Konami System 573 disc+cart. published 27 years ago:

GuitarFreaks (c) 1999 Konami Company, Limited.

GuitarFreaks is a game where colored notes travel up the screen which correspond with three colored buttons on a guitar controller. The player must press the relevant buttons on the controller and move the 'pluck' when the notes reach the top of the screen in order to fill in missing guitar parts from a song.

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: GQ886

Konami Bemani 573 Analog hardware

Players: 2 Buttons: 7

- TRIVIA -

Released in February 1999.

Konami Music Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Guitar Freaks Original Game Soundtrack - KICA-7955) on 18/03/1999.

Michael Jackson used to own this game. It was sold at the official Michael Jackson Auction on Apr. 24th, 2009.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* 2P Battle mode Press Pick, Green (x2), Pick at the mode select screen (A cheering crowd confirms correct entry).

* Hidden mode Press Red, Blue, Green, Blue, Red, Green at the mode select screen (A cheering crowd confirms correct entry).

* Speed Edition Press Red, Green, Blue, Pick (x2) at the mode select screen. Then choose Expert mode (A cheering crowd confirms correct entry).

* High Speed Edition Press Pick (x2), Red, Blue, Red, Blue, Green (x2) at the mode select screen. Then choose Expert mode (A cheering crowd confirms correct entry).

Player layout in our catalog: 2P sim.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start Guitar Freaks Ver 1.01 (GQ886 VER. EAD). Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P sim.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Rhythm, Arcade.