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Portable turntable controller for Guitar Hero? You betcha
1:33 PM on 01.08.2008, Colette Bennett 28 comments

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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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Cheeburga at 01/08/2008 13:40
That's pretty sweet, but why?
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wobblefunk at 01/08/2008 13:40
there are no words to describe how cool that is
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vexed alex at 01/08/2008 13:47
My feelings exactly, Chee'.
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Huangism at 01/08/2008 13:48
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
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itemforty at 01/08/2008 13:49
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
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zombie lover at 01/08/2008 13:49
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The-Excel at 01/08/2008 13:49
Now Konami will sue for real.
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Surf314 at 01/08/2008 13:52
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.
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Xeniteone at 01/08/2008 13:55
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?
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DV2FOX at 01/08/2008 14:01
Try JORDAN XD
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DanGale at 01/08/2008 14:01
@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.
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Colette Bennett at 01/08/2008 14:02
Posted on the front page is not the same thing as a cblog, zombie lover, but thank you for pointing that out.
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Qais Fulton at 01/08/2008 14:13
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.
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Samit Sarkar at 01/08/2008 14:16
@zombie lover: Here’s what Dan Gale and Colette were talking about. Read, be enlightened, and please don’t make the same mistake again.
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Huangism at 01/08/2008 14:29
haha front page or cblog all the same for this site lol
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galagabug at 01/08/2008 14:53
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.
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J4RMZ at 01/08/2008 14:53
Skillman, I am glad people like you exist.
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Spitfire at 01/08/2008 15:48
Dont they already have a game with a turntable peripheral. Beatmania or something? The prototype just seems kinda awkward to play.
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Ichigo Style at 01/08/2008 15:50
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.
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SpencersGifts at 01/08/2008 16:08
I miss beatmania :o[ old days gone by haha
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Phist at 01/08/2008 17:27
I want this.
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The-Excel at 01/08/2008 18:48
@SpencersGifts:
Miss it? Do you mean just the 5-key edition because DJ Troopers just came out.
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Necros at 01/08/2008 23:39
Sure, it's a great mod, but...I'd still rather use a guitar to play Guitar Hero.
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Super Cool Guest from the Future at 01/09/2008 04:12
It's cool guys, admit it.
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C4NT1 at 01/09/2008 04:55
That controller is awesome!
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Fading Star at 01/17/2008 01:18
This is pretty cool.
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