DJ Hero Franchise Megathread

Apr 17, 2009
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Get ready to turn in your wireless axe, microphone and drum kit for a turntable and a pair of headphones.

That's the word from gaming blog Kotaku (via Eurogamer), which definitively confirms what had long been rumored: "DJ Hero" is indeed coming "later this year," complete with a turntable for "competitively" spinning and mixing tunes.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick let the news slip during a recent appearance on CNBC, according to Kotaku. Details are still scarce: Kotick is quoted saying that the "DJ Hero" turntable will, indeed, let you "play competitively and spin discs and mix songs," but that's about it for now.

The first "DJ Hero" rumors began swirling almost a year ago, after "Guitar Hero" publisher Activision filed a trademark for the game back in February 2008. The buzz flared up again in September, after anonymous sources confirmed the game (reportedly in development for more than two years) to both Kotaku and MTV Multiplayer.

Check out this Kotaku post from September for details on how the "DJ Hero" wireless controller is (or was, at least) shaping up, along with the early word on visuals (apparently, the distinctive, brightly-colored music blobs will stream around a virtual record, rather than down a guitar neck).

So, what do you think: Will the "Hero" series successfully make the jump from guitars to turntables? And are you ready to give "DJ Hero" a spin yourself?

DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable for Playstation 3: $119.99

Release: Oct 27, 2009.

Special Features:

Access Unprecedented Music Variety: Mix and scratch over 100 individual songs, highlighted in over 80 exclusive new mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop, electronica, R&B, Motown, pop, and rock. DJ Hero brings the hottest artists including: Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Justice, Marvin Gaye, Nirvana, Beastie Boys, N.E.R.D, and more.

Experience Music in a Revolutionary Way: The DJ Hero turntable controller immerses you into authentic DJ culture allowing you to scratch, cross-fade, and beat match. Customize your mix with a variety of effects and samples transforming a face in the crowd into the life of the party.

Rule the Hottest Parties: Where Guitar Hero brought gamers into the world of rock ?n? roll, DJ Hero brings you into the hottest scenes around. Party in venues reminiscent of real world locales from around the globe including an ultra plush and sexy Hollywood Hills style mansion to an open air beach club in Ibiza.

Party with Your Friends: Features online and offline multiplayer competitive and cooperative modes.

Game Modes: DJ vs. DJ, DJ + DJ, DJ + Guitar

Supports: DJ Turntable, Guitar, Mic


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Full Track List:

-2Pac - “All Eyez On Me” vs. The Aranbee Pop Orchestra - “Bittersweet Symphony (Instrumental)”
-50 Cent - “Disco Inferno” vs. David Bowie - “Let’s Dance”
-50 Cent - “Disco Inferno” vs. InDeep - “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life”
-Afrika Bambaataa - “Zulu Nation Throwdown” vs. Freedom Express - “Get Down”
-Beastie Boys - “Here’s A Little Somethin’ For Ya” vs. DJ Shadow - “The Number Song (2009 Version)” (Produced and mixed by DJ Shadow)
-Beastie Boys - “Intergalactic” vs. Blondie - “Rapture”
-Beastie Boys - “Lee Majors Come Again” vs. Daft Punk - “Da Funk” (Produced and mixed by Cut Chemist)
-Beck - “Where It’s At” vs. DJ Shadow - “Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)”
-Bell Biv DeVoe - “Poison” Beat Juggle
-Bell Biv DeVoe - “Poison” vs. Beastie Boys - “Intergalactic” (Produced and mixed by DJ AM)
-Bell Biv DeVoe - “Poison” vs. Cameo - “Word Up!”
-Benny Benassi - “Satisfaction” vs. Tiësto - “Elements Of Life”
-Billy Squier - “The Big Beat” vs. N.E.R.D. - “Lapdance” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-Black Eyed Peas - “Boom Boom Pow” vs. Benny Benassi - “Satisfaction”
-Bobby “Blue” Bland - “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” vs. 2Pac - “How Do You Want It”
-Bobby “Blue” Bland - “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” vs. Connie Price & The Keystones - “Fuzz And Them”
-Boogie Down Productions - “Jack Of Spades” vs. David Bowie - “Let’s Dance” (Produced and mixed by DJ Shadow)
-Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - “Bustin’ Loose” vs. The Zombies - “Time Of The Season” (Produced and mixed by DJ Shadow)
-Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - “Bustin’ Loose” vs. Young MC - “Bust A Move”
-Common - “Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)” vs. Masta Ace - “Jeep A** Gutter (Aaron LaCrate & -Debonair Samir RMX)” (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
-Cypress Hill - “Insane In The Brain” vs. Classics IV - “Spooky”
-Cypress Hill - “Insane In The Brain” vs. David Axelrod - “The Edge”
-Daft Punk - “Around The World” vs. Young MC - “Bust A Move”
-Daft Punk - “Da Funk” vs. N.A.S.A. - “Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB & Fatlip”
-Daft Punk - “Megamix 1”
-Daft Punk - “Megamix 2”
-Daft Punk - “Robot Rock” vs. Hashim - “Al Naafyish (The Soul)” (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
-Daft Punk - “Robot Rock” vs. Queen - “We Will Rock You”
-Daft Punk - “Short Circuit” vs. Boogie Down Productions - “Jack Of Spades”
-Daft Punk - “Technologic” vs. Gary Numan - “Cars”
-Daft Punk - “Television Rules the Nation” vs. No Doubt - “Hella Good”
-David Axelrod - “The Edge” vs. Eric B. & Rakim - “Eric B. Is President”
-Dizzee Rascal - “Fix Up, Look Sharp” vs. DJ Shadow - “Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)”
-Dizzee Rascal - “Fix Up, Look Sharp” vs. Justice - “Genesis”
-DJ Shadow - “Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)” vs. D-Code - “Annie’s Horn”
-Eminem - “My Name Is” vs. Beck - “Loser”
-Fedde Le Grand - “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” vs. Sandy Rivera and David Penn - “I Can’t Stop (David Penn Remix)”
-Foo Fighters - “Monkey Wrench” vs. Beastie Boys - “Sabotage” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-Foreigner - “Juke Box Hero” vs. DJ Z-Trip ft. Murs - “DJ Hero” (Produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
-Foreigner - “Juke Box Hero” vs. DJ Z-Trip ft. Murs - “DJ Hero” (DJ-Guitar mix, produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
-Gang Starr - “Just To Get A Rep” vs. Mobb Deep - “Shook Ones, Pt 2” (Produced and mixed by J. Period)
-Gorillaz - “Feel Good Inc.” vs. Blondie - “Atomic”
-Grandmaster Flash’s - “Boom” vs. “Tap” (Produced and mixed by Grandmaster Flash)
-Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool, DJ Demo - “Here Comes My DJ” vs. Gary Numan - “Cars” (Produced and mixed by Grandmaster Flash)
-Gwen Stefani - “Hollaback Girl” vs. Gorillaz - “Feel Good Inc.”
-Gwen Stefani - “Hollaback Girl” vs. InDeep “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life” (Produced and mixed by DJ AM)
-Gwen Stefani - “Hollaback Girl” vs. Rick James - “Give It To Me”
-Herbie Hancock - “Rockit” Beat Juggle
-Herbie Hancock - “Rockit” vs. N.E.R.D. - “Lapdance” (Produced and mixed by Grandmaster Flash)
-InDeep - “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life” vs. Cameo - “Word Up!”
-Jackson 5 - “I Want You Back” vs. Gang Starr - “Just To Get A Rep” (Produced and mixed by DJ Yoda)
-Jackson 5 - “I Want You Back” vs. Third Eye Blind - “Semi-Charmed Life” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-Jackson 5 - “I Want You Back” vs. Third Eye Blind - “Semi-Charmed Life”
-JAY-Z feat. Pharrell - “Change Clothes” vs. 2Pac - “All Eyez on Me”
-JAY-Z - “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” vs. Eminem - “My Name Is”
-JAY-Z - “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” vs. Jackson 5 - “I Want You Back”
-JAY-Z - “Excuse Me Miss” vs. Rick James - “Give It To Me”
-Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” vs. Masta Ace - “Born To Roll”
-Jurassic 5 - “Jayou” vs. Billy Squier - “The Big Beat”
-Jurassic 5 - “Jayou” vs. Herbie Hancock - “Rockit”
-Kid Cudi - “Day ‘N’ Nite” vs. Black Eyed Peas - “Boom Boom Pow”
-Kool Moe Dee - “How Ya Like Me Now” vs. Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman - “I Like To Move It”
-Little Richard - “Tutti Frutti” vs. Shlomo - “Beats” (Produced and mixed by DJ Yoda)
-M.I.A. - “Paper Planes” vs. Eric B. & Rakim - “Eric B. Is President” (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
-M.I.A. - “Paper Planes” vs. Wale - “Lookin’ At Me”
-Marvin Gaye - “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” vs. David Bowie - “Let’s Dance”
-Marvin Gaye - “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” vs. Gorillaz - “Feel Good Inc.”
-Motörhead - “Ace Of Spades” vs. Noisia - “Groundhog” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-N.A.S.A. - “Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB & Fatlip” vs. Isaac Hayes - “Theme From Shaft”
-Noisia - “Groundhog” Beat Juggle (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
-Paul van Dyk - “Nothing But You” vs. Sandy Rivera and David Penn - “I Can’t Stop (David Penn Remix)”
-Public Enemy - “Shut ‘Em Down” vs. Beck - “Where It’s At”
-Public Enemy ft. Zakk Wylde - “Bring The Noise 20XX” vs. Justice - “Genesis” (Produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
-Public Enemy featuring Zakk Wylde - “Bring The Noise 20XX” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-Q-Tip - “Good Thang” vs. Billy Squier - “The Big Beat” (Produced and mixed by J. Period)
-Queen - “Another One Bites The Dust” vs. Beastie Boys - “Brass Monkey” (Produced and mixed by DJ Z-Trip)
-Queen - “Another One Bites The Dust” vs. Daft Punk - “Da Funk”
-Rihanna - “Disturbia” vs. Kid Sister - “Control”
-Rihanna - “Disturbia” vs. The Killers - “Somebody Told Me” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-Rihanna - “Disturbia” vs. The Trammps - “Disco Inferno”
-Shlomo - “Beats” vs. Billy Squier - “The Big Beat”
-Street Sweeper Social Club - “Fight! Smash! Win!” vs. Beastie Boys - “Intergalactic” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-Tears For Fears - “Shout” vs. DJ Shadow - “Six Days (Remix ft. Mos Def)”
-Tears For Fears - “Shout” vs. Eric B. & Rakim - “Eric B. Is President” (Produced and mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff)
-Tears For Fears - “Shout” vs. Eric Prydz - “Pjanoo”
-The Aranbee Pop Orchestra - “Bittersweet Symphony (Instrumental)” vs. LL Cool J - “Rock The Bells” (Produced and mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff)
-The Scratch Perverts Beats and Pieces (Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts)
-The Killers - “Somebody Told Me” vs. Eric Prydz - “Pjanoo”
-Vanilla Ice - “Ice Ice Baby” vs. MC Hammer - “U Can’t Touch This”
-Vanilla Ice - “Ice Ice Baby” vs. Paula Abdul - “Straight Up”
-Wale - “Lookin’ At Me” vs. Black Eyed Peas ft. Tippa Irie - “Hey Mama”
-Weezer - “Beverly Hills” vs. Evidence, The Alchemist, Aceyalone, Rakaa & 88 Keys - “Fresh Rhymes -And Videotape” (DJ-Guitar mix)
-Wild Cherry - “Play That Funky Music” vs. Gang Starr - “Just To Get A Rep” (DJ-Guitar mix)
 
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Are they really serious on this? really? man I can't imagine what will be next, saxophone hero? flute hero? piano hero? clarinet hero? this is going way out of hand I think they just stop capitalizing on this seriously before they screw up the good "Hero" franchise!
 
Are they really serious on this? really? man I can't imagine what will be next, saxophone hero? flute hero? piano hero? clarinet hero? this is going way out of hand I think they just stop capitalizing on this seriously before they screw up the good "Hero" franchise!

No there won't this is for the Hip hop people.. no way they are going to do classical...
 
Are they really serious on this? really? man I can't imagine what will be next, saxophone hero? flute hero? piano hero? clarinet hero? this is going way out of hand I think they just stop capitalizing on this seriously before they screw up the good "Hero" franchise!

Hey I used to be an awesome flute player, I could do flute hero!!! :D:D I haven't heard enough flute jokes either, that stuff never gets old!
 
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Tiesto accidentaly wrote about this game on his website and which songs of his would be in the game....this was months ago...I'd play it..I think it would be cool.
 
seen the trailer for this a while back when it was posted at Joystiq.com
and i have to say, the scratching was HORRIBLE. there was no rhythm to the game AT ALL. plus who knows how it'll play... personally i'm staying away from this.
 
Just as we speculated, those early shots of the DJ Hero controller weren't showing the whole thing. That was being saved for, what else, an article in Game Informer magazine.

In addition to the turntable, there will be a second, clip-on component, which includes a cross-fader, effects dial, "Euphoria" button (ie star power) and the requisite d-pad and control pad buttons, which are hid tastefully beneath a flip-up cover. Unlike the silver turntable, this pad will come in a muted, metallic gold scheme.

Also revealed in the mag is how the game actually works. It's mostly like Guitar Hero, with notes cascading down the screen towards you, however this time around there are only three notes, with complexity coming from the fact that in addition to hitting those three, you need to have the cross-fader in the right position. Replacing sustained guitar notes will be scratching sections, with small arrows in the coloured line telling you which way to turn.

Finally, the article mentions a few confirmed tracks for the game. I'll warn you, if you're approaching this game with any semblance of pessimism or doubt, do not read any further.

"Feel Good Inc." (Gorillaz) vs "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye)
"Jayou" (Jurassic 5) vs "Rockit" (Herbie Hancock)
"Bustin' Loose" (Chuck Brown) vs "Time of the Season" (The Zombies, DJ Shadow Mix)
"All Apologies" (Nirvana) vs "Give It to Me Baby" (Rick James, DJ Shadow Mix)
"Let's Dance" (David Bowie) vs "Jack of Spades" (KRS One, DJ Shadow Mix)
"Shout" (Tears for Fears) vs "Pjanoo" (Eric Prydz)

Nirvana vs Rick James? Oh dear.
 
saw it live while it was on Spike's network Game trailers...


now that i Read more about it I hate the fact they already give you a pre-mix of "This Song Vs This song" already....so you know there's no way of messing it up if it's already in place for you....so in other words..Some Lame ass Wannabe Mixer that's Easy as flicking a scratch table with Cheesy F/X..


Count me as 3rd person Staying Away...the Whole "Hero" this "hero" that thing is such a scam...they're in it for the money.