Rock Band Stage Kit with lights, smoke leaked by GameStop
By Evan Blass 
posted Jan 13th 2008 2:20PM
posted Jan 13th 2008 2:20PM
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I've been going through these comments, and now I don't know what to make of this thing. At first I was all "wow, they really expect us to just buy ervry piece of crap that they can slap a ROCK BAND logo on, huh?"But, If this works as they say it will, all cued up to the lights and smoke in the game, then, I can't help but think "I bet that'll be awesome at parties" I had rock band set up at my place all through out these past holidays, and it was such a hit with everybody. Just from the hours of entertainment it provided, it more than paid for both my xbox, and the game. I guess I'll have to see one in action before I got dropping yet another c-note on rock band stuff.
As for the people downing people who play Rock Band and Guitar Hero- nobody cares what you think, and if you all could remove whatever crawled up your @$$e$ and loosen up, you might find that these games are a ton of fun to play. And if you still don't like them, then fine, nobody said you had to anyway. They're games, and if you don't like a game, then you don't have to play. Let the rest of us have our fun, go play "pretentious hero", or "anti-social hero" or what ever boring games you like to play.
this is just ridiculous!!
with the rising price of vid games as it is, u would have to be crazy to spend 100 bucks of sweat on this crap!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPVpAp0t9BU
lol
To anybody out there considering purchasing it...
God help you.
Are you kidding! There's no way I'm buying until the box reads "interactive light, smoke stage show and MORE COWBELL".
Are you kidding! There's no way I'm buying until the box reads "interactive light, smoke stage show and MORE COWBELL".
I heard the next add-on to Rockband is going to be called Rockband Groupies and its basically a software mod that tells you its pregnant after each big show.
Three words: German light show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRCds3Aes4o
I am awaiting my 18" Stonehenge props that drop on cue.
Which way to the stage?
props for quoting the best rock film EVER
Wow.
I thought we were trying to move away from the image that these games make you feel like a rockstar.
we are? I must have missed that memo :/
Yeah, that would be the whole point of these games.
Okay, I'll admit, Rock Band and Guitar Hero are incredibly fun and sometimes I actually do feel like I'm "rocking out", but this is ridiculous. If you have to take your video game experience this far, you might as well learn to play a real instrument.
Wow! That was the most original comment I've ever read! Thank you so much for commenting, robothouse! Such witty and original banter is the only reason I wake up in the morning!
And yet his comment is more highly ranked than your own.
Sounds like someone fell off their homemade stage this morning?
@robothouse, totally agree.
So if you know how to play a real instrument, then you automatically get a light show with fog machine? How about I just buy this fog machine add-on and not go through years of learning an instrument?
I actually agree with MDB, I'm sick of people with the comments saying "learn a real instrument". F OFF!!! I like virtual instruments, and don't have time for the real thing!!!
Whew, much better. :)
the reason that people don't want to play real instruments is that their fingers are to fat to pull the strings
Real guitars are for old people.
ROOOBBOOOTT HOUUSEEEEE!
i just really wanted to say.. err type that. its fun, try it. well saying it anyway.
how long will they take to come up with blow-up groupies?
You can already get those... You just have to go into a "different" sort of store. ;)
This will not help you get chicks.
But I've never seen a virtual crowd go this wild!
As if we didnt have enough fail in the world... They already have them you just cant buy them at gamestop.
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next they'll come out with the fake needles and pills you do before you rock out that can go along with being a rocker :-P
heroine hero FTW!
You never catch the dragon.
You never know.. If you keep trying, you might catch him one day.
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I'm in a real rock band and we don't have an interactive light and smoke stage show!
Tehn obviously your not a real Rock Band, LMAO. jk jk
yeah, my band is too cheap to care about lights...
but we do have a fog machine, and it smells like maple syrup with a hint of second hand smoke...
@Taylor, you make it sound like you're playing at Waffle House.
I can't wait for my Call of Duty 4 vest add on that sprays blood all over the room when i'm shot.
LOL
AAAAHHHHH!!!! YOU KILLED GADGIE THE ENGADGET MASCOT!
Can someone please tell me when this game's going to make its way into the clutches of us Europeans? The UK is practically the birthplace of rock!
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
umm..where did you come up with that "fact"? Granted, at several points throughout history you guys have out-rocked us.. but rock n roll's a U.S. invention.
"practically" ...but not quite.
I think this is for the Rock Band Expansion, Rock Band: Back Stage Pass.
This this, you get to hit buttons and pull levers on beat with the band's performance. It's for those people that have always wanted to be part of the technical crew!
...I'd play it.
Ok, I'll be in the minority in saying this, but this would be pretty cool provided that it is synchronized with the music.
If this works as promised, I wouldn't mind getting this for school functions.
I think this a pretty neat idea. I know my wife would roll her eyes if I told her about it, but she has been known to rock it out with me. It seems goofy, but that special kind of goofy that can be fun.
This seems like it would be far more suited to a DJ music game.
Oh well. That would be cool.
Beatmania didn't really blow American's socks off like GH did.
But it would be nice to have something like this for parties even if it's not just for Rock Band. Unless there is a patch that times when the fog and lights show in sync with what's going on with the backgrounds of the game, I wouldn't even consider getting this.
How about a mic stand?
13 dollars at guitar center
Cheap as at a music shop.
A Rock Band-branded one would no doubt be inflated to $50 somehow
Cheap as at a music shop.
A Rock Band-branded one would no doubt be inflated to $50 somehow
How about releasing original hardware (guitar, drums, mic) that dont break instantly? Or how about releasing the game in a region other than North America?
Selling the game in other regions would net them more profit than spinning crappy add ons that (according to comments on this site) wont sell too well.
I don't see how they could not be synced with the music. Nobody would buy that.
I had been constantly mentioning to my friends how immersive Rock Band would be with stage lights, and I will likely be picking this up. I play it in the dark already on a projector with surround sound, so I think these will add a lot assuming they sync up with the music.
worst idea i've heard of in a long time. why? because this is quite an unnecessary accessory.
go to a damned concert.
I am going to pre-order this. I want interactive light and smoke with all of my games.
Especially games like pong, Pac-Man, and Duck Hunt...
Is it compatible with Guitar Hero III? I'll bet they crippled it.
Is it compatible with Guitar Hero III? I'll bet they crippled it.
While it's definitely overkill for the home... It would be great at a fund raiser or other small-medium sized event.
Where can I buy a second Rock Band guitar?
Guitars (and drum kits and mics for that matter) aren't available separately yet. I got my second one only because my original one had the crappy strum bar switches (leaf switches, rated for about 50k switches).
It stopped strumming right and they 2nd day air mailed me a replacement. I have 28 days to return the defective one that I fixed enough to play ok until I have to send it back. Hopefully by then they will be on sale and I can buy one.
man i just rocked out and got a million points on guitar hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq6-QbbRD4
If you play Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or heck even own a video game system over the age of 18 then you really need to purchase a gun and eat a bullet.
Every time those commercials come on the TV I want to shoot one of you dweebs.
@Ehud
WOW... Easy killer! Take a deep breath before you go take out a
school bus full of nuns.
@Ehud,
I totally agree. Playing video games is for complete losers. I mean, video games waste sooo much time.. time that could be spent on productive non-loser activities... like reading articles about video games that one doesn't even play and then commenting on them.
Playing video games losers and dweebs
Reading about video games totally awesome
btw thanks for reaching back to 1989 and dusting off the word "dweeb" for us. When I saw that I almost busted a zipper on my parachute pants, I laughed so hard. You're totally rad.
The irony is the ones claiming "This'll never get you laid" have clearly never left their house and played Guitar Hero or Rock Band at a real party.
Chicks dig Rock Band. I know it may sound like a weird concept. But try it. It works.
Only ugly girls like guys that play Guitar Hero. If anyone ever showed up at one of my parties with a video game I believe I would cram it up their ass.
Too bad there are hot chicks that dig playing Rock Band. Granted there is usually alochol involved, but they still do exist.
Either way, I'd much rather do a guy that plays Rock Band than an egotistical bastard that doesn't enjoy having fun.
@Lisa: Yes, but if you have hot chicks, at a party, there is probably going to be alcohol involved. Hell, if you have people at a party, there is probably going to be alcohol. :)
And I thought the "Sports Pack" add-on for the Wii was stupid. Just goes to show the old saying is still right. "A fool and his money are easily parted."
Next up... Synthetic bowls of coke, and blow up groupies.
This is so damn stupid. When I played in bands, the fog machine would leave a residue on stuff near it. So, in a closed space like your living room, I'm guessing it'll get on your couch, electronics, and more. Fun stuff.
I'm surprised that Mad Catz isn't making this.
Wow.. the Fire Department's going to just LOVE this add-on. A thousand f'ing phone calls per night of "smoke coming from my neighbor's apartment".
ri-goddamm-diculous
I think one of the coolest things about Rock Band is that there are so many more people interested in taking the leap to playing real instruments to experiment. There's a new drum company launching in a few weeks called Dixon Drums and they're making high quality sets on the cheap. If you ever wanted to be a drummer, nows a good time to make the leap. Check out www.myspace.com/dixondrum