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Examining some of the biggest video games of the late 2000s, looking back on it all vanished so suddenly, and why they were remarkable for bridging games and music as art forms.

Edited by @clickingaming
Thumbnail by @hotcyder

Chapters
0:00 Intro
5:06 "What Can This Strange Device Be?"
19:43 "Our World Could Use This Beauty"
33:55 "A Little Help From My Friends"
42:32 “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
53:06 "Just Like Heaven"
1:05:55 Conclusion

Sources
Harmonix startup story https://money.cnn.com/2009/09/03/smallbusiness/harmonix_rock_band_startup_story/?postversion=2009090304
RedOctane Interview on Guitar Hero https://web.archive.org/web/20080528171242/http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2008/03/guitar_hero_cofounders_turned.html
Excerpt from “Inside Game Design” https://web.archive.org/web/20200507071751/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2801/book_excerpt_inside_game_design_.php
Greg Fischbach Interview https://web.archive.org/web/20160820090305/http://www.retrouprising.com/133897/post1/
Ed Fries Interview https://web.archive.org/web/20120923053107/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698333/microsoft-passed-on-harmonixs-frequency-indirectly-inspired-guitar-hero/
NPD Sales, December 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212604/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156365
Activision pays $100 million for RedOctane https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sec-filing-shows-activision-paid-100m-for-redoctane
How Neversoft Took Over Guitar Hero https://www.shacknews.com/article/49160/how-neversoft-took-over-guitar
“Games that Rock” https://web.archive.org/web/20090430222717/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3000338.ece
Aerosmith on Guitar Hero https://web.archive.org/web/20080228011849/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2008-02-14-aerosmith-guitar-hero_N.htm
Guitar Hero 3 Sales https://www.shacknews.com/article/56720/guitar-hero-3-is-the
Ed Fries on Frequency https://web.archive.org/web/20120923053107/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698333/microsoft-passed-on-harmonixs-frequency-indirectly-inspired-guitar-hero/
Guitar Hero Suit Settled https://www.gamespot.com/articles/guitar-hero-suit-settled/1100-6163578/
Rock Band 2, GH World Tour Sales https://web.archive.org/web/20121011134916/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/guitar-hero-world-tour-sells-34m-in-08-rock-band-2-hits-17m-6203634
BusinessWeek on The Beatles in Rock Band https://web.archive.org/web/20090814231613/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_33/b4143026811218.htm?campaign_id=rss_null
How Beatles Rock Band came together https://www.cnet.com/news/how-beatles-rock-band-came-together/
While My Guitar Gently Beeps https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/magazine/16beatles-t.html
Dhani Harrison on The Beatles: Rock Band https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269229/dhani-harrison-talks-new-band-beatles-video-game
Offworld on The Beatles Rock Band Intro https://web.archive.org/web/20090611145516/http://www.offworld.com/2009/06/e309-does-beatles-rock-band-ha.html
The Beatles: Rock Band sales https://web.archive.org/web/20091213131623/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3icf90084764d1ef2d10d7c0eedbf7db3c
Reddit thread of favourite Guitar Hero games https://www.reddit.com/r/GuitarHero/comments/854on1/by_your_opinion_rank_the_six_main_guitar_hero/
Inside Game Design by Laurence King, ISBN 978-1-85669-532-9.

Music used
Home - Resting State (used throughout)
Daisuke Ishiwatari, Naoki Hashimoto - Heavy Day (Karaoke)
Daisuke Ishiwatari, Naoki Hashimoto - Big Blast Sonic (Karaoke)
Norichika Sato - Ocean
Daisuke Ishiwatari - Fizz
Daisuke Ishiwatari, Naoki Hashimoto - Find Your One Way
Daisuke Ishiwatari, Naoki Hashimoto - What Do You Fight For
Dragonforce - Through the Fire and Flames (MIDI by Estouls Aruta) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEmSwymakYY
C-Side - Clickbait
Daisuke Ishiwatari, Naoki Hashimoto - Play the Hero
Norichika Sato - Django Django
Nirvana - Come As You Are (Super Mario 64 Cover by Something is Real) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtapU5nI6G4
Nirvana - In Bloom (Super Mario 64 Cover by Something is Real) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtapU5nI6G4
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Super Mario 64 Cover by Durag Gohan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1SN3Xeqfo
Hidenori Shoji - Cover of Mute City’s Theme
The Beatles - Dig a Pony (Super Mario 64 Cover by bruhmoment28) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1x8wJ-eJ4M
Daisuke Ishiwatari - Give Me A Break
Daisuke Ishiwatari - The Lily of Steel
Koji Kondo - Steam Gardens