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If life is indeed a neverending cycle and I get to be reborn, I hope my next time around finds me as one of those clever people who can craft something out of nothing and make it look effortless. Kind of like Aaron Skillman, who made the "scratch blaster" out of a Guitar Hero controller. There's no more surefire way to establish motherf*cking P.I.M.P. status than to make your own controller. Hats off to you, Mr. Skillman. May I play Guitar Hero against you in a bar one day and fail miserably, yet still be happy about having done so.

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Aertyr's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:35
Aertyr
That is, without a doubt THE most amazing thing I have ever laid my unworthy eyes upon.
big filth's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:37
big filth
hey! good controller.. Grreeeeaaat hat!!

haha.

not really
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:40
Cheeburga
That's pretty sweet, but why?
wobblefunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:40
wobblefunk
there are no words to describe how cool that is
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:47
vexed alex
My feelings exactly, Chee'.
Huangism's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:48
Huangism
another useless invention, 1 it does not look like a guitar. 2 i think it's actually harder to play the game having a disc as the flipper. 3 it's probably not that hard to rewire the entire thing since inside of the guitar hero controller is just some wires and buttons. all he did was re-place the buttons on the turn table then attach the wires from the flipper to the disc. sure it's good work and all but it's useless and stupid at the same time
itemforty's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:49
itemforty
how does one just think "this game would be way cooler if it were a turn table instead of a guitar!" and then just go make the thing I'm pissed at myself for not being creative enough sad face
zombie lover's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:49
zombie lover
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:49
The-Excel
Now Konami will sue for real.
Surf314's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:52
Surf314
Collette are trying to win a posting gold medal? Because you are going crazy! Almost every post I click on in my feed is written by you.
Xeniteone's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 13:55
Xeniteone
Good idea, not a good game for it. I mean, cool mod, yeah, but it's not a game for a turntable. Now, if they made a game for turntables, he'd be in business. Until then it's just a hassle to play riffs for the guitar on a turntable. Do you see what he had to go through to get into star mode?
DV2FOX's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:01
DV2FOX
Try JORDAN XD
DanGale's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:01
DanGale
@zombie lover

It was not posted earlier. That was a community blog. This is front page. Please don't make me find the article where Jim explains it all. Just realise you are wrong and give Colette hugs for the article.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:02
Colette Bennett
Posted on the front page is not the same thing as a cblog, zombie lover, but thank you for pointing that out.
Qais Fulton's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:13
Qais Fulton
Just the other day I was saying we need a turntable peripheral for Rockband. Linkin Park fans the world over will create a cacophony of rejoicing.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:16
Samit Sarkar
@zombie lover: Here’s what Dan Gale and Colette were talking about. Read, be enlightened, and please don’t make the same mistake again.
Huangism's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:29
Huangism
haha front page or cblog all the same for this site lol
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:53
galagabug
yeah, big difference, no one comments on my posts :)

still, this kid did a fantastic job, and created a very cool peripheral. why you'd wear it around your neck instead of place it on a table is beyond me. perhaps wearable turntables are the keytars of 2008.
J4RMZ's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 14:53
J4RMZ
Skillman, I am glad people like you exist.
Spitfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 15:48
Spitfire
Dont they already have a game with a turntable peripheral. Beatmania or something? The prototype just seems kinda awkward to play.
Ichigo Style's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 15:50
Ichigo Style
So, wait. Someone stumbled upon using five buttons and a turntable? STOP THE F*CKING PRESSES! Waaait a second... that was invented, 11 years ago! In essence, all I see is someone playing bitch Beatmania, with none of the charm, and sucking at it.
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 16:08
SpencersGifts
I miss beatmania :o[ old days gone by haha
Phist's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 17:27
Phist
I want this.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 18:48
The-Excel
@SpencersGifts:
Miss it? Do you mean just the 5-key edition because DJ Troopers just came out.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2008 23:39
Necros
Sure, it's a great mod, but...I'd still rather use a guitar to play Guitar Hero.
Super Cool Guest from the Future's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 04:12
Super Cool Guest from the Future
It's cool guys, admit it.
C4NT1's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 04:55
C4NT1
That controller is awesome!
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/17/2008 01:18
Fading Star
This is pretty cool.
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