this song is barely possible to FC on this game (solution: adapt or lose)

[@Helvian]

invalidated for use of third party peripherals

[@acai28]

LOL

[@Vooman]

heck off helvian

[@Skaterboi4110]

Lmaoooo

[@TheDrummingPC]

Getting an FC is impressive. Overcoming technical limitations of an aging game is just nuts!!

[@acai28]

much love dude ❤️ thank you

[@JustinY.]

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

[@0_0Borealis]

Justin Y. Did you like your own comment? There’s only one like. I’ll fix that.

[@agushernandez6083]

I finally found one of your comments before it blows up.

[@jacobwheeler7402]

Preach

[@CraazynBR]

Acaipt**

[@CraazynBR]

@@potatoisgood2483 Overacai***

[@kelecat7094]

PERFECT PERFORMANCE FROM *AAAAAAAAAA* AT ROCK CITY THEATER

[@TheBcoolGuy]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@roanmang]

You haven’t really fc’d something until you do it in the gh2 engine

[@forehead_]

S4 lmao

[@DJ7777BPM]

I'm pretty proud of my GH2 Free Bird FC XD

[@LeBASTURDReviews]

Alex Tarasov I cant even fc tripping on a hole in a paper heart.

[@chambeet]

Alex Tarasov That’s an amazing FC! GH2 is my absolute favorite in the series, and I have a long ways to go to get to a “Free Bird” FC. “Message in a Bottle” is my best GH2 FC.

[@anthonyverde1522]

AYE WE PLAYING SIX OUT HERE BOYS

[@chambeet]

Anthony Verde It’s a hell of a song to do well on. I still haven’t 5-starred it.

[@Neilyfolf]

Thank you Brad, very cool.

[@BradTheAmerican]

You're welcome

[@SJNaka101]

Thank you Brad Yeah the old cover up half the screen trick, remember we used to do that for gh1 to simulate hyper speed? It's not a placebo. Hyperspeed makes the game easier not because the notes are coming at you faster, but because there are less notes on the screen for your brain to process. So yeah, covering up part of the screen does the part of hyperspeed that actually helps your brain without speeding up the fretboard

[@kalebdaniels6784]

-God- -Jeesus- -shaggy- *_Acai_*

[@kingston3616]

*shaggy*

[@kalebdaniels6784]

@@kingston3616 good idea wink wink

[@Matthew-Wheeler]

*_Jeesus_*

[@GoldenCorralFan]

Matt

[@jacobwheeler7402]

@@Matthew-Wheeler well howdy there partner

[@SlamminZero]

5:23 Well, IIDX players have been doing this way back before SUD+ was a thing. It's not a placebo, it's how much information you can process at a time, and in times with limited and/or really small selection of scrolling speeds, helped a lot to focus.

[@memes_gbc674]

late reply but +1 for sudden+, its for when you dont want fast note speed but can't handle so much info

[@m00teronyoutube]

the beginning made my really sad. then the rest of the vid made me happy. god damn, dude, it's so crazy to me how you can fc songs on this engine. it kinda makes me want to go back and play gh2 again haha

[@edwardd3014]

Thank you Brad

[@Destroyah5000]

Really? The jacket strats? That's a really old school tactic. Reminds me of old footage of people playing the game with big paper cutouts around the highway. Looked really silly back then, but when you're playing like that it really makes the difference.

[@rockbandftmfw9]

Why do they do that i never saw it? To remove distractions or make it so your timing can only be instant and not relatively anticipated when you can see further down the highway?

[@rockbandftmfw9]

@Zim Babwe thank you

[@TheGuy735]

Thank u Brad!

[@nebel358]

The towel over the screen is actually a common technique in other rhythm games as it narrows your line of sight and allows you to process notes on an average that you're more used to. It compensates for more limited speeds.

[@droyal1994]

DO SMASH HITS TTFAF ALEC!

[@acai28]

Ima try

[@WallpeSH]

Bruh you braver than the marines for doing this on 360. Whens misirlou on garbage engine

[@sheriffpenguin5666]

Brown man has breakdown while streaming *BUT RETURNS*

[@NunoVH]

Are you using hopos in the strumming? Wtf man...

[@RaventhortheWarrior]

I was wondering the same thing. I saw him not consistent strumming, and I was like, why are there little gaps in his strumming? Then I noticed he was ACTUALLY just HOPO'ing, and it blew my mind that he had that much faith in his timing instead of just going in a rhythm. What a straight madman.

[@TextureOfCouch]

Wait, most people don’t use the HOPO’s? I used them on everything in GH2 except for Trogdor and that strumming bit in Jordan Solo C.

[@moshimic5628]

NunoVH Sorry for asking, but what’s hopos?

[@RaventhortheWarrior]

@@moshimic5628 Hammer-On, Pull-Off's. The official name for the method in guitar, but in GH, it's just the white notes that you can just tap without strumming, as long as you haven't missed a note. Once you miss, you have to restrum again. But, you CAN just strum the HOPO anyway. The reason we're surprised, is that you could easily just get into an 'easier' rhythm during that section by having consistent strumming, but he's specifically segmenting himself into "1-HOPO-3-Strums" My guess is the timing window of GH2 makes it too risky to strum everything if it automatically reads him as hitting the HOPO

[@NunoVH]

HOPO = acronym for hammer-ons and pull-offs If you look at the fast strumming at 1:38, you'll notice each group of four notes starts with a hopo. It used to be (and still is) common practice to strum through all of them in strumming streaks like that to keep your strum speed consistent. Putting gaps in your strumming (which Alec is doing) is much more difficult because of the timing window/strum limit. If he strums even slightly too fast while doing that, he'll miss.

[@shaneyy__]

Brown Man forced to use more than 10% of his power

[@martenwulf]

You could say that he used more "brain power".

[@shaneyy__]

martenwulf bra-brain po-power

[@martenwulf]

@@shaneyy__ ok. I'm going into maximum Over-overdrive now.

[@headphonesz6527]

Star power

[@vugolol]

Now FC Trogdor in the same version of the game (360 NTSC) :)

[@serraramayfield9230]

Hasn't that literally never been done before in either that or PAL?

[@supermarble94]

There's one reported 360 PAL FC of it, last I checked.

[@DACARBOSS.]

come up to 2+ years ago

[@Subscriberswithtwovideos-gr6tk]

Odd way of flexing the bicep muscle, but understandable

[@shaneyy__]

Ah yes, verbose “weird flex but okay”

[@TTParadigm]

In the words of Origen in EU LCS: "motivation. work. improvement. team."

[@johnvipe]

You’re so incredibly talented and play so smoothly. Subscribed.

[@obnoxious2909]

0:42 Nasty by Polyphia is in the background!

[@DefensiveNeo]

Improvise. Adapt. But most importantly Jacket

[@DefensiveNeo]

yay ig heated EX DE

[@ARFPheonix]

Thank you brad

[@RiffRepeater]

Hyperspeed with Hyperspeed towel 200iq

[@madhya]

polyphia, i see you're a man of taste as well

[@Past_Worlds]

Yo where did you get that salmon pink sweater from? I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SO LONG AND CAN'T FIND ONE!!! I have salmon pink Vans and I NEED this sweater.

[@acai28]

Nathan Burton H&M

[@Past_Worlds]

@@acai28 Thank you!!!

[@KnightSlasher]

Shaggy would of made it the most possible

[@Jireninyourrecommendations]

he would have done it one finger

[@Spoden]

@@Jireninyourrecommendations No fingers*

[@Jireninyourrecommendations]

@@Spoden oh shit, ur right.

[@TextureOfCouch]

How many more for FGFC? This is actually pretty exciting! Also do you have a way to get PAL version of the game for Trogdor?

[@user-vv7gt2hu7p]

How does PS2 version of GH2 differ from the 360 one?

[@AbigailAutumn]

Wondering this too

[@acai28]

You really have to play it for yourself. Like I said, I don’t know a lot of the technical stuff around it, but the PS2 version’s strumming is much easier than the Xbox 360 version

[@supermarble94]

@@acai28 I personally didn't find any difference between the Xbox 360 and the PS2 NTSC versions, but on the PS2 you could use SwapMagic to force it to output in PAL 50 Hz, which due to some stupid way of how the game handles the different frequencies, ups the strum limit by a good 1.5 NPS, making gallops easier to do without dropping a strum, and most importantly makes Trogdor actually possible to FC.

[@eggv-old]

I sincerely appreciate your efforts, Bradley.

[@ultraviolet7434]

What bothers me the most is that in GH2 activating SP looked like you missed a note or an overstrum. It was god awful

[@scarefish6689]

Btw, pretty sure all Harmonix rhythm games are programmed so the timing windows shrink depending on how close the next note is to it. This is especially apparent in Rock Band games as slow sections have massive timing windows and speed picking sections have more standard-sized windows.

[@Tommuniqo123]

thank u brad

[@Kettchup090885]

Before they added Sudden+ to Beatmania IIDX, my friends and I used to drape a towel over the TV when playing to cut out some of the sensory overload of all the notes. The jacket makes 100% sense.

[@Josephbentley]

all that remains is nutty tbh

[@AxeofdeathXP]

Was*

[@T_Crushed]

This is some really good shit with the editing. Really nice you timed the song and subtitled what you were saying

[@sudeh5979]

thank you dad

[@Xilegamer1]

Polyphia in the background while you explain the strumming, nice.

[@ScorchedEclipse]

I remember playing gh2 again after sometime and it felt like I had to let the notes pass after to hit them as opposed to gh3 and onwards, it felt so weird.

[@patxs]

brad thank congrats on the fc! also i like that you subtitled what you were saying in the beginning, but how did you know what you said? wouldn't you need the vod audio as reference?

[@acai28]

lip reading and a passable memory lmao

[@kingston3616]

Top ten anime battles Matt vs Shaggy

[@IX3zero]

is there a difference between the ps2 version and xbox 360 version? is it harder? also, can't you ajust the hit time on the options menu, with that calibration thing?

[@smoov22_sonic]

Nothing is impossible with God

[@Spoden]

shaggy*

[@clutterderp_8161]

Guitar hero 2: *this song* Brown man: impressive, you made me use 10% of my power.

[@clutterderp_8161]

thank you brAd, very cool

[@BizerkPixel]

A jacket? What is this Beatmania IIDX?

[@FlergerBergitydersh]

The engine differences in this game between versions are really interesting. I believe that PS2 version has tighter HOPOs and the 360 version has tighter strumming? With both the 360 and NTSC PS2 having something like a 17nps strum limit and the PAL PS2 version having a slightly higher strum limit, making Trogdor actually FCable. The strum limit and the tighter strum window of the 360 version of GH2 certainly creates the perfect storm for the faster strumming songs being a real pain in the ass.

[@DACARBOSS.]

oh you think trogdor isn't fcable on ntsc? c o m e t o t h e f u t u r e

[@FlergerBergitydersh]

@@DACARBOSS. The future is here, and it's *D E L U X E*

[@DACARBOSS.]

@@FlergerBergitydersh i know deluxe is out... I'm not fucking dumb

[@FlergerBergitydersh]

@@DACARBOSS.??? I assumed you did know, because of your message.

[@jaywikie]

thank you brad

[@thatboy443yt4]

I have a question what software do you prefer to use when playing guitar hero or clone hero and sorry if this dosent make sense cause I'm not very good with computer relayed stuff I'm just tired of using guitar hero live to play

[@PostApocolyptica]

Is Trogdor still impossible, though?

[@suchakreelaokom9494]

PostApocolyptica idk aboutb360 since it was done on simulator

[@sacrilegepresentations9573]

No, ShunSuperstar FC'd it in 2009 on 360 and no one has since.

[@steelbase7803]

@@sacrilegepresentations9573 well, look at the New vid today

[@idydproductions7356]

Thank you heavenly jacket we couldn't have fc'ed without you

[@diegojimenez466]

Acai> wii sports Matt

[@TylerG13]

Brown man overcomes obstacle using jacket.

[@camden353]

Thank u brad

[@_Kerron]

Thank u brad, also does this chart seem kinda undercharted at parts?

[@kingston3616]

50 views and 84 likes *Noice*

[@SJNaka101]

Noice

[@Cursed_Jono]

holy shit the jacket I remember back when the tech was Sticking a piece of PAPER to your screen GH2 Hyperspeed was nothing Good work dude, because I could barely even pass this back in the day

[@cheesykingxxx9694]

Here before 1k views Edit: I mean 100k views Edit2: I mean 200k views ;)

[@GamerDude322]

Okay, now this was epic. Great job, man!

[@andrewjirak3784]

50th view 92nd like, oh yeah!

[@koloseta]

I'm not a even a huge fan of Guitar Hero, but your videos always interest me

[@unusualcurious]

thank u brad, you're a legend

[@YourPalJamieEllis]

Seeing you struggle with and ultimately trounce the stuff we were all scrapping over on ScoreHero is so pleasing to my inner basement dwelling teenager. Thank you Brad, Misirlou next

[@monument-cafe]

_8 months later_ thank you, brad

[@DreKade]

4:22 he thought he broke but didn't

[@Fresca64_]

Six is such a fantastic song, damn. And great job!

[@barrybbenson9151]

Did anyone else notice the glitch at 3:06?

[@TheChikkinMan]

You deserved this fc. Nice job. Aight now back to clone hero.

[@nathanielroffel4304]

Thank you Brad!

[@BeanieGoth]

Unrelated but imagine Goofy in the mafia **pulls out gun** “I’m gonna hyuck you up if you don’t skedaddle, pal.”

[@michaelespeland]

Best console and guitars for guitar hero? I have a PS3 with the Les Paul guitar from Aerosmith, and it sucks. The guitar adds notes, and doesnt always registrer notes when strumming. So, I keep missing or "strum" when I'm not supposed to. How to fix?

[@corhellion]

Holy shit...the shirt thing... I haven't heard of people doing that in a loooooooong time. Pretty sure I remember people on Scorehero doing that for FCs Waaaaaaaay back in the day.

[@brandonjc6695]

God damn I forgot how much I love this song man.

[@froston4]

5 starring every song in this game is still something i’m rather proud of

[@_Maxten]

why do you emphasize the 360 version and not ps2? is ps2 easier or something?

[@AndreNets7]

Thank you Bradley

[@detectivedewitt9536]

does gh2 hit window is the same as phase shifts expert+ dificulty or actually is worse and harder?

[@MLGWizzle]

Being an old-head and having this FC, I'm dumbfounded that you would struggle with this at all considering the crazy shit you do.

[@Darkshock25]

I don’t blame you, man. That’s how I feel when I try to 5 star Visions on Expert on Rock Band 2. Pisses me off taking many tries to do it and finally getting it after. Jesus... 😒

[@parappathegamer2118]

I never was really able to get it, how exactly is the Xbox 360 version busted compared to the PS2?

[@randommetalhead7]

thank u brad RIP Oli.

[@stagger9660]

Oh god the classic fret board is bringing me back.

[@fancydeeldo]

is it as bad on the ps2 version? i remember being really consistent at hitting the strumming but i was never good enough to FC it.

[@zak6272]

I have a question acai. Okay so I’m having an issue with clone hero on my good gaming pc. I play with my keyboard Bc I don’t own a guitar hero controller and I’m too cheap to buy one Bc they’re actually really expensive online for some stupid reason, anyway, so I have clone hero on two computers. On my main good gaming pc which is pretty powerful and on my shitty $200 HP Stream laptop. So on the laptop I got bored the other night and opened it up and I FC’D a song right. No issues. I hit every note on time and the streak actually counted and i got a 100% FC. Did the exact same thing on my gaming pc and for some damn reason I still hit every single note, but the streak didn’t even count the entire time. It said I never had a streak but it also said I hit every single note. Kinda pissed here 😂 I also have an issue on the laptop where I can’t press all keys and have it play all notes at the same time. I think it’s like blue yellow and orange at the same time it just refuses to work idk why but I really don’t care about that. Ever had that issue ? I kinda would like to fix it Bc it’s pretty annoying

[@NoKetchup32]

Thank you Brad! Very cool.

[@geraghtyvellante3559]

Would it be easier to strum a little late? I’m not sure if that makes it any easier but, it seems there’s more of a time window a little after the beginning of the when the timing window starts. I have absolutely no idea if that makes it any better, but just curious

[@The268170]

This song was the hardest for me to 5*. I could 5* Jordan only using my index & middle fingers on my fret hand (as well as almost every other song in the game), but I had alot of trouble keeping a multiplier on Six because I never got good at alt-strumming. Question: Is the 360 version fundamentally different from the PS2 (what I played on) version or something? I also got 3 (three) "gold stars" on Yes We Can.

[@The268170]

Oh yeah and thanks Brad ^.^

[@bekahlynn7256]

Thank you brad for this fc 👌🏻

[@turboblitz6958]

hey how do you play songs that aren't on guitar hero 2? i don't think this is in the game is it?

[@timothymoore2197]

Now you know the pain we all endured so long ago, the frontiers of GH FC’s

[@thespencer100]

Is Guitarhero’s window harder than Rockbands? Also will we get anymore Rockband 4 FCs?

[@noisserc]

So what does GH3 performance mode do. Does it play like 2?

[@CrystalZ03]

Thank you brad. You dah man of the land.

[@javimega23_neoclown]

thank u brad, really apreciate it

[@Hillybolly609]

Rip to oli though he was a great guitarist, nice fc brown man

[@valerieromero3496]

Thank you, Brad!

[@pigfish99]

We can rebuild him. We have the technology. He is, the six million dollar acai. He will adapt. He has the nerves.