slunk music

So, I got Guitar Hero III for Christmas, which makes me a dork. I know. Why does pressing 4 buttons (can’t figure hard yet) on beat with selected notes and songs from relic rock tunes make me feel so good? Why do I feel like I accomplished something when I get 5 stars on Welcome to the Jungle? Again, I know: dork.

But playing it gave me this idea.
Wait for it…

MIX MASTER!!!

Think about it the game comes with a 2 white, plastic “turntables and mixer”- not to scale.

Basically, the object of the game is similar to Guitar Hero in that you start at the bottom of the party scene and try to make your way up. The difference being you are a DJ that starts off with a limited amount of money and has to buy enough “records” to spin at your first party.

Next, you’re at the party and in the mix. The challenge is to keep the crowd rocking. You start off with only a few people dancing in the crowd, but based on your song selection and how well you can mix, the crowd either increases or decreases. The set length would start off small and increase as you rise through the DJ circuit.

Musical genres could be unlimited dance, hip hop, rock and every thinkable sub-genre under the sun. A major difference between Mix Master and Guitar Hero is that in Hero players only enjoy the well-known songs. I don’t want to rock out to Brett Michael’s new solo effort single. But in Mix Master, the whole would be greater than the some of its parts. Most all DJs strive to have the hottest, newest or underground-est tracks, so this could easily apply to Mix Master. Basically, the fresher the music you add to your “crate” the easier it is to rock the party.

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