Dave over at
ichabod13 had a chance to chat with 8-year old
Ben Eberle, better known to most as "that kid who is way better at Guitar Hero than you are." Destructoid readers should be familiar with Ben, as we've been awed by His Little Majesty's greatness not
once, but
twice.
In the interview, Ben is joined by his father, whose name is apparently "Ben's Father." The little shredder spouts such Guitar Hero tips as "Concentrate and have fun," and in a shocking twist, reveals his secret technique:
"I don’t use specific fingers to hit the frets. I just let my fingers work together to finish the song."
Oh! Well that puts everything into perspective; completing Buckethead's "Jordan" on Expert should be breeze now that I know I have to let my fingers work together. Silly me!
Ben, I joke because you scare me. Please come over to my house and help me unlock some of these achievements.
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6:21 PM on 05.06.2007
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LMAO
You, my friend, are twisted.
I actually nixed a sentence about having a sleepover because of sick individuals like you.
http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?date=2007-03-21
Anyway, as good as the game seems, and even though I've never been involved in music of any kind (other than listening), I actually refused to play it and got myself a real guitar 2 months ago. It's actually a bit of a large initial learning curve, but with the time put in that I would have otherwise been gaming it's actually coming along.
Maybe a few people who are getting into GH will also be interested in trying the real thing.
He needs to get a 360 so we can see him on the leader board
Can't the same thing be said about most video games in general? If you play video games, period, it's kind of silly to view any particular game as a "waste in real life." I don't play Rainbow Six with the intention of ever putting together an anti-terrorist crew.
And I don't play NBA Homecourt because the option to go actually play basketball isn't there; I play because I will never, ever be as good at basketball in real life. It's also a completely different experience, fun and rewarding in ways that actually playing ball are not (it's not better, it's not worse ... it's different).
I taught myself to play guitar fifteen years ago, so I don't feel bad playing Guitar Hero. It's FUN. That's the point of most games, simply to be fun.
As far as people picking up and playing a real guitar, it happens. I know a few people who've ventured into the realm of an actual six string after playing Guitar Hero.
A few clarifications, Ben's Father wanted to keep his name off the interview, so I respected that. My website is Ichabod13 not Icabod :P And his last name is Eberle not Heberle :P Digg it if ya liked it from the main page :P
I don’t just feel inadequate as a Guitar Hero gamer; I feel emasculated.
After a while though, it probably just looks like he's bragging. "Hey wanna come over and watch me rape this song that you can't even comprehend?"
05/06/2007 20:03
@ snapper:
Can't the same thing be said about most video games in general? If you play video games, period, it's kind of silly to view any particular game as a "waste in real life." I don't play Rainbow Six with the intention of ever putting together an anti-terrorist crew.
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GH is different than other games/simulations because it uses a controller that is similar to the real life one. However, it is still different enough that for the most part, none of the repetition that you go through can actually translate to a real life guitar. The only positive aspect of GH with real music is that it probably helps with rhythm.
Now, if someone made a GH hardcore where I could plug my real guitar into it and play along that would be fantastic. I could really speed up my learning.
mature parenting? well rounded children? what is this world coming to?!?!
www.ichabod13.com :P
For rillz.
I know how stupid this sounds, but I think what he means is that he doesn't try to 1234 on GRYB and RYBO, simply because his hand is too small, and that if he tries to, he'll fail miserably.