Kotaku spotted a snazzy deal in which you get Rock Band 1 and 2, a guitar and drums for $80, shipping included.
Granted, your friends who probably tired of the game after a few months probably would have sold you all their Rock Band gear for $50 just to get the closet space back, but it's never too late to get into a dated fad. Now, to track down that HyperColor shirt my parents wouldn't buy me in 1992.
Maybe The Best Rock Band Deal Yet [Kotaku]
(Photo: Ubiquitous Frame)
If you're really wanting to get into Rock band, save your cash, get a RB2 or RB: Beatles set.
]]>Some "fad." What's next on the list of dead fads that weren't actually fads and aren't actually dead? House? Skinny jeans?
]]>Hey, if you were looking to get Beatles Rock band (and don't care about the drums), but this, and the Beatles (game only), and you have 3 rock band games, for less than what the Beatles bundle would cost.
As far as no Wii, it looks like a clearance sale, and I think Wii had the best sales for Rock Band, so they probably don't need to rush out that product.
]]>why do all my friends in bands like playing rockband?
]]>On the other hand, I did learn all the music I guess I was supposed to have learned in high school from Rock Band, like Oasis and Weezer and such.
]]>@nstonep:
instant gratification and pretty colors, my good man/lady.
@morganlh85:
It's getting to be the only game I play nowadays.
I especially like our devised drinking game-
your band get Five Stars? Whole band takes a shot.
Eventually you have to drop it to 95% or higher for individula players because after three or four songs the lightweights really start to suck.
I sent email at rockband.com to ask whether this is a Harmonix promo, and I may buy the kit -- yeah, I've seen the comments about crummy RB1 hardware, but, I'm never gonna play on "expert" so I doubt it matters. Regardless of what Harmonix customer service says, you can bet your ass I'll use a one-time credit card if I buy this.
]]>I'd say don't go for this if unless you don't care much of the drum controller. RB1 drums are loud, unless maybe you want to buy those silencers. Otherwise, RB2 drums are quieter and bouncier than the previous.
]]>American Apparel brought back Hypercolor shirts....
One more reason to hate them.
]]>The paranoid part of my brain is saying that it actually means when we run out of these specially priced supplies, we'll ship you the newer hardware and charge you for it.
]]>DO NOT PURCHASE THIS
This is the Rock Band 1 hardware which isn't worth its weight in feces.
]]>@339point4: I have a feeling that this includes the RB 1 & 2 software, but the Rock Band 1 hardware. Do some searching around the internet and you'll fine the RB1 hardware isn't worth its weight in feces. I bought RB1 when it first came out and went through FIVE RMA's and never managed to get hardware that worked for more than a couple hours. I eventually returned it.
]]>@osiris73: Well, consider yourself lucky. When I was your age, we didn't even have air guitars. Even music hadn't been invented yet. We just had to sit around all day and THINK about what music would sound like once someone got around to inventing it.
]]>Just thought I'd throw that out there.
]]>@kyle4: That is, if you enjoy pushing colored buttons on a plastic guitar.
I think Rock Band is fun, to a point. After that point, it becomes increasingly dull.
]]>It says $79* and the * leads to "For Xbox and PS3 Only while supplies last."
I'm not sure how to take that. The statement doesn't seem astrisk-worthy, but maybe they charge more once they run out of the specially-priced stock?