Music/Rhythm games that DON'T feature guitars

El Mullet · 06-07-2009, 08:20 PM

I come from the old school of music gaming. A time where the music genre was niche; a small piece of the overall gaming pie. A time where games didn't require something shaped like a guitar in order to be fun and enjoyable. I'd like to strike up a discussion of music games that DON'T feature an instrument of this sort.

Don't get me wrong, though. I adore Rock Band, and Guitar Hero makes a decent substitute when Rock Band isn't present. But there's SO MANY versions of both franchises flooding the market in 2009 alone, much less previous years. Yet its easy to forget the games that paved the way for these cash cows, and most places I frequent forget as well. Who else plays the lesser known, or less popular music games here? Dance Dance Revolution? Frequency/Amplitude? beatmania IIDX? Samba de Amigo? Donkey Konga? Anyone?

06-07-2009, 08:20 PM	#1
El Mullet An Original User Title Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 30	Music/Rhythm games that DON'T feature guitars I come from the old school of music gaming. A time where the music genre was niche; a small piece of the overall gaming pie. A time where games didn't require something shaped like a guitar in order to be fun and enjoyable. I'd like to strike up a discussion of music games that DON'T feature an instrument of this sort. Don't get me wrong, though. I adore Rock Band, and Guitar Hero makes a decent substitute when Rock Band isn't present. But there's SO MANY versions of both franchises flooding the market in 2009 alone, much less previous years. Yet its easy to forget the games that paved the way for these cash cows, and most places I frequent forget as well. Who else plays the lesser known, or less popular music games here? Dance Dance Revolution? Frequency/Amplitude? beatmania IIDX? Samba de Amigo? Donkey Konga? Anyone?