Remember the Rock Band stage kit which was first revealed back in January? Well, it looks like it's finally going to start showing up in people's homes. The kit produced by Performance Design Products, consisting of a fog machine and multi-color strobe light (which flashes to the music), will retail for $99. The accessory is only available for the 360 but will be compatible with both versions of Rock Band.
This is really stupid. Who on Earth is going to buy this thing? If I'm going to spend another hundred bucks on an accessory for Rock Band that isn't used in the actual playing of the game, it had better come with D-cups and the capability to suck a golf ball through a garden hose. That would be bringing the rock and roll experience into the living room.
Not entirely sure on exactly when this will be in stores, as I've seen at least three different release dates on various retailers. I think it's probably safe to say it should be arriving in November, however, just in time for moron parents to buy it for their spoiled kids.
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5:02 PM on 10.14.2008
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You could probably get both of those for less than 100 bucks and make them less stupid.
I guess I am stupid.
or spoiled.
and i gotta dissaprove of the product on the article because it's totally lame.
As for the smoke machine, here's a cheaper alternative: Metal trash can, old phone books, and a box of matches. Not only will you get your smoke, you'll be nice and warm.
But seriously, I've been trying to find videos or something of this for a while now, because I always thought it was out and just hard to find.
I think it's full of fail, but then again I never saw the why everyone liked Rock Band so much in the first place.
In my personal opinion, I'd vote nay on this expensive addition.
Mainstream media taking all the joy out of a fun game.
I might get this, especially if it sees a price drop.
Strobe light = good for distracting mentally deficient siblings.
All in all I (grudgingly) approve this product and/or service.
Either way, a resounding meh from me. :p
I could see this being fun. Nowhere near $100 worth of fun, but fun.
This will amp up the effects, and I feel douche baggy enough to get it :[
The stage light is actually pretty cool when you adjust it right and turn the lights off, but the fog machine went off way too many times and the strobe light never went off enough.
Best thing for this setup is to get a group of friend together in a large room and hook this sh@t up for one cool house party, but otherwise it just pumps out too much smoke and you can't see the TV to rock out.
"I call guitar!"
"I call drums!"
"I call...the strobe light?"
It would be fun to mess around with...but at $100, I'll pass.
In my opinion spending $150 on Rockband in the first place is spoiled and/or stupid, when you could buy a cheap guitar and "how to play" book for that price...but people do, because it's ton's of fun.
Like cerebral assassin said, this WOULD make Rock Band parties way more awesome. SO if you, or you and your friends want to make the purchase..awesome...
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just don't expect people NOT to make fun of you :)
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