VIDEOGAMES "The All-Star Playlist"

Since probably around the mid 90s mainstream music in video games has captivated audiences everywhere.

Just kidding but its pretty cool playing games like Need For Speed and listening to Disturbed at the same time.So here is where music in video games started with me.

When I was a kid i played a game for the Sega Genesis call "Rock and Roll Racing". It featured songs like "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath, "Highway Star" by Deep Purple, and "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf. It was a 16 bit soundboard but you can defiantly tell what song it was. Games like this and like Grand Theft Auto 3, with its active radio that featured songs by mainstream artists, has shaped the videogame industry into what it is today.

This new form of marketing music to people has helped people like me and many others open their minds to different music. Kids these days don't know good music. Now they can play games like Rock Band and listen to songs from AC/DC or Queen. It really does keep classical rock alive in the hearts of people. My Dad heres me singing The Police and automatically says "How do you know that song?". Now I can have a real opinion on music because I was open to artists like Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. About 6 years ago my opinion would have been that Limp Bizkit was the best band ever. Now I know more different types of music. SO..... my opinion changes.

RockBand 3 Introduces New Technology to the Videogame Industry.

Music and Rhythm video games started in the late 90s with the introduction of PaRappa the Rapper and Dance Dance Revolution (DDR). Since then the new ways to play video games especially in music games has changed dramatically. In the mid 2000s Guitar Hero was introduced and sold over 4 million copies with its first release. In 2007 Rock Band was released. It introduced a new way of playing Rhythm games. You can now play drums, bass, guitar, or sing.

On October 26th 2010 Rock Band 3 will be released. The developers of the game have worked with Fender as well as the developers that produce MIDI products. They have finally made a game that teaches you how to play an instrument. The drum controller will have 2 active bass pedals, 4 working drum pads, and 3 working cymbals. The guitar controller that was made by Fender with the help of MIDI productions will have 6 working strings and a special pickup in the guitar that the video game can read. The game cas 2 different modes that you can either enjoy the game like the original 2 games or the new version teaches you how to play the instrument. The new game will also feature a 22 key keyboard.