10 Days!

[MeleeMan]

That's right! It seems like only yesterday it was April and I found out about the wonder that is Rock Band. How did you find out?

[realguitarplayer]

Gamespot lol

[hankmallon]

I completely forget how I first heard of it. I think it was Game Informer and I was like NO WAY, you can play multiple instruments?!

[Oxyplox]

Youtube, I think.
I was just browsing random videos and I found Welcome to the Jungle, and I was instantly hooked.

So glad the wait is almost over.

[KaoAtlas]

I told my friends how they should make a Guitar Hero, but with drums. They said it wouldn't work, I said yes.

A month later, BAM!!! Rock Band is unvieled, I got $10 and nearly wet my pants.


Oh um...I think one of my magazines.

[TreoRock_]

I was never interested in a band game and I was just waiting for a PS3 Guitar Hero so I can finally get a PS3 and move on to the new generation of consoles. So, my boss comes to the office one day and tells us how much fun he was having with GHII on his XBOX and wonder how cool it would be if there was a game where you could have a drummer a singer and the option to dance at the same time. And one of my coworker tells us that there is actually a similar game like that coming out. And we were like "Nah....no way..." Next thing you know we saw the WTTJ video on youtube and at that point I knew I wasn't gong to get GHIII, but RockBand.

Al

PS I WANT MY GUNS AND ROSES DLC.!!!!!!!!

[HeadShaft713]

i was searching wikipedia for guitar hero and it said its predecesor was rock band(by the way this was early april) so i click on it and then i searched youtube, and there was the video of the early build of rock band we've seen then i was instanly hooked. (What A Love Story Huh?.....lol):D

[Eman311]

The Welcome to the Jungle vid spurred me to join the forums that same day.

2,000+ posts later............

[Nfsjunkie91]

I stumbled upon this site at one point, I think there was an article detailing what this project was going to be, so I joined waaay back when.

[bounchfx]

Holy Crap. Woot.

:)

edit:

I found out when they first announced it through a news source.. it was like msnbc online or something like that.. my mom sent me an email with the link... I read it, my eyes widened.. and they've been wide ever since. The game looks amazing through and through. I believe it was around March?

[Rocker2]

I told my friends they should make a game that gives you the full band experience then about five months later I saw the Welcome to the Jungle video on youtube. I was like awesome I knew they would make this game one day.

[Coldplayer]

I heard of Rockband way before the Welcome to the jungle video was online.

Actually, I'm one of those guys who checks all kind of videogame news sites on the net every day, so I'm sure I heard of Rockband the first time it was announced. And I was immediately in love with the idea of this game.

[ocfanman]

My friend told me about it

I wasnt that interested,

did some research, and I knew I had to have this game, spent countless hours online looking for any vids, news and anything rock band related

thanks god the wait is almost over

[R0ck3r]

I was looking in a copy of EGM Magazine. They had an article in there that said "Guitar Hero 3 Vs. Rock Band." I read it and was like WHAT!?!?

Off-topic: Look what I found from 1up:
http://www.gameguru.in/images/rock-band-1.jpg

[seafisch]

One of the magazines I think. I first remember reading about how they were trademarking the various "_____ Hero" names. Then sometime later I first read about Rock Band and I thought "WHEN?!" And now the answer to that question is "in ten days".

Ten days that will feel like ten weeks... :(

[foolosophy]

Rock,
Band is,
It's just 10 days away!
It's just 10 days away!

[Jack_Harvard]

I remember when I first got Guitar Hero I and me and my roommate were playing that nonstop, and I would always say, "They should have a game where you sing and play drums, too. And they should call it Band Hero." Then earlier this year I was browsing USA Today at work and read an article about it. I raced home after work, brought up the article, showed it to my roommate, and said, "I FREAKING TOLD YOU!" and gloated for a week.

[BeckRokk]

I read gaming blogs constantly every day so I must have read it from Joystiq or Kotaku. Then the Welcome to the Jungle video came out and I was sold.

[Seattle_Sound]

I found out on Gamespot the very day it was announced. Back on April 2. I remember everyone was saying it was an April Fools joke and then slowly we came to realize it was real....now........ROCK BAND IS UPON US!!!!!!!!!!!

[McDeezy]

I remember back in Febuary where the website was just the shot of the street pole and there was a piece of paper that said "Band Wanted". I was like wow this is gonna be wierd. Then now its the most amazing thing ever.

[rockst01]

I remember they announced in on April first so a lot of people, including me, thought it was just a cruel April Fools joke. Thank god it wasn't and it's coming out in 10 days.

[MrNazraq]

I was actually gonna get the "Drum Mania" game for the PS2, since I thought it would be cool to do drumming.

Went to my friend's house over Independence Day, and he mentioned Rock Band. I've been waiting for it ever since...

[R0ck3r]

One of the magazines I think. I first remember reading about how they were trademarking the various "_____ Hero" names. Then sometime later I first read about Rock Band and I thought "WHEN?!" And now the answer to that question is "in ten days".

Ten days that will feel like ten weeks... :(

I remember that too. They trademarked alot of different things like "Drum Hero" "Guitar Villain" "Drum Villain" and things based around that.

[mrcrazypants05]

WTTJ vid. Nuff said.

[MeleeMan]

I remember looking forward to GHIII for a while after I saw the first few songs. Then I saw Rock Band on IGN one day and when I saw Tom Sawyer I said, "Forget Guitar Hero, I'm getting Rock Band!"

[Murderous_Urges]

G4 TV mentioned it a few times, i didn't really pay attention then sometime last month I got really bored and said "I wonder what rock band is?" and now ten more days and i'm counting the seconds.

[Connor07]

Ten days that will feel like ten weeks... :([/QUOTE]




Amen to that......Its always feels like an eternity away when a game WORTH buying comes out is a week away from launch........ But yeah I saw it up on Gamespot and instantly thought...O MY SWEET BABY JESUS

[Dabog666]

I found out on StumbleUpon, on a page detailing that it wasn't in fact an April fool's prank:D

[chaopolis]

((sigh))

If only my 360 wasn't 3-4 weeks away from being fixed...

[/sad panda]

[th3darkmarket]

finally nearly here, i thought my anticipation for H3 was great.. and then I was even more excited for GH3, but my excitement for Rock Band is x10 more than it was for GH3. hope somewhere close has a midnight release

[Patch_]

Oh man,I forget when I found out and how I found out to be honest but I know I fell in love with the thought of it, drums and all of that just really got me pumped.

10 days, 10 long days but the wait will be worth it.

[MrNazraq]

"You ever fired your gun up in the air and gone 'Aaaaaaah?" Is this from the movie Hot Fuzz?

[Coldplayer]

9 DAYS!!

Well.. actually, the wait will be a little bit longer for me since importing takes some time. I may get it in the end of November, hopefully.

[MeleeMan]

Yes, only 9 days remaining. Can an admin change the thread to 9 days now and tomorrow 8 ect? It'll be like a countdown discussion!

[seafisch]

"You ever fired your gun up in the air and gone 'Aaaaaaah?" Is this from the movie Hot Fuzz?

Yes, one of the funniest movies I've seen in a looong time.

NINE more days...

[Guitarplayer777]

i found out about it on the radio when they announced mettalica DLC. i thought it was a guitar hero rip-off, but latter while checking out "the other game" i stumbled across it, and i was like:HHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY Y CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPP!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


since then i haven't shut up about the game.

NINE MORE DAYS!!!!!

[magicjames92]

ONE MORE DAY!!!111!!!






Woops sorry thought this was a mario galaxy disscussion. :) (its a joke)

[dethklok]

I think I might pass out... ONLY 9 MORE FREAKIN DAYS!!!!!

I remember I heard about it somewhere in the internet... Oh yeah. I was checking for the Hyperspeed cheat for GH2 on IGN, then something caught my eye... Rock Band game announced! I clicked it, and got hooked immediately. April 2 was a great day for HMX... the release of GH2 for 360 and the announcement of RB! Just great... I love it! I can't wait 9 more freakin days!

[Zechman]

[First post! Hooray!]

Long time lurker here....

I've been a big fan of GH and of Karaoke Revolution before it. KR Party had already combined DDR gameplay in with it, and so I thought to myself "Zechman, it'd be awesome if they combined GH and KR together like that!"*

A few months later, I read on AVS forum (I'm a semi-regular there) about Harmonix registering a bunch of names like "Guitar Villain" and I was intrigued by the presence of "Drum Hero" and "Band Hero".

I've been drooling ever since over the prospect, now a reality, that they are indeed making the game I envisioned. And I've been visiting this board regularly since it was the "Pole" picture.

As a bonus, I'm pretty sure I'll have another game that I can play with Mrs. Zechman--she really likes Karaoke Revolution but, well, tolerates Guitar Hero.

Nine days!!!

--Dwayne

* P.S. I do normally try not to refer to myself in the third person while talking to myself. It might give myself the idea that I'm a little crazy.... :D

[MeleeMan]

[First post! Hooray!]

Long time lurker here....

I've been a big fan of GH and of Karaoke Revolution before it. KR Party had already combined DDR gameplay in with it, and so I thought to myself "Zechman, it'd be awesome if they combined GH and KR together like that!"*

A few months later, I read on AVS forum (I'm a semi-regular there) about Harmonix registering a bunch of names like "Guitar Villain" and I was intrigued by the presence of "Drum Hero" and "Band Hero".

I've been drooling ever since over the prospect, now a reality, that they are indeed making the game I envisioned. And I've been visiting this board regularly since it was the "Pole" picture.

As a bonus, I'm pretty sure I'll have another game that I can play with Mrs. Zechman--she really likes Karaoke Revolution but, well, tolerates Guitar Hero.

Nine days!!!

--Dwayne

* P.S. I do normally try not to refer to myself in the third person while talking to myself. It might give myself the idea that I'm a little crazy.... :D

Welcome!!!

[InsaneGame]

Man i forgot where i heard about rock band i think some rumor about a full band experience. I instantly thought "no way they will get gamers to sing...."

But then i got to play the demo at best buy and i love singing more then anything for osme reason....

[toefer]

Man i forgot where i heard about rock band i think some rumor about a full band experience.

I remember when I first heard about Rock Band, I misunderstood what it was. I thought HMX was still in charge of the GH series, but were making this on the side. The way the article made it sound, I thought it was just a program that allowed people in bands to practice online together. And, while it seemed cool, I thought it wouldn't be something I would need/use.

[dethklok]

You were way off toefer, weren't ya? :D

[Zechman]

(he says in a new post, shamelessly padding his post count)

I was at the Rock Band Tour when it went to University of Maryland.

I was there BEFORE that guy on the video who was talking about how early he and his girlfriend got there. (My friends and I didn't "drive past" the place, apparently.) I talked with him for quite a while (we had a lot of free time before hand), he's a nice guy.

What they didn't mention was that there had been a pretty bad storm the night before, and the fabric awning on the side of the trailer got torn off and ripped up pretty badly. We talked to the event staff (big football game going on later that evening) who told us that the HMX people were coming, but they wouldn't be opening up for another couple of hours because they needed to figure out what to do about the damage. So my friends and I wandered off to student union building to find a place to sit down.

Since we weren't there when the tour crew got there, it looked like he was the first one on-site. I reality, it was me and my friends.

Shout out to the drummer from Blueleader's group, who also played bass with us. That was a great day, everyone we met were great people. Thanks, Harmonix!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread, already in progress.... ;)

--Dwayne

P.S. Thanks, MeleeMan!

[dethklok]

You are 2 posts in Zechman, but I already like you :D

[MeleeMan]

I can't believe how long nine days seems...

[ScissorKick]

The desire to play this new game burns with the intensity of 1000 desert suns

[KingofQUEEN48]

Im so lucky cause i have hockey tryouts the whole week, then i go out of town with the team i make for the weekend so 9 days is gonna feel like 3 days for me!:)

[MdubMedia]

I wish I didn't play the demo again for the 4th time tonight...it makes me YEARN to play it more. I got home and told my wife "But Moooooooom, I wanna plaaaaaaaaaaaaaay " in my best Eric Cartman voice.

[dethklok]

You called your wife your mom?.... odd...

[MdubMedia]

Uh, no, I "quoted" Eric Cartman.

[ocfanman]

You called your wife your mom?.... odd...

ha, lol, likewise

[MdubMedia]

Well since she's P.R. how about we say I called her Mami ;) lol