Guitar Hero portable turntable controller

Check out this sweet, sweet Guitar Hero mod by one Aaron Skillman, who whipped up a portable turntable controller in his garage one weekend. Instead of using the strum bar, you hit notes by scratching forward or backward. Since this baby is portable you can tote your alt instrument over to a friend's place and turn co-op Guitar Hero into Rock Band lite. Video after the break.

[Via CNET]

[flashpoint Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:24PM]

When they make a _____ Hero game that teaches me to play an instrument for REAL, like Piano or Violin, then I'll buy it. For now, I'll just stick to Call of Duty 4.

[ralpheazy Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:30PM]

guitar wizard?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:47PM]

and Call of Duty teaches you to do what in real life?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 12:29AM]

CoD teaches you how to get chics

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 12:54AM]

Keyboardmania came out years ago. It proved to be not very popular compared to the ones that weren't exactly like playing the instrument. Still good though.

[guroth Posted Jan 8th 2008 1:47AM]

COD4 teaches you how to break a dogs neck by pressing V

[Joe Geronimo Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:33PM]

why a turntable?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:35PM]

Why Not?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 12:31AM]

Seriously, the mantra of DIY is "Why not?" so don't ever ask "why".

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2008 1:15PM]

Umm.. Beatmania IIDX anyone?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1doKR-7W6Jo

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:42PM]

So this guy just reinvented a game.... Konami's Beatmania series. I used to play it all the time in arcades back in Japan. Konami's whole Bemani series really sparked the whole concept of musical games. Hope he doesn't sell that. Awesome, but borderline copyright infringement.

[dickweed Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:46PM]

Good song.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:48PM]

Play the solo to Bulls on Parade. It sounds like that anyway.

[BeniRose Posted Jan 8th 2008 12:05AM]

Why is this in CES coverage?

[streetforce1 Posted Jan 8th 2008 1:05AM]

Scratch Hero would be sweet!

[npChaos Posted Jan 8th 2008 4:40AM]

Agreed, but no plastic controller can replicate the disappointment in trying to scratch with worn out vinyls.