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nytimes.com - 2/6/2009

Danny Johnson Breaks World Record (and a Controller) in Guitar Hero III

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In a display of manual dexterity and preternatural concentration, a 14-year-old from Grapevine, Tex., Danny Johnson, set a world record Wednesday in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, often considered the benchmark in the fast-growing category of music-based video games. At a Best Buy store in ...

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offworld.com - 2/2/2009

UUDDLRLRBA-Rock: 8-bit Guitar Hero comes to the NES

— offworld.com — Right, we're only a few hours in and it's going to be hard to top this for... best new development of the week: following remakes on the Commodore 64 and text adventures , Kent 'SnowBro' Hansen and Andreas Pedersen have created D+Pad Hero -- rhythm ... (more) UUDDLRLRBA-Rock: 8-bit Guitar Hero comes to the NES

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technabob.com - 2/4/2009

guitar hero scarf produced by crochet hero

— technabob.com — Scarves are pretty popular as the geekier crafts go, with everything from the real Punch-Out!! (in the... Mike Tyson days) to Space Invaders getting the wintry neckwear treatment. But few examples can match both the artistry and dedication that went ... (more) guitar hero scarf produced by crochet hero

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technabob.com - 1/31/2009

dj hero due this year with turntable controller

— technabob.com — You know, I was just thinking that what I needed was another extra piece of hardware to... go with my gaming consoles, because even with Balance Boards and fake plastic instruments, there are still a few square inches of space in my living room. ... (more) dj hero due this year with turntable controller

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Kid breaks Guitar Hero world record, and Guitar Hero guitar
Tech Digest — ... the guitar. Harsh luck, considering that there were less than 200 notes to go before the end of the song. His massive score was achieved by calculating the optimum moments to use Star Power - either in the "Red Snake" or "Twin Solo" segments of the song. Danny plays piano, guitar, drums, saxophone and oboe in real life, and he claims his skills at Guitar Hero help him nail tough real guitar solos. It's unclear if he's now an oboe badass, too. Maybe when Oboe Hero is released... (via the New York Times) More Guitar Hero shenanigans: ...

Boy breaks Guitar Hero record along with his controller
Newlaunches.com — Guitar Hero.JPG Danny Johnson, 14, of Grapevine, Tex., set a new world record in Guitar Hero III by earning an astonishing 973,954 points playing DragonForce's "Through the Fire and Flames" at a Guinness World Records event in Manhattan. Players rack up points by hitting buttons on a plastic guitar controller in time to the music, this guy has set the record for breaking many game controllers faster than anyone else yet too. Via [ NY Times ] ...