Watch Rhythm Heaven Played with Lasers and Japanese Swords
Posted by James Newton
Now this is technology
The GameBoy Advance belongs to a simpler time, when buttons were king. That's why it's so great to see a video of GBA title Rhythm Heaven played in a way we're fairly certain the developers never considered.
The video below shows a simple circuit involving a laser pointer, a prosthetic finger and, of course, a Japanese sword. When the blade of the sword breaks the laser's path, it activates the circuit causing the finger to push down against the GBA's buttons. It's absolutely elegant in its simplicity, yet not exactly the most practical of control schemes.
Let's hope when Rhythm Heaven for Wii is released it can recreate this minigame without the need for prosthetic fingers.
[via kotaku.com]
#1
Mark_M said:
You can't just PLAY the game!
You gotta do it the geekiest way possible!
#2
Aviator said:
Oh my god that was awesomely epic.
I'd like to see him do Remix 10 like that.
#3
Kirk said:
Very impressive!
#4
Monkeh said:
Haha, that was pretty sweet!
#5
Pokeman said:
AWESOME!!!!
#6
MysteriousVoice said:
This is win.
I never got past remix 6 though
:@
#7
SuperPeach said:
That, was, so, AWESOME!!!
/me goes off to build her own
#8
theblackdragon said:
hahaha that is so awesome, you go dude :3
#9
HolyMackerel said:
This is the only way to play that round!
#10
Cipher said:
Speechless. Totally speechless.
#11
shinesprite said:
Awesome! I really hope this will be on 3DSWare!
#12
CanisWolfred said:
Now that was awesome!
#13
blink83 said:
WOW!
That was just amzing!
#14
komicturtle said:
Can Kinect do THAT?
#15
NeoRausch said:
an Orange-Amp!! My audio-geek heart skipped a beat!
#16
LordJumpMad said:
Real Men! use Swords to play there DS
#17
ueI said:
This is the gameboy advance version.
#18
suburban_sensei said:
When Nintendo released the slogan, "Get N, or get out"...this guy really took it to heart!
#19
PunnyGuy said:
AWESOME! Now I REALLY want this in the Wii version!
#20
Gameday said:
a real samurai thats whats up
#21
vonseux said:
bettar than Motion+ ;o
#22
MarkyVigoroth said:
Now that is fabulous! My favourite part was the person who had the whole Samurai ensemble!
#23
smithers said:
wow thats impressive.....and this game is fantastic but also very hard
#24
SMEXIZELDAMAN said:
Holy jees thats AWESOME!
#25
Sakura_Moonlight2421 said:
0[]0 That was awesome!!!!!!
#26
Pod said:
Is the original GBA Rhythm Heaven worth digging through the internet for, when I've already completed everything in the DS game?
#27
Captainlunchbox said:
I just imported the game and played the Iai Slice minigame and it looks nothing like the image used on the webpage. What is that image from?