GuitarFreaks V8 is an arcade music video game machine and is the nineteenth installment in the series produced by Konami. It is a rhythm game where the player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from the rock music, rock and roll and J-pop genres and the cabinet features two guitars for multiplayer functionality.
The interface is similar to other games in the Bemani series. Two note scrolls—one for each player—are displayed at the left and right sides of the screen. Colorful animations for each song are displayed in the center of the screen. Each note scroll consists of four columns: one each for the red, green, and blue buttons, and a fourth column, known as the Wailing Bonus column.
Individual notes and chords are represented by small colored bars that scroll upward in the columns. To play the correct note, the player must hold down the buttons corresponding to the colored bars, and move the fret lever when the bars reach the yellow fretting line. When a guitar icon is displayed in the Wailing Bonus column along with an associated note, the player can tilt the guitar upright while playing the note to receive bonus points.
The player's accuracy is judged for each note played. The current system uses the names Perfect, Great, Good, Poor, and Miss to indicate a player's accuracy. Ratings of Poor or Miss will deplete the player's Groove Gauge, while Perfect and Great ratings will replenish it.
If the Groove Gauge is emptied completely, the player fails, and the game ends. Players are allowed to play anywhere from one to five songs depending on the game cabinet's configuration, with the ability to earn additional songs in certain versions of the game. Upon successful completion of a song, players are graded on their performance.
One of the major selling points of GuitarFreaks is its ability to be linked to its DrumMania counterpart. This allows up to three players to join together to play simultaneously in Session Mode. During a session, the music will play simultaneously from both games, and the players' guitar and drum sounds are relayed between the two games.
Super Session allows both the games to be linked up with Keyboardmania 3rd Mix as well. In addition to having three players control the guitars and drums, two more could be added playing along on keyboards. However, when linked with Keyboardmania, only about a dozen songs are available to play. Keyboardmania 3rd Mix can be linked with GuitarFreaks 5th Mix and DrumMania 4th Mix, or GuitarFreaks 6th Mix and DrumMania 5th Mix.
GuitarFreaks V8 is an arcade music video game machine and is the nineteenth installment in the series produced by Konami. It is a rhythm game where the player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from the rock music, rock and roll and J-pop genres and the cabinet features two guitars for multiplayer functionality.
The interface is similar to other games in the Bemani series. Two note scrolls—one for each player—are displayed at the left and right sides of the screen. Colorful animations for each song are displayed in the center of the screen. Each note scroll consists of four columns: one each for the red, green, and blue buttons, and a fourth column, known as the Wailing Bonus column.
Individual notes and chords are represented by small colored bars that scroll upward in the columns. To play the correct note, the player must hold down the buttons corresponding to the colored bars, and move the fret lever when the bars reach the yellow fretting line. When a guitar icon is displayed in the Wailing Bonus column along with an associated note, the player can tilt the guitar upright while playing the note to receive bonus points.
The player's accuracy is judged for each note played. The current system uses the names Perfect, Great, Good, Poor, and Miss to indicate a player's accuracy. Ratings of Poor or Miss will deplete the player's Groove Gauge, while Perfect and Great ratings will replenish it.
If the Groove Gauge is emptied completely, the player fails, and the game ends. Players are allowed to play anywhere from one to five songs depending on the game cabinet's configuration, with the ability to earn additional songs in certain versions of the game. Upon successful completion of a song, players are graded on their performance.
One of the major selling points of GuitarFreaks is its ability to be linked to its DrumMania counterpart. This allows up to three players to join together to play simultaneously in Session Mode. During a session, the music will play simultaneously from both games, and the players' guitar and drum sounds are relayed between the two games.
Super Session allows both the games to be linked up with Keyboardmania 3rd Mix as well. In addition to having three players control the guitars and drums, two more could be added playing along on keyboards. However, when linked with Keyboardmania, only about a dozen songs are available to play. Keyboardmania 3rd Mix can be linked with GuitarFreaks 5th Mix and DrumMania 4th Mix, or GuitarFreaks 6th Mix and DrumMania 5th Mix.
Condition :
Used
Shipping Weight :
276.480 kg
Physical Weight :
167.200 kg
Voltage :
220 - 240 Volts
Location :
Asia
Plug Type :
USA / Canada / Japan Model
Warranty :
7 days testing warranty
Product Type :
Music Machines
Version Type :
English Version
Certificates :
CE, CTick, UL
More About GuitarFreaks V8 Arcade Music Machine
Features:
simulation guitar video game
35 new songs, over 600 songs
two simulation guitars
coin-operated game
GuitarFreaks V8 Arcade Music Machine Movies
Guitar Freaks V8 - Beginner Gameplay
This videos is of Guitar Freaks V8, the music and rhythm arcade game. This game simulates guitar playing action through the guitar style control, which has several coloured buttons and a strum mechanism. Players must hit the button with the corresponding button on screen at the same time they 'strum'. The more accurate the players is, the more points they will earn and win the game - passed on a pass/fail type system. This video shows the beginners' gameplay from the 20th version in the Guitar Freaks series, suitable for players new to the game.
This videos is of Guitar Freaks V8, the music and rhythm arcade game. This game simulates guitar playing action through the guitar style control, which has several coloured buttons and a strum mechanism. Players must hit the button with the corresponding button on screen at the same time they 'strum'. The more accurate the players is, the more points they will earn and win the game - passed on a pass/fail type system. This video demonstrates the general gameplay of the 20th version in the series.
This videos is of Guitar Freaks V8, the music and rhythm arcade game. This game simulates guitar playing action through the guitar style control, which has several coloured buttons and a strum mechanism. Players must hit the button with the corresponding button on screen at the same time they 'strum'. The more accurate the players is, the more points they will earn and win the game - passed on a pass/fail type system. This video demonstrates how to play the attract mode on the 20th version in the series.
