D-Pad Hero is a music game developed by indie developers Kent Hansen and Andreas Pedersen and released February 1, 2009 for the Nintendo Entertainment System platform . The sequel to the D-Pad Hero 2 was released on May 15, 2010 [1] .
| D-pad hero | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Kent Hansen, Andreas Pedersen |
| Release dates | February 1, 2009 (1 part) May 15, 2010 (2 part) |
| Genre | Music game |
| Technical details | |
| Platforms | NES |
| Game mode | single-user , multi-user |
| Carrier | |
Content
- 1 gameplay
- 2 List of songs
- 2.1 D-Pad Hero [3]
- 2.2 D-Pad Hero 2 [3]
- 3 Reception
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Gameplay
D-Pad Hero is a music game. The gameplay of D-Pad Hero is similar to the gameplay of the Guitar Hero series of games. Notes fall from the top to the bottom of the screen, synchronized with music. Upon reaching the threshold level, players press the buttons on the controller that correspond to the note. If the player presses the correct sequence of buttons at the right time, the guitar track in the song will continue to move. If a note is skipped, the guitar track will stand until the player hits the corresponding button. There is also a listening mode, which allows the user to simply listen to a song and watch the order of notes. In D-Pad Hero, 2 buttons are used for playing, and in the sequel - 5. In addition, in D-Pad Hero 2, in addition to notes, skulls appear that should not be pressed, slowdown-hours, etc. [2] .
List of Songs
D-Pad Hero [3]
- Guns' n 'Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
- Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
- a-Ha - The Swing of Things
- Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
D-Pad Hero 2 [3]
- Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction (in a game like Deth Man)
- Queen - I Want to Break Free (in a game like Break Man)
- Åge Aleksandersen - Levva Livet (in a game like Live Man)
- Elvis Presley - Burning Love (in a game like Love Man)
- Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (in a game like Led Man)
- Music from Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) (in a game like Whip Man) [4]
Reception
The game was featured in sites and publications of Tiny Cartridge [5] , Kotaku [6] , and Destructoid , who called it a better game than Guitar Hero World Tour [7] .
The game did not come out on cartridges, but you can download its ROM [8] .
Notes
- ↑ D-Pad Hero 1 & 2 »PSCD.ru - console games . pscd.ru. Date of treatment December 5, 2017.
- ↑ D-PAD HERO 2 MANUAL . www.dpadhero.com. Date of treatment December 5, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Music (Norwegian) . www.dpadhero.com. Date of treatment December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Active_ate. D-Pad Hero II - Whip Man (October 13, 2016). Date of treatment December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Cartridge, Tiny . D-Pad Hero, a DDR / Guitar Hero-styled homebrew ... - Tiny Cartridge 3DS - Nintendo Switch, 3DS, DS, Wii U, and PS Vita News, Media, & Retro Junk (English) , Tiny Cartridge 3DS . Date of treatment December 5, 2017.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael . D-Pad Hero Brings Guitar Hero (Unofficially) To NES (English) , Kotaku . Date of treatment December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Homebrew 8-bit NES game D-Pad Hero is better than Guitar Hero World Tour , destructoid . Date of treatment December 5, 2017.
- ↑ Download (Norwegian) . www.dpadhero.com. Date of treatment December 5, 2017.