Guitar Hero 3 - "Through The Fire and Flames" Expert 100% FC (988,582)

Through The Fire and Flames - DragonForce
It finally happened. TTFAF FC, nearly 12 years after playing this song for the first time. GH3 FGFC. 70/70. This is my best FC.
After my heartbreaking choke at 3711 notes, I knew I had to keep playing this song until I FC'd it. Immediately after I uploaded that video, I started up a Twitch stream to grind this song for a live audience. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to FC it on stream, but I was able to get multiple 3,000+ note streak runs and a few runs up to the snake. I had a ton of fun interacting with you guys in real time. Give me a follow over on Twitch to catch my occasional live streams: / awisemoose
For a long time, I thought I would never be able to FC this song. I remember the day in 2008 when iamchris4life got the first ever FC of this song, and I thought it was the greatest thing ever done in this game (which it was, at the time). Everybody knows Through The Fire and Flames. It is infamous for how difficult it is, and everybody who has ever played this game wanted to at least be able to pass this song, let alone get 5 stars, let alone hit 100% of the notes on expert. FCing TTFAF is every GH player's dream, and I just accomplished it.
By today's standards in the year 2019, this FC is pretty entry-level for top-tier players. In recent years, I purposefully stayed away from playing this song on GH3PC and Clone Hero because I really wanted my first FC of this song to be on console. FCing this song on GH3PC or Clone Hero is much easier due to having 100's or 1,000's of frames instead of just 60, and Clone Hero has a much more lenient engine. An FC of TTFAF on Clone Hero isn't even close to the difficulty of FCing TTFAF on console. Also, since I like going for high scores to post on Scorehero, I kinda needed to FC this on original hardware so the score would be legit.
All in all, I've probably played this song thousands of times over the years- gradually improving over time, reaching new skill ceilings. There was a time where I was extremely excited that I was able to hit over 700K. There was a time where I my high score was 823K. There was a long period of time where my highest score was 940K. And now here we are. I'm extremely happy that I was finally able to FC this song, and I have loads of clips of me missing in various areas. I could probably make a small montage of the worst misses if you guys want to see them.
Anyways, this leaves me at 658/660 songs FC'd for the Full Series FC. All I have left is the Smash Hits version of TTFAF and I'm The One on GH Van Halen. I'm leaning toward TTFAF happening before I'm The One tbh, but I'll have to get to work and see what I can get done.
One last thing- major shoutouts to the following people for showing up in my stream the other night, cheering me on, sharing tips, and just for being some good friends in the small community of people who still play and squeeze GH games:
JoelD77:
/ @joeld77
Jilde:
/ jilde0616
KingInferno93:
/ kinginferno93
Tanner:
/ thetanman1234543
Bones:
/ theabominated
Oh, and if you wanna see me breaking my GH3 disc, here's the link to that. I've made it unlisted now that this vid is out:
• won't be needing this ...
My Scores:
www.scorehero.com/scores.php?...

[@samparsons7171]

You know a guitar hero song is hard asf when it's possible to get a 500 note streak 45 seconds in

[@yinghuang634]

Yeeeeeeeee

[@andremosbyjr1217]

Still questioning as to how he got it done 🤣 I could never get pass the first 10 seconds 🙃

[@truexlxwin]

@@andremosbyjr1217 quick taps

[@stufs27]

@@truexlxwin not really, hold down the green button and only focus on the other colors

[@truexlxwin]

@@stufs27 its anchoring I know. Just saying its quick.

[@MartinProductions]

I’ll still never get over how people can do this

[@DisLikedLoverOnTheMoon15]

Speedball...

[@iDoctorPP]

Lots and LOTS of practice...

[@CaptainKerpa]

Play it on a real guitar😅 on the game its "pretty" easy

[@thepointblank213]

People have done it multiple times in a row, blind folded, with barely visible notes, sped up to 150% speed, etc.. It's nuts.

[@iDoctorPP]

Captain Kerpa The Real version and guitar hero version are not similar. Playing the song on a real guitar would not help you fc this song at all

[@thatrandomgamer8258]

"This is Through The Fire and Flames." "Dear God!" "There's more." "No!"

[@PresMan36]

Fun fact: If you play GH3 on Wii or PS2, the loading screen message merely says *"Good luck"* Biggest video game understatement ever.

[@beckybecky125]

That's the situational irony

[@UltimateGamer34]

I mean doesnt tbe wii version have more buttons?

[@silverhed9993]

​@@UltimateGamer34 no it doesn't

[@UltimateGamer34]

@@silverhed9993 its a joke lol

[@tigerspirit1917]

On the Wii you can do it on easy... The truck is to do it on the hardest setting 🤣

[@cptcarbomb]

You’ve officially cemented your place as a guitar hero legend. Congrats

[@youreright7534]

As you should say : A Legend of Rock

[@julesisdumb9995]

randyladyman did it before

[@korelei]

Jules Oh shut the fuck up and let the man feel good about fcing this

[@julesisdumb9995]

@@korelei it is a pretty fucking epic acievement, I'm not saying he sucks. He has cemented his place as a gh legend

[@julesisdumb9995]

@Robloxian Cryptic Did he do it blindfolded though

[@kingbopit9318]

Dude you seriously went through the fire and flames and carried on

[@your_boy_jeff_]

I guess you could say... He went on... An *INHUMAN RAMPAGE?!!*

[@ethanwinters8616]

@@your_boy_jeff_ i uh... I guess?

[@silence___]

@@ethanwinters8616 inhuman rampage is the name of the album that through the fire and the flames is in

[@monkeyprojects129]

love it

[@nintony2994]

@@silence___ lmao

[@primalchaotix3715]

6:40 and the ending is AMAZING that’s my FAVORITE part of the song

[@lulu-pd4ps]

3:08 😁

[@Nicec00lkidd]

This just shows how good Guitar Hero III is. Like literally, if people are still playing it 10+ years later then you know you've released an amazing game. Congrats on the FC! (Two years later, lol)

[@jadenbogart]

I agree

[@TheLfamily24]

I’m so mad I can’t buy the dlc songs

[@amazingamer360]

They weren't kidding when the game said "YOU'RE A *ROCK LEGEND!"*

[@gabrielchrist9710]

so good

[@Futonpotatos]

Even though years ago this was the biggest achievement to get, in 2019 it still amazes me to watch people fc this, fantastic job!

[@ligen7028]

BunKnee nice💟

[@ethanwinters8616]

In 2021 it still amazes me.

[@TheCatFromGTASA]

In 2022 it still amazes me.

[@yuqi8148]

in 2023 it still amazes me

[@joeg2286]

What is fc

[@milescoe9031]

The star power usage was perfectly timed too. I was really hoping to see the score enter the seven digit range, but I think this is as close as it optimally gets in GH3

[@gbux07]

Mercyful Fate - Metallica reaches 7 digits

[@BenAck912]

"Take A Picture" by Filter.

[@Androwomeda]

Unfortunately, 1 million isn't possible. Optimal is only a few thousand points away from it, but it isn't possible. Also, UKOGMonkey still has the closest score to optimal, with 992k (?).

[@zooms7889]

@@Androwomeda yeah this run is missing a couple thousand points from optimal SP usage, even without tough squeezes

[@TheGreatPooyah]

The stuff of legends back then… if someone could pull this off everyone’s crowding around the TV to witness

[@buazupahae4302]

Your entire life has led up to this moment

[@lsfernands9698]

all the suffering was worth it

[@trollwithabishai211]

I think every guitar hero can retire when they FC this song....that's the Ultimate goal back then and still is now.....amazing dude 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌

[@michaelhebert7591]

Jordan who?

[@LuRgA]

@@michaelhebert7591 it's easier cuz theres only 1 solo that can fk with ur life, and the song is shorter, so less time being nervous, I fced jordan but I cant fc ttfaf cuz I get nervous after each step aushaushauhs dunno

[@mattchan7189]

Ive retired then lmao jkjk

[@Skarfar90]

I think the ultimate goal for true guitar heroes is when they can FC Soulless 4

[@LowEndStat1c]

@@LuRgA ye but before guitar hero 3 was released, Jordan was the biggest achievement

[@ryanlipinski4325]

This song is brutal even on the easy setting. For you to be able to do this on the expert setting.....I bow to you!

[@zooms7889]

raining blood is harder on the easy setting

[@KingdomKey-ik4xk]

I finally got 5 stars on TTFAF once! On Easy, though. I'm not good enough at video games to even try it on Medium or harder.

[@DoubleOpposite]

I think its doable on medium too. Hard is impossible for though. I couldnt even do the tier 8 songs on hard.

[@Maz55AMG]

Damn I miss this game. Haven’t played in 10+ years. I was good but never good enough to pass this song FC.

[@zainsm6460]

Do you remember back when I said when's the ttfaf FC? Was that inspiring lol

[@aWiseMoose]

when you said "When's the TTFAF FC?", I felt that

[@zainsm6460]

guitarheroROXS loooool I hope so

[@naswii4360]

There’s no words to describe how awesome and amazing this is. You’ve earned it.

[@blazadenatheoposcat8332]

With cool fc comes great

[@darkego512]

Es lo mas jodidamente épico que eh visto en años , carajo que canción mas emocionante

[@SacXDDD]

Patricio xd

[@GerardOutify]

Está en velocidad 2x

[@Driftshift66]

Impressive no matter what time it is. It is still awe-inspiring to see someone do this perfectly to this day. Excellent work!

[@CallMeNevermore]

What a coincidence. You uploaded this video on my birthday. Even though I haven't been feeling my greatest lately, it's always good to see someone knock down this song. It doesn't matter how many people have FC'd this song because that will never make it any less of an accomplishment. Congratulations!

[@meta04]

It's like _VVVVVV_ no death mode, which some people have gotten good enough at to speedrun it (with all 20 shiny trinkets!) while I've been playing since 2015 and have yet to beat the game with under 25 deaths.

[@rachetult4186]

Im gonna remember this video so i can wish you a happy birthday, mark my words

[@SonicMaster519]

@@rachetult4186 you didn’t 🗿

[@rachetult4186]

@@SonicMaster519 yes i didn't 💀

[@NealBrownsFavoriteNaysayer]

​@@rachetult4186 bruh you forgot again

[@notacouchpotato4372]

Goodness, my eyeballs hurt just watching those notes fly down the screen 😆.

[@achmadadzka7534]

Hahah me too

[@KingdomKey-ik4xk]

It'll do that to ya. 😵‍💫

[@zachthehistorian]

That was a masterpiece. He rocks too hard because he’s not a mortal man!

[@zachthehistorian]

@sonic-templeos Yes indeed

[@kylebishop2034]

I always come back to this video every once in a while simply because of how impressive something like this is. My high score on this song is about 715k and it just amazes me that a perfect run is possible. I have so much respect for anyone who has put in the time and effort to achieve this.

[@alesandro556]

good job mate, while i'm still stuck in the One - Metallica ending haha...

[@DiegoSandovalLopez4579]

Dont forget Slayer: Raining Blood And War Ensamble

[@chris9242]

like, the Solo?

[@Acorn212]

You're not alone

[@coleisdragonborn]

thought I was the only one

[@toospooked4594]

Like you really have to practice on just that section

[@alexmazurek18]

The crazy bastard finally did it

[@ChillLifeGaming]

oh my god. You, sir, are a legend! This makes my childhood self so happy.

[@AnOkayKeyboard]

Absolutely killer, after working my way through your entire Playlist the description nade me kinda emotional. Great job!!

[@b0ludodeturno_]

my brother trying this for 12 years after this game was finally released and he made it but not 100% FC, and you... you made it. Congrats!

[@chris9242]

Good to see people are still going for this. Congrats!

[@callmeherlan2184]

On a cold winter morning, in the time before the light In flames of death's eternal reign, we ride towards the fight When the darkness has fallen down, and the times are tough all right The sound of evil laughter falls around the world tonight Fighting hard, fighting on for the steel, through the wastelands evermore The scattered souls will feel the hell, bodies wasted on the shores On the blackest plains in hell's domain, we watch them as they go In fire and pain, now once again, we know So now we fly ever free We're free before the thunderstorm On towards the wilderness, our quest carries on Far beyond the sundown, far beyond the moonlight Deep inside our hearts and all our souls So far away, we wait for the day For the lives all so wasted and gone We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days Through the fire and the flames, we carry on As the red day is dawning And the lightning cracks the sky They'll raise their hands to the heavens above With resentment in their eyes Running back through the mid-morning light There's a burning in my heart We're banished from a time in a fallen land To a life beyond the stars In your darkest dreams see to believe Our destiny this time And endlessly we'll all be free tonight And on the wings of a dream, so far beyond reality All alone in desperation, now the time has gone Lost inside, you'll never find, lost within my own mind Day after day this misery must go on So far away, we wait for the day For the lives all so wasted and gone We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days Through the fire and the flames, we carry on Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Now here we stand with their blood on our hands We fought so hard, now can we understand? I'll break the seal of this curse if I possibly can For freedom of every man So far away, we wait for the day For the lives all so wasted and gone We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days Through the fire and the flames, we carry on

[@DiscoKing02]

I know this is two years old now, but had to home back to it again just to see how amazing this is. Still this song remains legendary, and FCing it confirms your status as a legend. Congrats again dude, extremely well deserved.

[@prizixz]

Two years ago? This was like more like 13years ago

[@DiscoKing02]

@@prizixz Bro, read the upload date of the video lol. Not the game itself lmao

[@prizixz]

@@DiscoKing02 Bruh. My bad lol. My brain cells stop working.

[@DiscoKing02]

@@prizixz You good lol

[@itsalrightiguess4482]

You have earned your place in guitar hero history my friend

[@jadenbogart]

Yeah! You have earned your place, GuitarHeroROXS

[@tyomm6]

It doesn’t matter if it’s 2019, 2009 or 2099 this will always be an impressive achievement. I love this song to death. Congrats man!

[@quirockslokz8258]

Well done!! You just remember my 10 years trying to play at expert

[@Skai.]

I have so much respect for you Guitar Master. This game IS MY CHILDHOOD.

[@CainAshenrov]

Dude, congrats. There's still plenty of us out there that would love to do this as like you said, this song is a true accomplishment.

[@holo673]

Great job! A ttfaf fc is really under appreciated now, with all the insane fcs going on. GL on your way to the big leagues!

[@pjmessenger7376]

I’ve been waiting awhile, for this Fc and you finally did it, Congratulations you absolute legend :)

[@unorthodoxmama1468]

My god you are just--- I--- I have no words. This is the most incredible Guitar Hero performance I've seen...

[@kobil316SH]

Congratulations man, this is amazing

[@AbyssionQC]

Oh man what a beautiful thing to see. Nice score too

[@nachonick05]

Yay it's back. I've been looking all over for this

[@doncubed5421]

6:38 is just...wow

[@raphaelramires5347]

Actually it's simple when you understand the pattern, it's called: tapping, but requires a lot of practice

[@beefxroni1959]

@@raphaelramires5347 theres a specific way to do this but it takes hella practice to master it. I think you need to tilt ur hand a little bit so ur fingers are at an angle to hit the red on and off

[@Alphie_]

Congrats. I feel like this is the official passage into a bigger part of the community. All the power to you.

[@TrillSantana]

Finally bro! You a legend for real

[@nickcottrell9594]

Thank you for the share man, I remember when me and my best friend beat this in 08 wow what a day. I gave up the game after that, that was a high enough mountain for me, thank you for the share and your great playing abilities always puts a smile on my face. Thanks man you've mad another person happy

[@RavenousRed9]

Amazing job man! You slayed the legendary beast.

[@c-iasona]

Amazing dude!!! So proud, i hope i can follow in your footsteps one day soon!

[@blakespinelli6969]

holy shit dude. this is pretty cool

[@SasKQuach]

Suprising to see that this vid is 9 months old and people still search up these types of videos. Love the energy

[@oscardelabarrera8803]

Amazing, I don' t have words for express my admiration for your achievement

[@redmondpeters7162]

That song is probably extremely difficult. Anyone that completed it is a true gaming legend.

[@TheLegitamit]

Someone is going to have a jacked forearm after this. Your fingers are going SSJ 3 at this point!

[@williampurvis2887]

Y’all a different breed that can do this man. This must have took months took practice and perfect. You a legend man.

[@francisnguyen6349]

What an outstanding performance in Guitar 🎸 Hero!

[@monchifino5306]

Ver esto es una gozadera sin duda alguna. Es bellísimo ver cómo alguien rompe los muros que alguna vez existieron para pararte y ponerte límites pues esos muros no existen por existir es que tu mente te los pone para saber que tan lejos puedes llegar, y ver a este chico(@) como los rompe como si dejarán de existir es glorioso, como si hubiera activado el Sharingan al máximo de su poder, pues no tiene precio ver esto. Sí que eres una leyenda del rock.

[@shiro5064]

Nobody: The game not even a minute in: 400 note streak!

[@sfisher923]

~2:00 mark - 1200 note streak!

[@michaelh4229]

My god. I just had a nostalgic flashback of guitar hero. Looked up the playlist on spotify. Then I remembered, i never seen through the fire on expert 100%. I remember having sleepovers with friend group, staying up all night. Everyone taking a turn to try an 100% it…you sir are a childhood legend.

[@mitchellfagan7701]

I'll never get tired of watching this Congratulations man 🤘🤘🤘

[@mini_kimmyy1323]

This is amazing asf AND where they used the Star power is exactly where I always use it too ;)

[@emmanuelcastro1876]

More than 3.000 notes, that's amazing. You are a legend Respect from Venezuela 🔥

[@mafaldatudeozatehacepurede5272]

tu comentario me dio hambre :v

[@jtmcf]

Congrats on this FC You deserved it after 12 years of rock 🤘🏾

[@captainfantastic3490]

This is madness. Congrats, You did a wild job.

[@plebisMaximus]

Congratulations! The road has been long and hard, but now it's over and you've joined the other legends. Your achievement has been immortalized.

[@theabby9494]

Wow. And I'm here trying to learn how to play in hard yet you play this in expert you have earned my respect you rock legend. :)

[@haseo55551]

Beautiful, you have now become a Gutair Hero Legend Remembered in hall of fame, you did it!

[@andresgalindo1990]

One of the hardest videogame task's of all. Almost on a impossible, yet this crazy bastard with Satoru Gojo level of power do it! Astonishing! Respect.

[@demonmaster55]

Hell yea, it's about time you fc'd this

[@Spartan0620]

I hope whoever did this. Has a well paying job and a good life. He deserves it.

[@jamessorrentino6344]

2:34 earl: what? Pops: it’s so (pants) strong. Earl: where is my music Mordocai : I dunno a little different, Rigby : get something I guess Earl : don’t you know what you’ve done?! Me: what do you talking about?!

[@katelovessza]

You are sooo good!! This such a hard song!!

[@austinjones9276]

🤯 HOLY HELL, DUDE!!!

[@blazadenatheoposcat8332]

I’m very happy :) I liked this video GHR

[@romerorodriguezjacqueline1281]

Grande hermano, un idolo

[@VarishtGhedia]

I can't imagine someone doing it in beat saber. You're an absolute legend.

[@swinelias]

F$@&ing good job Guitar Hero. I don't think i would ever come so close to this.

[@jamesdixon6332]

I'm always in awe every time I see one of these videos. Anytime I've attempted this song it was damn near impossible for me.

[@tymeeresmith4694]

this my childhood here man you killed it bro

[@JasonMathew97]

Girls: Guys only want one thing and it’s disgusting What’s guys really want: 7:41

[@KilljoyRPMX]

Absolute Madlad, you've only gone and done it. You FC'd Shoot The Runner! Massive congrats, dude! I knew you could do it! Oh yh and well done on this Dragonforce thing too Pretty cool I guess

[@zacharytgmredsun]

"Pretty cool ig"?! You underestimate the power of DragonForce!

[@korelei]

TheGoldenMinecart // ZacharyTGM you underestimate the joke!!

[@FancyPancyLad]

This song would tear my hands apart bro- whoever is playing right now must have hands of steel at this point. Good job man I applaud you.

[@MorganHillyer-ug5rj]

Sir you have earned you throne in gaming history.

[@Jilde0616]

You deserve this, like a lot. YUUUUUNGEL

[@thelonewolf7443]

You win!!! End of story 😂 Dude that is just an amazing accomplishment. Congratulations 😉

[@davyt0247]

OMG you did it!!! Congratulations!!!!

[@suryaputih4381]

The gameplay is very awesome, the spirit of the video uploaded bro

[@sterlingnimbus1]

"The test isn't that confusing" The test: 0:06

[@claudetheclaudeqc6600]

🤣

[@SpaceMetalFerrari248]

Jordan: “I’m the hardest Guitar Hero song of all time” This song: I’m about to dethrone you so hard.

[@kaden5937]

Id call it a draw... Ttfaf has some ridiculous parts, like descending triplets at the end of the solo, but guitar solo b in jordan is enough to make anyone fail. Edit: I forgot to mention the gh3 engine was far better than gh2, which adds to the difficulty of jordan.

[@rajasuny2204]

P

[@zooms7889]

Jordan is harder to pass than TTFAF, but is considered easier to FC.

[@SpaceMetalFerrari248]

@@zooms7889 I can’t even FC the bridge either on Jordan tbh. The green strums steal my hammering on which is why I have piss poor trouble nailing it.

[@Pabmyster]

@@SpaceMetalFerrari248 honestly the green placement is so odd and hard to audibly time, in order to FC the bridge I just cheat and full strum it lmao

[@ken83276]

You know, until just now...i did not think this was possible. Mad props.

[@nudgiebutters]

I remember the times i cried at how this song would destroy me... Truly a Rock God! You're amazing!

[@jinko17bro]

I've waited so long

[@luiscarlosinnecco7252]

Congrats bro!! This goal never gets old for GH players, is so exciting no matter when the players do it. Now go for The Devil Went Down To Georgia, we are waiting for you!!

[@CCr-bf7nz]

Glad to see this game series still has a community

[@leninsanchez1447]

MISSION PASSED YOU HAVE MY RESPECT

[@cluckinbell1974]

I’m a guitar hero player who was born 2 years prior to TTFAF’s initial release. And I just can’t get enough of this song along with the game itself. Now I see that even the days and years have passed by, these two masterpieces of entertainment would go through the fire and the flames and be carried on among variety of generations.

[@fungus1005]

I’ve owned this game for ages and I haven’t touched it in awhile, I think I might pick it up again.

[@zottffss]

Through the Fire and Flames, a legend (and a subscription) was born.

[@pman7588]

i like how at the end hes just staring at the win screen taking in what he has done, and probably addressing his finger injuries