I Built Guitar Hero Arcade at HOME!

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Debug image (from when I forgot to capture footage) is from:
/ @akshuls
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Music from:
Sonic Advance 1 and 2 on GBA, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on GBA, and Earthbound. Additionally, the chiptune renditions of Motivation by Sum 41 and American Idiot by Green Day were made by yours truly! :)

[@DanRockProductions]

Kinda skimned over a lot of details to keep this video somewhat concise, but if y'all have any questions specifically about the cabinet, leave them in this comment section and perhaps ill make a followup answering them!

[@LainePlayinGames]

I work at a Dave & Busters in Illinois, my Senior Tech made a custom version with the bottom of the original cabinet out in front, and a big tv and light display further back. no other guitar hero machine like it out there as far as i know

[@cicabeot1]

Lotta effort to play a stripped back version of a game that was primarily made for home use, and I admire that. Also definitely the coolest way you could play Lego Rock Band.

[@DanRockProductions]

A stripped back version of Aspyrs buggy, broken, GH3PC port missing half the songs, but you know? I wouldn't want it any other way! 🤣 Thanks for watching!!

[@LocalAitch]

@@DanRockProductionsand the modded version you used (the Mohkerz rip?) is most likely running on the cracked GH3PC executable anyway (IIRC the guy used GH3+). I don't think anyone's gotten it running under the original executable due to the dongle protection (which is Aladdin HASP). I have a decrypted EXE somewhere but I've never ran it

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

when i built mine i had Clone Hero in mind, and since 2020 i have put a video background to every song avalible. whether that be a music video, live footage, some random guitar player on yt or the offical in game backgrounds. there is so much to do on top of playing the OG games. i have never gotten around to it, but adding lights tied to star power is a huge upgrade for entertainment

[@SwiftyStardust]

Oh that's awesome. I'd totally do that if I had the budget, know-how, or space. The classic GH style game select screen is also a nice touch

[@DanRockProductions]

It was *so much fun* designing the classic game select screen in Photoshop lol

[@AllChad]

@@DanRockProductions Do you remember the name of the big box menu you're using? I'd love to build a custom menu select for my racing cab, but also my guitar hero partycade too :)

[@DanRockProductions]

@@AllChad I made my theme myself using the Community Theme Creator! :)

[@davidmcaninch4714]

If I was smart enough, I’d make a Rock Band arcade game with 2 guitars, 2 basses, 2 drum pad controllers, 2 mics, and just for the heck of it, 2 keyboards. Make it a Battle of the Bands game. I’d call it Rock Band: Battles. But I don’t know anything about video game mechanics.

[@bagenius5970]

I've been wanting to do a Green Day Rock Band arcade cabinet for a while now. This gives me some insight.

[@DarthFraser]

I love the outro song at the end but 8 bit, Motovation by Sum 41!!👍

[@DanRockProductions]

Love Sum 41 🤘

[@Wiiman365]

Again, these types of video are my favorite to see danny, unreal that with a little under 500 bucks you can make something this high quality, cool vid

[@DanRockProductions]

Thank you!!

[@hotpocketsalesman1223]

Perfect timing, might make my own version. Thanks for the well made video!

[@DanRockProductions]

Good luck on your build!!

[@shadowguy542]

Awesome video! Loved the Sonic Advanced music!!!

[@DanRockProductions]

The Advance games have super underrated soundtracks!

[@BerryZitoo]

That looks amazing ! I have about 6 guitars 🎸, I still play it regularly in the Xbox 360 still. This is a project im interested in doing. Great work

[@Eazy_Bruh]

This is sick. Awesome video.

[@ramonasbunns8246]

with all the time and effort put into it this is def a masterpiece well done!

[@eethend]

I have dreamed of making one of these for so long (since real ones are $$$$$$$$$) loved seeing the process! i wouldn't have thought of a lot of this

[@Beanbag_Guitars]

Thanks for the tutorial, man!

[@XavierScratch1987]

I want this cabinet! This seems so fun!

[@Spyro2990]

This is an awesome idea and a great build!!! 🤘

[@DanRockProductions]

Thanks a bunch!

[@Veany]

Lovin the sum 41 and green day at the end more than anything. lol But the GH arcade looks great!

[@michaelhenriquez1389]

New to the channel, digging the build and would love to see a more detailed follow up video!

[@boredstudent]

I remember seeing a Guitar Hero Arcade at a Chuck E Cheese's. Of course it didn't have any of the...shall I say....better songs but the setlist was decent. I mean, Bulls On Parade was on it. After all, it's based on Guitar Hero III. I went to a Round 1, and unfortunately, their Guitar Hero Arcade was out of order. Sucks too because I wanted to play it.

[@thanhclips]

That's pretty sick!

[@Zakkujo]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life

[@DanRockProductions]

High praise, thank you!!

[@Yomamura29]

If you use YARG (Yet Another Rythm Game) you can play full band with vocals. This build is nuts man!

[@DanRockProductions]

Thanks! I play a ton of YARG in my spare time on PC and was going to include it, but I purposefully leave this mini PC offline, and YARG is still in active development so I skipped it for now. Maybe in the future I'll replace Clone Hero with it tho!

[@Yomamura29]

@@DanRockProductions oh yeah I remember yarg needing internet. I just connect it momentarily on my hotspot, but that is a lot of task for an arcade. Do you have all of the GH and RB setlist on that mini pc? Might as well upgrade the storage for more than 1k songs.

[@DanRockProductions]

@@Yomamura29 Yup, CH has pretty much all of the mainline games and their dlc!

[@Yomamura29]

@@DanRockProductions imagine the custom packs as well. Mine has 97gb on my songs folder. Had to upgrade ssd from 128gb to 512gb, lmao. Full band arcade next?

[@spyperz8594]

You have no idea how BADLY I want one of these 😭😭😭

[@boltzbucs76]

See, this is something I would legitimately think about buying.

[@squidcrab8774]

end song showing off the finished build is motivation by sum 41 off their studio album all killer no filler I just wanted to say that cause I liked sum 41

[@DanRockProductions]

Love Sum 41🤘

[@MrEdgson28]

Hell yeah 8 bit motivation by sum 41 🤘

[@oktoberfesttheenthusiast]

Awesome video! I’m glad that me and Wesley got to help you set up your DIY Guitar Hero: Arcade cabinet! PS. I might steal your GHA sign for my room so don’t be too surprised when it’s gone from the cabinet 😈😈

[@DanRockProductions]

Gonna walk into my house one day and notice it's just...gone 🤣 Real talk tho, thanks again for all your help with the software! 🤘🏻

[@mintyunbox5307]

I work for joblot, get that crazy deal lol. im gonna pick up the street fighter machine.

[@WoomyAisaka]

this is actually insane.

[@MetalSonic420]

This looks great.

[@DanRockProductions]

Thanks!

[@rileybooth9591]

Nice hoodie

[@TheRealMarriott]

I own that exact pc 4:36, its also broken

[@BEEPINGNERDS]

I know what my next project is going to be

[@completerandomness4342]

Welcome to a new kind of tension

[@nathansossai]

I'm sure you already looked into this but have you considered changing the software to clone hero instead? I find it much better than the OG guitar hero, you can put all songs from all guitar hero/rock band games, and even put whatever videos you want in the background. Even the ones related to the songs if you want that classic GH experience. I have over 100gb of clone hero songs and it's so so great. But your build is awesome regardless. Wouldn't change anything from the outside, really. just the software.

[@DanRockProductions]

This cabinet has both Guitar Hero Arcade and Clone Hero, as shown in the montage at the end of the video

[@RAFAEL60160]

Super cool project bro, congrats! Can you upload the modified version of GHA your mates did? the original version cracked by MOHKERZ is kinda buggy to use. Also, it is possible to reimplement the coin system on this? In case someone wants to build a coin-op version of GHA

[@ajcox4771]

Hey man, I happened to stumble upon your channel just because I was searching Sonic Erazor gameplays. To my surprise, your video came up from 11 years ago. I just wanted to inform you whether you have the time to fit in your schedule that a 7th release of Sonic Erazor is coming on September 2024, it will be the biggest update yet, take a look at the announcement trailer from Selbi's channel if you wish to do so. Have a lovely day. :)

[@DanRockProductions]

I actually just watched that trailer! Man... 11 years ago? Time really does fly. I'll probably check out the new version when it launches :)

[@ajcox4771]

@@DanRockProductions Yeah, time goes so quick. I'm proud to be one of the playtesters for the 7th release. I won't leak or spoil anything, let the release happen and the surprises will come.

[@PolosLetsPlays]

What did you do for the controls before launching the games? I couldn't really see it in the vid, awesome work though! I was debating making a box for my Mom to play rockband whenever she wanted (she was huge into the drums on rockband 1&2)

[@DanRockProductions]

I set the controller up in Dolphin/CH settings before I assembled the cab. For the Big Box UI, it automatically mapped the up, down and Green Fret for me, and for the buttons on the unit, I used Joy2Key :)

[@Clone1212]

Would it be possible to share your copy of GH Arcade? I'd also like to get rid of the same things on my computer (debug and such)

[@FXGamer22]

Cant imagine how the speakers sound on that thing.

[@DanRockProductions]

Totally fine, surprisingly. Nothing groundbreaking but the 4"' driver inside the cab pumps out decent volume with okay enough bass imo

[@nugzmedallion8929]

I was actually gonna be upset until you mentioned you put Clone Hero on there 🤣 I was like "Oh man what a waste this could actually be more than just the Arca-- oh..."

[@Youreadoptedkid]

Amazing bro wish I was able to build this 🔥

[@GUCFan]

Looks cool! But uh, i gotta warn you. Good luck trying to get two players running on Guitar Hero Arcade. I tried before and i cannot get it to recognize two guitars and others have tried before, its something about how that version of the game was cracked.

[@DanRockProductions]

I only had room to mount one guitar on this cab, so I'm cool with sticking to single player GHArcade:)

[@smitty.c]

could you share any more information on gh arcade i've been wanting to get that to work at home on pc but i never really got very far

[@jnackmclain]

Woah woah please what is up with that gh2 themed launcher at 9:19 that goes crazy????

[@DanRockProductions]

Thanks!! It's a custom made Big Box theme I made. It basically just launches the executable files when you select one of the games and press the green fret :)

[@jnackmclain]

@@DanRockProductions neeeeeeeeeed

[@DanRockProductions]

@@jnackmclain what can I say? I wanted a "Deluxe" cabinet ;) (I really should load RB3DX on here at some point!)

[@jnackmclain]

@@DanRockProductions lol I feel seen

[@bluuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

install YARG onto it, it’s a killer

[@DanRockProductions]

I love YARG! But this machine is mostly gonna stay offline so I don't have to deal with Windows updates, and YARG is still in constant development, so sadly it kinda needs an internet connection for now. Maybe in the future I'll replace Clone Hero with it!

[@3DNeto]

2:26 LOL 😂

[@LumbyMcGumby]

Thats sick i always wanted to do this but some of the software gets confusing haha

[@DanRockProductions]

It certainly can be!

[@digitalon01]

This is definitely something I've been considering doing myself, especially since I learned about Guitar Hero World Definitive edition. As a side note why didn't you add a second guitar controller to support head to head play? Also what kind of guitar controller did you end up using? I couldn't quite tell from the video.

[@DanRockProductions]

The machine is a little on the small side, so I didn't really have a ton of room for a second guitar unfortunately. To answer your second question, I'm using an Arduino guitar with mechanical frets from Guitars and Scarves on Etsy for this!

[@JJW410]

My man, turn on the lights for your A Reel. Looks like you're being held hostage.

[@DanRockProductions]

This made me laugh very hard lol I had a tube light just out of frame lighting my face, but I didn't want the reflections to show up in the arcade machines. That's also why I had left the overheads off

[@ldoubleprime1654]

I love this video and I understand that he is just getting the bag But man having anime girls on your cups?? Who in their right mind is getting this stuff?? Why do you need anime boobies on your cups guys

[@DanRockProductions]

It's actually a pretty popular aesthetic nowadays! I'm not saying that just bc they pay me, GamerSupps' entire identity is basically anime boobs on cups lol

[@ldoubleprime1654]

@@DanRockProductions yeah I know that unfortunately I see these cups everywhere lol my oldest sister even has one

[@TheTonyBologna]

Hello!, Love the build, I wanna make my own but I cant find a source for the Cracked game, Can you point me in the right direction for that, Thanks!

[@michealdionne5456]

What is the best guitar these days. I still have a les paul wiitar and the ps4 jaguar.

[@DanRockProductions]

I personally prefer GH guitars to RB ones bc of the clicky strumbar. The best stock guitar is probably either a LP Wii or GH5 (imo). As for non-stock, pretty much any Arduino mechanical fret guitar will feel amazing!

[@Zomothy]

All hail Zedek!!!

[@DanRockProductions]

Zedek is a genius

[@dinero123451]

Hi, is there any way to get the link to the Guitar Hero Arcade software?

[@Alexzw92]

2:26 hahaha

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

Welcome to the club lol

[@Akshuls]

Is that my image for the GH3 Debug mode? lmaoo i made the TCRF wiki post on that.

[@DanRockProductions]

Yes it is! I pulled it from the wiki lol Would you like me to credit you in the description?

[@Akshuls]

@@DanRockProductions That's up to you! I don't care if you do. I'm just glad someone used the TCRF wiki!

[@DanRockProductions]

I stuck your KZbin channel link in the description! Thanks for posting the original image :)

[@Akshuls]

@@DanRockProductions My content is no where near Guitar Hero xD so people are gonna be so confused

[@seekerofarcades4634]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼nice

[@oldschooldude8370]

Youre such a nerd. Keep it up.

[@DanRockProductions]

Hah, thank you and will do!!

[@Camxalibur]

Off topic but where tf do you download guitar hero world tour de on pc. I dont know bc i play on original hardware and only play clone hero on pc

[@DanRockProductions]

ghwt.de/downloads has the link you're searching for!

[@LegendofRockYT]

I need a tutorial

[@TomAnderson.]

2:29 that was not satisfying at all

[@LocalAitch]

Dolphin and not RPCS3? 😢

[@DanRockProductions]

@@LocalAitch the small form factor PC inside isn't quite powerful enough to emulate PS3 :(

[@Shawntholomew]

Even though I have all the Guitar Hero games for my Ps2 I would still buy this

[@Threads3417]

Fun fact. In the US, the 3rd prong, usually at the bottom of the plug, is an extra grounding pin. It's not ultimately necessary for the function of the device, hence why those adapters that convert that to a screwhole work, and odds are, unless your house was built within the last 30ish years, it may not be properly grounded anyway! Bend that prong back and forth and itll come out and work in any outlet.

[@DanRockProductions]

Helpful, thank you!!!

[@Mr.Napalm]

No offense, but you look like an Emo Michael Cera.

[@DanRockProductions]

i'll take it

[@Mr.Napalm]

@@DanRockProductions I subbed, I like the content.

[@DanRockProductions]

@@Mr.Napalm thank you!!

[@MrHavoc1001]

Why not just make a clone hero arcade. It literally has EVERY GUITAR HERO AND ROCKBAND songs you can dl.

[@DanRockProductions]

This cabinet has Clone Hero with both franchises' full libraries (+DLC!) I wanted to keep the Guitar Hero Arcade branding because I feel like it's iconic

[@nellen55]

I would Rather game end myself than then buy or use anything from that cringe site God

[@MonkeyBall2453]

I do not like anime.

[@miyamotovmusashi]

Can i buy this?