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I had to watch this video several times before posting it -- not because my jaw was on the floor, but trying to figure out whether it was real or not, or the results of some insane video splicer trying to make everyone that plays Guitar Hero feel bad about themselves. Despite my matlocking, I couldn't find anything, but you GH scientists may be able to find something, so I'm posting it for your perusal.
I can't help but wonder, would I like Ben Eberle in person? He seems happy at the end, but maybe also like he might turn into one of those kids that never stops bragging. He kind of has the right if this is the real deal, but it also kind of makes you want to throw him out a window, you know?
Holy crap.
The mindboggling awesome-ity effect is somewhat hampered by his insane grin and the fact that he waves at the camera like a douche.... read more
*modified a little so everyone knows it's Ben Eberle. Sorry if it was already cblogged guys, I'm just trying to keep the front page from coming to standstill on Xmas eve :(
This kid has an insane memory and equally insane reflexes. I've seen another video of him playing expert in performance mode (performance mode is where the notes don't show up)
I'll bet he's a savant of some kind. There are people that have unique gifts similar to this. There was a vid I saw of a guy who could draw with great accuracy anything he saw. They flew him around a town in Italy, and gave him I think a week, and he drew a panoramic picture of the entire town. He had the number of collums and arches right and the proper scale in almost every building. Same thing with people that can hear a musical piece on a piano and turn around and play it. That's why this kid can probably make it look so easy, probably some inhreent gift, if thats what you would call it, is what makes him able to do it.
Could I do this? Maybe, but you had better bet I'd have to stop everything I was doing to practice it, and that just ain't gonna happen.
i agree with atomik.. i played guitar hero 2 and 3 and i got pretty dang good on expert.. then i realized that it's only a game.. and while games are fun, i'd rather be on a real guitar playing music.. it takes more talent to play on a real guitar than it does to play guitar hero...
plus, you can play any song you want as long as you know it..
and i enjoy the song itself.. but it's to complex and hard for people to get into it really. i really can't find a tune to wistle other than the interval section. music is better when it's simple and catchy and actually has a tune that sticks out..
I bet he has one of those stage-parents. The kind that probably force him to practice every day and get good at it or be punished, so they can ride the coat tails of his fame.
i don't know man... if this is for reals that kid and anyone else who reaches that point of the game should just seriously just try to learn real guitar... lol
why is brett micheal singing? does he always sing? maybe i havent got into the song enough to notice but i thought it was teh default singer doing it? so maybe i dunno
I think he's the real deal. My latest you tube to watch is the guy who did metallica's "And Justice For All" on expert... 3 days after the game came out.
Lightthrower: It's call personal preference, and I've got to agree with him, who cares if they like video games. They play fast to hide the fact that they're honestly not all too creative otherwise.
Guitar Hero 3 looks like shit, and the games already on my shit list for having "Holiday in Cambodia", DK is shamed by having this song in the game, and Jello's message with it is completely lost on the 12 year olds playing the game. Once I saw all of the sponsorship outside of musical instruments, I was honestly sad.
More power to the kid, he can play the fake guitar, ironically, I can play the real guitar, though would never waste my time learning any of this garbage.
Yeah, I had the pleasure of watching a Neversoft employee do this one live. He was the guy who put the notes into the song, and said it took him 3 months to finish it (there are over 4000 notes). I asked him if he worried about making something that was impossible to play, and he said he decided a long time ago that anything is possible. Inspiring... yet frustrating.
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It's real, this is the same kid who played Jordon on Expert and got 100% or something close to that.
Dude, anyone (and I do mean ANYONE) can do great on that song on expert. All you need is practice and being able to tolerate that god-awful band/song.
Never in my life.
*Barry White-like tone* "Oh, I know Colette. I know."
I'm gonna say alien
@MrSadistic Dude shut up, Dragonforce ROCKS! They love videogames and they even play Double Dragon in "Black Fire".
I can never get past the intro, but I can kick the rest of the songs ass.
Wow, this kid is awesome.
*modified a little so everyone knows it's Ben Eberle. Sorry if it was already cblogged guys, I'm just trying to keep the front page from coming to standstill on Xmas eve :(
I want to throw most children out of a window Collete, so I'm finding it difficult to relate.
He does seem like the bragging type, and his smug face annoys me. >:( But he's good, I s'pose.
@JJ Rage --I do too, but I just try not to make it obvious all the time ^___^
I've got a frontpage story for you..
my ass.
Lightthrower, a band liking games does not mean it is good.
Also, I'm saying fake. The video gets way out of sync, you never actually see the 360, and often it looks like he's pressing the wrong frets.
@ king3vbo
Yeah the kid... He isnt human!
"I'm just trying to keep the front page from coming to standstill on Xmas eve :("
I commend you for your effort! All the intarweb sites that I usually visit while at work are pretty dead. Thank god I only have to work a half day. ;)
I really wonder if that kid plays any other games.
Anyway, Rock Band drums on expert are the new cool thing >.>
this kid has been 8 for like 3 years now.
Why on Earth do people even like these Simon Says rhythm video games? Talk about boring, and no fun.
20 bucks says the kid is on some type of amphetamine based ADD medication which would give him an edge with the pace.
This kid has an insane memory and equally insane reflexes. I've seen another video of him playing expert in performance mode (performance mode is where the notes don't show up)
Here it is
JOURNALISTIC INJUSTICE! COLLETTE CHANGES TITLE O.o
WTF. Why are there even levels like this let alone the expectation to perfect them? That kid is a cyborg. Fear for the future.
Someone get that kid some ritalin stat!
also:
why is brett michaels the singer?
I found out how he does it...
Satanic prayer.
He makes it look so easy...
I hate that kid's face... every time I see him wave at the screen I want to punch him
I'll bet he's a savant of some kind. There are people that have unique gifts similar to this. There was a vid I saw of a guy who could draw with great accuracy anything he saw. They flew him around a town in Italy, and gave him I think a week, and he drew a panoramic picture of the entire town. He had the number of collums and arches right and the proper scale in almost every building. Same thing with people that can hear a musical piece on a piano and turn around and play it. That's why this kid can probably make it look so easy, probably some inhreent gift, if thats what you would call it, is what makes him able to do it.
Could I do this? Maybe, but you had better bet I'd have to stop everything I was doing to practice it, and that just ain't gonna happen.
@DiseaseFactory
i agree with atomik.. i played guitar hero 2 and 3 and i got pretty dang good on expert.. then i realized that it's only a game.. and while games are fun, i'd rather be on a real guitar playing music.. it takes more talent to play on a real guitar than it does to play guitar hero...
plus, you can play any song you want as long as you know it..
and i enjoy the song itself.. but it's to complex and hard for people to get into it really. i really can't find a tune to wistle other than the interval section. music is better when it's simple and catchy and actually has a tune that sticks out..
jeezus ....
I bet he has one of those stage-parents. The kind that probably force him to practice every day and get good at it or be punished, so they can ride the coat tails of his fame.
So it's true....the Terminators DO exist! This video proves it! It's not that we suck compared to him, right? Right? Guys?
You don't see his dad off screen playing on the wireless guitar
i don't know man... if this is for reals that kid and anyone else who reaches that point of the game should just seriously just try to learn real guitar... lol
FAKE! There seems to be blue lights coming out of the 360, and the ring is WHITE, the kid is obviously a robot from the future.
@DiseaseFactory
You sir, are a sad fucking person.
Also, I hate that buck toothed bastard....
*sigh*
I R TEH DEPRESSED.
I love how he's playing a heavy metal song and constantly looks at the camera with the biggest smile. I hate/love this kid.
psh...shopped
I know it's a little dark, but shouldn't the guide button on the guitar be lit up?
why is brett micheal singing? does he always sing? maybe i havent got into the song enough to notice but i thought it was teh default singer doing it? so maybe i dunno
I bet you I can kick his ass in Halo 3 though, LOL.
I think he's the real deal. My latest you tube to watch is the guy who did metallica's "And Justice For All" on expert... 3 days after the game came out.
Lightthrower: It's call personal preference, and I've got to agree with him, who cares if they like video games. They play fast to hide the fact that they're honestly not all too creative otherwise.
Guitar Hero 3 looks like shit, and the games already on my shit list for having "Holiday in Cambodia", DK is shamed by having this song in the game, and Jello's message with it is completely lost on the 12 year olds playing the game. Once I saw all of the sponsorship outside of musical instruments, I was honestly sad.
More power to the kid, he can play the fake guitar, ironically, I can play the real guitar, though would never waste my time learning any of this garbage.
*chsnting* Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate....
Yeah, I had the pleasure of watching a Neversoft employee do this one live. He was the guy who put the notes into the song, and said it took him 3 months to finish it (there are over 4000 notes). I asked him if he worried about making something that was impossible to play, and he said he decided a long time ago that anything is possible. Inspiring... yet frustrating.
Thought it was on hypermode at first, but it's not.
Either way, pretty cool
does anyone else really want to run into the room and knock this kid off his chair mid-song as bad as i do? someone needs to set him straight.
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