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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:31 Rhythm game predecessors
01:23 Kick punch it's all in the mind
03:55 The rise of Bemani
06:32 Um Jammer Lammy & Vib Ribbon
07:58 Two kinds of rhythm games
09:12 The new millennium
11:52 The debut of Harmonix
14:38 Donkey Konga & Nintendo
16:40 The birth of a hero
20:13 A touch generation of games
21:32 Guitar Hero II
25:50 Guitar Hero 3 & Rock Band
29:44 Wii Music & Other 2008 Games
32:34 GH & RB in 2008
37:41 Cultural impact of GH & RB
38:39 GH & RB in 2009
44:42 Rhythm Heaven & Just Dance
45:44 GH & RB in 2010
47:55 The fallout
49:51 GHL & RB4
53:41 Other rhythm games since GH & RB
01:00:13 Rhythmic games
SOURCES CITED IN VIDEO
Padilla, Raymond (August 14, 2009). "Microsoft Passed On Harmonix's Frequency, Indirectly Inspired Guitar Hero". G4 TV. G4 Media.
Hester, Blake. “The Oral History of 'Guitar Hero'.” VICE, 27 Jan. 2021, https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx8bey/the-oral-history-of-guitar-hero.
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