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If you don’t know who Grandmaster Flash is, you need to take some kind of modern music history class. Or play Activision’s DJ Hero when it ships this fall… because he’s in it.

Grandmaster Flash contributed both his likeness and exclusive mixes to the game -- “DJ Kool & DJ Demo 'Here Comes My DJ' vs Gary Numan 'Cars'” and “Herbie Hancock 'Rockit' vs N.E.R.D. 'Lapdance'.” Additionally, you’ll hear his voice during the game’s tutorial mode, and developer Freestyle Games created an exclusive mix for the game using two of “Grandmaster Flash’s original creations” (whatever that means), “Boom” and “Tap.”

Activision has also released two gameplay videos of the aforementioned mix tracks, with both of them being played on Expert. While I haven’t put my hands on the deck yet, both of the tracks look really… easy. Maybe it’s just me, but I’d expect players to be hitting the middle button -- the sample trigger track -- more often than I’m seeing.

Maybe it’s one of those deceptively difficult games. I hope to find out as soon as Activision lets me go hands-on with the peripheral. Honestly, I can’t wait.

 

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Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 19:25
Diverse
Would love to see D-Styles in this game.
prolifikstudio's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 19:31
prolifikstudio
Thomas and Guy-man please. Thats all i need Dpunk FTW
AlienGuy18's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 19:33
AlienGuy18
This looks surprisingly great.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 19:39
vexed alex
Why do this and Guitar Hero have ugly character models?
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 20:05
Jaren Face
With all these different DJs being announced for the title, I'm still holding out for some DJ Qbert.
trunxkam45's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 20:18
trunxkam45
Oh man I know the lyrics to The Message by heart. I was really intrigued when I heard it in Encarta '96 when I was 8.
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 20:29
Daxelman
Jaren is right, Qbert would be nice.

I'd hold out for Amon Tobin, but he's not really a DJ....
SpilledMilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 21:53
SpilledMilk
They need to get Herc in it, or he'll smack fire out all of us for not including him into a Hip Hop game.
SLiFE's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 22:17
SLiFE
Heck yes Qbert! If this game were published by Capcom, you know he'd be in it for sure.

I gotta say though, I am becoming increasingly interested in this game. As much as I don't want any more giant, plastic peripherals, it's looking damn good so far.
pascuz46's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 23:25
pascuz46
WHAT ABOUT DJ JAZZY JEFF! HES STILL AROUND!
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2009 23:28
Darren Nakamura
Yeah, those videos did look particularly easy. We'll see, I guess.
King Hippo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2009 02:14
King Hippo
Flash does yell, funkmaster flex is the one known for that.

Hopefully they put my dude kay slay aka dez. That's a true legend.

Also, dj craze. And Goldie. And everyone else I like
King Hippo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2009 02:15
King Hippo
Flash doesn't yell, funkmaster flex is the one known for that.

Hopefully they put my dude kay slay aka dez. That's a true legend and a yeller

Also, dj craze. And Goldie. And everyone else I like
Soulwax's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2009 06:24
Soulwax
I'm not into "traditional" DJs, I just want some goddamn techno/electro/house artists.
Exodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2009 06:43
Exodus
exactly soulwax. nice bloody beetroots avatar btw.
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2009 08:21
SWE3tMadness
The gameplay I saw from this looks really hard. A lot harder than ''Guitar Hero'', since there's so much stuff going on that you have to keep track of. I don't really know who all these artists are though, I don't pay attention to this kind of music scene.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2009 09:03
Nick Chester
@King Hippo:

"Flash doesn't yell."

So that's not him yelling in the first video?
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2009 09:03
Chronic Logic
Scratch that shit, dawg!
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