, and you should probably sell it to me.

Do you accept PayPal? :p

I need that MP3. How does the English voice compare to the Japanese one, anyway? The Japanese singer's voice is just perfect, I'm kind of curious how they could replace her.

And I too would kill for that demo. Amazing how you can go from not knowing something exists to absolutely needing it in about 1/4 of a second...

James

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And I too would kill for that demo. Amazing how you can go from not knowing something exists to absolutely needing it in about 1/4 of a second...

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Yeah, I know. Too bad he said he's selling it to me. See:

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Originally Posted by Valgar

Sure, Captain! I'd love to sell it to you! What a wonderful idea. I most certainly accept PayPal, and I will PM you the details of our transaction.

You're such a cool guy! :D

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That's proof right there.

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I need that MP3. How does the English voice compare to the Japanese one, anyway? The Japanese singer's voice is just perfect, I'm kind of curious how they could replace her.

And I too would kill for that demo. Amazing how you can go from not knowing something exists to absolutely needing it in about 1/4 of a second...

James

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I actually enjoy the english version more myself, I think it is the same singer except she just speaks english instead. I would love to get the europeon demo someday. The .mp3 I got from someone on the Gitaroo-Man GameFAQs board, like a year ago, who was generous enough to play through the demo (without any mistakes) and then host it on their site.

More Interesting Notes!

- There is a Gitaroo-Man art book (picture below), I saw it on eBay awhile ago, I think it went for $100 packaged with the game.

- An official OST was released, which I bought myself!

- The Japanese Version came with a full pack of cards and Demo come with 2, that you can play rock, paper, scissors (sweet...) with. Each card has a character from the game displayed with their name.

- For some reason, some individuals have stated the JP version is harder, but this is not true at all. I owned the JP version and still have the US version and they are the same.

Good stuff!

Very, very nice. The TNL Show and Tell series is open to anyone with something interesting, so get photographing and let's throw these up for the world to see. :)

I'm horribly jealous of both you and Japan, by the way...

James

re: Valgar

Neat!