Aug 21 2008Guitar Hero For DS Modded With A Guitar
We've seen mods for Guitar Hero in the past, but this is the first I've spotted for the DS version. Eric Ruckman, unhappy with the gameplay of Guitar Hero: On Tour decided that, instead of cutting his loses, he'd mod a PS2 Guitar Hero controller to play the game.
As you can see above, that includes a special housing for the DS itself (it's still used for strumming), and even a built-in FM transmitter with its own screen, which lets him pump the audio through his home sound system.
Sweet modding skills Eric, but as the old saying goes, "just because you can, you probably shouldn't have."
Hit the jump to see a video demonstration of the mod in action.
Guitar Hero DS hack lets you shred on a full-size guitar [engadget]
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Reader Comments
1. danny - August 21, 2008 2:24 PM
first-dorks
2. Freddy K - August 21, 2008 2:24 PM
Wow, this guy must really like guitar hero.
Really, who gives a crap
also... first?
no... frist!!!!
3. DigitalT - August 21, 2008 2:24 PM
...yeah probably shouldn't have.
4. notbob - August 21, 2008 2:44 PM
The "On Tour" was meant to be small and portable... this is the exact opposite of what it was designed for!
The ability to connect to a home theater system is rather unique....
5. Fisrt!!! - August 21, 2008 2:59 PM
If he wanted to play with a guitar, why didn't he just get a console version of GH?
6. whistle - August 21, 2008 3:03 PM
/\ or an actual guitar.
7. El Basto - August 21, 2008 3:08 PM
Or an air guitar.
8. numb3rsix - August 21, 2008 3:14 PM
I've had a lot of bad eggrolls for lunch, but this one takes the suck cake.
9. whos the pat - August 21, 2008 3:15 PM
This is a great example of a well-executed terrible concept. But I wonder if I can plug this thing into my solar powered tie.
10. NES--still-the-best - August 21, 2008 3:33 PM
What a poor idea. Playing the game like that is only going to result in neck cramps, from having to constantly stare straight down like that. He can probably play the game like that for only 10 minutes at a time.
11. Danny is a fuckwit - August 21, 2008 4:08 PM
Danny, you truly are first, a first fuckwit loser.
12. Buddy "The Truth" Lovw - August 21, 2008 5:04 PM
The fact that you nerds get upset at the First'ers shows how fucked you really are in the head. NONE OF THIS IS REAL>>IT"S LINES OF CODE>>YOU FUCKING GEEKS GET OUTSIDE AND LIVE YOUR LIFE!!!!!
13. i`m drunk - August 21, 2008 6:02 PM
nintendo DS + guitar hero = pointless bollocks. why bother? oh thats right, its for twats who dont have girlfriends and think they`re jimmy hendrix
14. mort - August 22, 2008 5:36 AM
gee why is everyone so angery here. and i call last hehe
15. pewpew - August 22, 2008 7:13 AM
^ Owned
16. Alex - August 22, 2008 9:45 AM
Seriously guitar hero can be fun but the time wasted playing a fake guitar you can be practicing a real guitar and form a band and perhaps be famous.
17. Cheatachu22 - August 22, 2008 2:53 PM
#15- double pwned.
And yeah, the whole "probably shouldn't" thing definitely applies here. Go play it on PS2 or something if you really want the guitar.
18. Josh - August 23, 2008 5:46 PM
It's still more portable than lugging around a console/tv/guitar, haha, it's just less portable than the normal version