Quake gets ported to the BUG, controlled by Rock Band guitar

The folks from Bug Labs certainly represented themselves well enough at CES with a slew of new BUGModules, but we're guessing they would have attracted even more attention if they would have had this perennial favorite on hand. If you can't quite make it out, that's Quake running (rather well, we might add) on the BUG and, yes, it is indeed being controlled by a Rock Band guitar thanks to the newly developed Xpad driver, which should work equally well with a standard Xbox 360 controller if you're a little less ambitious. Head on past the break to check it out in action, and hit up the link below for all the necessary details.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:42PM]

BUG = neat concept.
Quake on BUG = pretty cool.
Quake on BUG controlled by Rock Band Guitar = uh...?

I know it could use any XBox controller, but using a Rock Band Guitar for the demo is just ... weird.
Why not show of quake with the XBox controller... and Frets on Fire or something with the Rock Band Guitar?
That would make for some pretty neat demos.
This just seems rather pointless.

[fernando Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:42PM]

This might win the most random combination of thinks used to play doom/quake me thinks.

[fernando Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:43PM]

things not thinks, er

[Phrank Posted Sep 1st 2009 12:23PM]

I'm learning to play Katamari with a DDR dancepad, so it won't hold the title for long...

[replying to fernando in case it STILL doesn't work, and in either case appy polly logies for the double post :-p]

[hey Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:44PM]

I've always wondered what it would be like to play Quake on a three inch screen with a guitar.

I guess I don't have to wonder anymore.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:48PM]

Something is wrong when the controller is bigger than the system. But still neat.

[notice Posted Sep 1st 2009 12:51PM]

No one complained when the X-Box came out... Oh, wait, we did complain.

n.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:49PM]

why?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:51PM]

Wow. Is Quake really such a loved game?

[urza9814 Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:02PM]

Yes.

I've got it on my iPod touch too, but it's damn near impossible to control. Stupid lack of buttons....

[hey Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:57PM]

I had it on my n800, and it didn't play for shit. The fact that Quake can be played on anything doesn't make it worth playing.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 7:01PM]

I think Doom is more loved. But the news would have said "the Bug is Doomed"...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:05PM]

subtle, using the axe in quake while using a guitar as controller...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:08PM]

Nice catch.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 5:58PM]

... I don't get it.

[Trial Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:01PM]

I was on the fence about buying one of these, but now...

Now I'm sold.

[solarwater Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:26PM]

i actually just talked to some guys from buglabs at a career fair at my school today. they showed me quake on the bug but not with a guitar controller....

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:26PM]

Whoa !!! There goes ma guitar..... Hold U, Doom U, Quake U, Boom U .... !!!!

[Decoy Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:34PM]

This is made for Trent Reznor.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 6:59PM]

Quake 1 running so slow makes me understand just how powerful that bug is.
And yes, its pretty pointless to port Q1 on a small screen having low FPS while Q3A gets ported to WinMo and runs 39fps on WVGA screen (800x480) and is actually playable. S60 port with 19 fps on 320x240 screen is NOT playable.

I just hope PSP2 will have a much more powerful platform :)

[Eternal Density Posted Jan 27th 2009 7:04PM]

In before 'Will it blend?'

[Phrank Posted Sep 1st 2009 12:10PM]

Up next, Crysis gets ported to the BUG, controlled by a Blendtek.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 7:48PM]

With all of the problems in the world to solve, wouldn't this kind of energy be better directed to that effort?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 8:05PM]

well that depends...what other problems can you solve with a guitar controller and a 3 inch screen?

[loocas Posted Jan 27th 2009 9:14PM]

I wonder what the multiplayer match would look like... o_O

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 11:37PM]

You know what would be really neat? As I think about this. If you remember a movie made by Antonio Banderas (I hope I got the name correct!!) a few years back where his Guitar would turn into a machine gun (or something similar). I mean playing in bars and when
someone pisses you off you just........ BAM.

Or was it a guitar case with a gun inside? Hell, I don't remember. But you get the idea, right?

Now, that's a guitar I want to buy

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 27th 2009 11:58PM]

Google is your friend, it's Desperado, probably the most popular movie of Antonio Banderas (not saying much).

[AntiYou Posted Jan 28th 2009 1:28PM]

http://six.ebid.net/upload_big/1/3/8/1199475042-17346-0.jpg

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 28th 2009 10:34AM]

I'll only play this if star power activates an automatic rocket jump.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 13th 2009 7:40PM]

I am soooo over RB and GH- have any of you heard about that new game with the turn table console? I think its called Scratch- ultimate dj... its time to throw away the guitars...

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/10/mix-up-kanye-west-beastie-boys-run-dmc-tracks-on-scratch-the-ultimate-dj/

[Phrank Posted Sep 1st 2009 12:21PM]

I'm learning to play Katamari with a DDR dancepad, so it won't hold the title for long...