It's an encore! Time to continue the Guitar Hero 3 journey with friend of the show @luigisappartment joining the podcast for part 2. Luigi joins the show to talk about his first memories of playing Guitar Hero and what it was like to be in college when this phenomenon was taking over the world! This game and genre may have mostly gone away in the public eye but are still very much beloved by millions and services like Clone Hero or Yarg continue to push the legacy. Even Fortnite (Harmonix is owned by Epic Games) has successfully pushed their own rhythm experience so the nostalgia is ripe and ready for Guitar Hero to make a comeback. Do we see it in 2026?? Find out in this episode!!

It's 2007, you're in your friend's basement and they bust out a plastic Gibson Les Paul. They put their Wii remote in it and voila, it's a magical guitar with 5 buttons and a whammy bar! All of a sudden Through The Fire And Flames was everywhere, every kid could sing the lyrics to Slow Ride, and Slash was once again a household name. Guitar Hero 3 was the absolute peak of rhythm games for so many reasons. Neil and Mike are joined by friend of the show Ali to breakdown why this game was so successful and the impact that both Guitar Hero and Rockband had on the world. This is part 1 of a special 2 part episode, look out for the other half next week!

A Rareware game for a Nintendo system with a cute, cuddly squirrel as it's mascot? What a great family platformer! Well many parents may have thought this 25 years ago, it turns out that this is one of the most vulgar, crass, funny games full of innuendo and pop culture references that would go way over a kid's head. Friend of the show Harrison joins the pod to discuss playing this game secretly as a kid and then only somewhat secretly as an adult while Neil pours one out for Rare (he still has his Rare Replay disc at least). Happy 25th birthday to a game that we may never see again!