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Old 10-8-2020, 08:27 AM   #31
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Default Re: Rhythm Games, A Long-running Niche: A video essay?

Oh I guess it is about time for an update yoooo

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Originally Posted by phe0nixblade View Post
dragonforce def became popular because of guitar hero

i remember being on the bus listening to dragonforce all the time because i knew of them from stepmania and enjoyed their music
tried to share it with some other metalhead friends and only one of them even remotely liked df

eventually guitar hero 3 comes out with through the fire and flames and then all of the sudden everyone and their mother knew dragonforce and liked (at least this one) their music
Yeah pretty much. I think I first heard then through Kevin_18 and it kind of had this like fantasy cringe aspect to it at the time for most people, then Guitar Hero made that shit look metal.

FWIW I can dig a CD or two of Dragon Force but they did get super overhyped for a while there.
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