Your favorite music/rhythm video game of all time and why

[Donkey Thong]

Peripheral based: Probably a tie between Samba and Karaoke Revolution 3

Controller based: Gitaroo Man (though Amplitude, Frequency and SC5 are damn nifty)

[NeoZeedeater]

Parappa, Umjammer and Space Channel 5 Part 2 are the ones I enjoyed the most because of their weirdness factor. I have a certain nostalgia for Break Dance on the C64 although the game annoys me.

[Shapermc]

Heavy tie between IIDX and Pop'n IIDX really started to improve after 6th style, but Pop'n has been solid for a while.

[digita1alchemy]

Samba De Amigo, if I'd ever break down and buy some maracas... Until then, Space Channel 5. The first one, that is. The one without all that gay singing crap...

No mentions of Frequency/Amplitude? Wierd...

[marwan]

Parrapa the rapper is my all time favorite music game, rap lyrics just dont get any better than that!

Space Channel 5 comes second, you gotta love lady miss kier from deeelite.....oops i meant Ulala

[JefmcC]

Samba De Amigo, if I'd ever break down and buy some maracas... Until then, Space Channel 5. The first one, that is. The one without all that gay singing crap...

No mentions of Frequency/Amplitude? Wierd...

You MUST buy some maracas then.

[Drinky Milk]

Taiko was the worst music game until Donkey Konga came out.

Uhhh...I don't have a favorite anymore because I stopped playing these things a while back. So if I had to pick, it would either be Pop'n Music 11 or Pump it Up Extra with Beatmania III: The Final and DDR 3rd Mix Korean Ver.2 being runners up.

IBTN.

Mine is either Pop'n Music anything or 3rd Kolean VER2. Even to this day if I hear one song from that mix I squeal with delight, and I hate anything that has to do with "music" and "games" coming together.

[FuryFox]

The only one I bother playing is DDR-whatever-mix. Everything else is just a variation of the button-pushing found in other genres, but without any violence or gameplay or anything. DDR on the other hand can be physically demanding, and actual exercise if you play long/hard enough. I gotta respect that, even if half the songs on every mix I've played are trash.

[Sl1p]

IBTN.

Mine is either Pop'n Music anything or 3rd Kolean VER2. Even to this day if I hear one song from that mix I squeal with delight, and I hate anything that has to do with "music" and "games" coming together.

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[Eirikur]

Peripheral game: Samba De Amigo, with Drum Mania in 2nd.

Controller game: Gitaroo Man, with SC5:P2 in second (it has way better music, IMO).