Sketch Watch Play

If our E3 thoughts didn't fill the Sketch Watch Play-sized hole in your life quite enough, how about a full hour and a half reminiscing on one of our favorite video game genres? John and Felipe chronicle both the general history and their standout experiences with rhythm-based video games, from its infancy through rapping paper-thin dogs and dance pads to crazier ventures like Elite Beat Agents and Rez. And yes, we devote a huge chunk to our experiences with Guitar Hero and Rock Band, as well as fan-cultivated successors to 2/3 of the games mentioned in this paragraph. Which ones? Discover that for yourself. Also, Felipe recreates a lot of song lyrics and at various points we end up talking about Heathcliff, and that stupid Donkey Kong cartoon again, just because. Timestamps: 5:45 - PaRappa the Rapper series 14:08 - Dance Dance Revolution series 23:05 - Space Channel 5 25:14 - Gitaroo Man 26:50 - Mad Maestro! 28:50 - Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents 34:10 - Frequency/Amplitude 38:35 - Rez 40:50 - Guitar Hero/Rock Ba