"Ben, I joke because you scare me. Please come over to my house and help me unlock some of these achievements. "
LMAO

@ Hamsa:

You, my friend, are twisted.

I actually nixed a sentence about having a sleepover because of sick individuals like you.

Dude, did you see what I just posted? Of course I'm twisted. Plus, your comment made me think of this dueling analog strip:
http://www.duelinganalogs.com/?date=2007-03-21

Things like this make me want to kill myself, cause I feel like im a failure.

He needs to get a 360 so we can see him on the leader board

@ 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.

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.

Thanks for the post abd comments :P

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

"Ben, oh you are so super cool. Please come to my house and spend the night and help me unlock achievements. I love your fingers. Blanket..."

@ Nick -Brutal- Chester says:
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.

heh, i like the fact that MS doesn't use this kid to promote the game b/c of the ESRB rating of 'T'. i really liked his fathers comment that he understands the ratings and felt his child was mature enough to play the game.

mature parenting? well rounded children? what is this world coming to?!?!

Is it me or was that a PS2 GH controller on the 360????

Be sure and vote for Ben's next video at

www.ichabod13.com :P

i owe that kid 100 bucks

"I don’t use specific fingers to hit the frets. I just let my fingers work together to finish the song."

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.