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ort888 · Oct 30, 2008, 01:24 PM

So Apple Corps announced today that they are signing an agreement with Harmonix and MTV to bring the Beatles to the world of video games. Kind of a slap in the face to Apple? Yes? No?

It's funny that a video game will be the first official digital distribution of the Beatles music. Especially after hearing rumor after rumor after rumor of them coming to iTunes.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171022

Dakar V · Oct 30, 2008, 01:33 PM

Countdown til this gets moved to Gaming to die...

TheWOAT · Oct 30, 2008, 01:39 PM

Barack Obama is a proponent of clean burning plastic guitars.

Dakar V · Oct 30, 2008, 01:40 PM

Or the PL...

ort888 · Oct 30, 2008, 03:05 PM

I've never understood the appeal of music games.

My theory is that our corporate overlords are just training the youth of today to sort colored pellets in the sweatshops of tomorrow.

Dakar V · Oct 30, 2008, 03:08 PM

It's pretty easy. People like music, and not all people know how to play musical instruments. How is any different than racing games or sports games?

ort888 · Oct 30, 2008, 03:23 PM

But in a racing game you actually do something. In a sports game you actually do something. In a music game, you just push in colored buttons as they fly past you.

Dakar V · Oct 30, 2008, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

But in a racing game you actually do something. In a sports game you actually do something. In a music game, you just push in colored buttons as they fly past you.

If that's as boring as how you want to be, sure.

Edit: So tell me, are you a musician, or have you just not played one of these games?

ort888 · Oct 30, 2008, 03:27 PM

I'm not a musician, and have played the games. Just not a lot. I'm not very good at them, and I don't find them enjoyable enough to get good at them.

I'm not knocking it. If people enjoy them, more power to them. They just aren't for me.

Silky Voice of The Gorn · Oct 30, 2008, 03:31 PM

This news makes me weep. Ya know, like how my plastic guitar gently does so.

Dakar V · Oct 30, 2008, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

I'm not a musician, and have played the games. Just not a lot. I'm not very good at them, and I don't find them enjoyable enough to get good at them.

I'm not knocking it. If people enjoy them, more power to them. They just aren't for me.

Just the guitar? There's always the singing aspect, or beating on their makeshift drums. I wouldn't consider myself any type of fanatic, but the game does have a certain amount of appeal, particularly in a social setting.

Dakar V · Oct 30, 2008, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by Silky Voice of The Gorn

This news makes me weep. Ya know, like how my plastic guitar gently does so.

zing

sek929 · Oct 30, 2008, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Just the guitar? There's always the singing aspect, or beating on their makeshift drums. I wouldn't consider myself any type of fanatic, but the game does have a certain amount of appeal, particularly in a social setting.

I'll agree that Rock Band with 4 drunken friends is a hoot, but Guitar Hero is boring as hell, plus I suck at it.

Jawbone54 · Oct 30, 2008, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by ort888

But in a racing game you actually do something. In a sports game you actually do something. In a music game, you just push in colored buttons as they fly past you.

That's like saying in a basketball game you just make a guy run around and press the shoot button a lot.

Jawbone54 · Oct 30, 2008, 05:05 PM

I'm a Rock Band nut (even though I've never been able to get the calibration of my screen just right), and I'm freaking out about this.

ctt1wbw · Oct 30, 2008, 05:06 PM

**** the Beatles. I used to like them, but when that snot nossed punk brat went on the air and said to stop sending fan mail was just ludicrous. What kind of pompous ass says stuff like that? He should be thankful that people still love the music after what, 40 fraking years?

ort888 · Oct 30, 2008, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

That's like saying in a basketball game you just make a guy run around and press the shoot button a lot.

Yes. You run around. Choose where you run. Choose when to shoot. Choose what to do.

In the music games, you time button presses to the movement of colored dots. Colored dots that are the same every time.

There is a difference.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not poo-pooing on the whole thing. If people find it fun, that's great. I just don't.

Doofy · Oct 30, 2008, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

I'll agree that Rock Band with 4 drunken friends is a hoot

Pretty much anything with 4 drunken friends is a hoot.

Spheric Harlot · Oct 30, 2008, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

**** the Beatles. I used to like them, but when that snot nossed punk brat went on the air and said to stop sending fan mail was just ludicrous. What kind of pompous ass says stuff like that? He should be thankful that people still love the music after what, 40 fraking years?

Wow. You don't know anything about the shitstorm those snot-nosed punk brats caused in the sixties, do you?

TheWOAT · Oct 30, 2008, 05:24 PM

Never been a fan of the Beatles. My aunt told me that all of the girls her age loved the Beatles, so I always believed it to be 'little girl' music... nothing since then has changed my mind.

Dakar V · Oct 30, 2008, 05:43 PM

Sick burn!

Silky Voice of The Gorn · Oct 30, 2008, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by TheWOAT

Never been a fan of the Beatles. My aunt told me that all of the girls her age loved the Beatles, so I always believed it to be 'little girl' music... nothing since then has changed my mind.

Come back after you've listened to Revolver, and tell us if you still feel this way.

- - e r i k - - · Oct 30, 2008, 07:00 PM

Sure it's not digital distribution, but Beatles iPod=YES:

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/10/beatles-ipod.html

- - e r i k - - · Oct 30, 2008, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by TheWOAT

Never been a fan of the Beatles. My aunt told me that all of the girls her age loved the Beatles, so I always believed it to be 'little girl' music... nothing since then has changed my mind.

Dude.

ctt1wbw · Oct 30, 2008, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot

Wow. You don't know anything about the shitstorm those snot-nosed punk brats caused in the sixties, do you?

I'm not THAT old.

TheWOAT · Oct 30, 2008, 07:15 PM

So I dont like the beatles, dont get all emotional about it. I generally dont listen to pop music... sue me.

ctt1wbw · Oct 30, 2008, 07:16 PM

All I'm saying is appreciate your fan base, don't piss them off. They don't have to buy your ****.

Hawkeye_a · Oct 30, 2008, 11:25 PM

Who owns the rights to the Beatles catalog these days ? As much as i'd like to see them in the iTMS, i probably wouldnt buy any of the tunes as i have most of the CDs. i would like the music videos tho. As far as RockBand..... meh. There must have been huge sums of money involved in order to get this headline.

quesera · Oct 31, 2008, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a

Who owns the rights to the Beatles catalog these days ?

Yoko Ono and the Plastic Michael Jackson Band

Spheric Harlot · Oct 31, 2008, 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

I'm not THAT old.

Not having been around back then doesn't necessarily mean ignorance of events.

You've heard about the American fight for independence? Or are you not THAT old?

The Beatles have been pissing people off since day one - and a good number of times, that has included pissing off their "fans".

And really, why should a man worth 65 billion dollars (or whatever) care whether people buy songs he recorded forty years ago?

Spheric Harlot · Oct 31, 2008, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by quesera

Yoko Ono and the Plastic Michael Jackson Band

I'm pretty sure MJ sold his part to Sony.

Maflynn · Oct 31, 2008, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by ort888

But in a racing game you actually do something. In a sports game you actually do something. In a music game, you just push in colored buttons as they fly past you.

I think in a racing cam you just push buttons and use the joystick. Not much different. I'm not a fan of either genre but I can see people getting into the music stuff more then a racing game.

Doofy · Oct 31, 2008, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Maflynn

I'm not a fan of either genre but I can see people getting into the music stuff more then a racing game.

Now there's a man who's never been chased by the cops in Need For Speed Carbon.

Maflynn · Oct 31, 2008, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Now there's a man who's never been chased by the cops in Need For Speed Carbon.

Yup you're right

Laminar · Oct 31, 2008, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Maflynn

I think in a racing cam you just push buttons and use the joystick. Not much different. I'm not a fan of either genre but I can see people getting into the music stuff more then a racing game.

A racing cam?

vmarks · Oct 31, 2008, 10:07 AM

I want my Plastic Ono Band plastic guitar to go with my chipboard Traveling Wilburys guitar, which will go with my plastic Beatles guitar.

mmmm.... Plastic Fantastic, lover. (airplane, no starship, no airplane!)

olePigeon · Oct 31, 2008, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by vmarks

I want my Plastic Ono Band plastic guitar to go with my chipboard Traveling Wilburys guitar, which will go with my plastic Beatles guitar.

mmmm.... Plastic Fantastic, lover. (airplane, no starship, no airplane!)

I just call 'em Jefferson... Jefferson That's No Moon It's a Space Station.

Dakar V · Oct 31, 2008, 12:41 PM

I suppose in my final days here I'll make an account named Dakar Starship.

sek929 · Oct 31, 2008, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Pretty much anything with 4 drunken friends is a hoot.

Depends on the gender of those other 3 friends.

Laminar · Oct 31, 2008, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I suppose in my final days here I'll make an account named Dakar Starship.

The Poster Formerly Known as Dakar?

olePigeon · Oct 31, 2008, 05:54 PM

Dakar / 0

See, you can divide by zero so when he puts his last post up the whole forum will go down.

Laminar · Oct 31, 2008, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

Dakar / 0

See, you can divide by zero so when he puts his last post up the whole forum will go down.

I take that as Dakar slash zero, as in I'm given a choice between Dakar and zero. I'd take zero.