Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 1)

With the Guitar Hero series set to live again, Shacknews is going to take a look back at the series over the last ten years, from its meteoric rise to its calamitous fall with this three-part timeline series. Today, we look back at the origins of Guitar Hero and look at what RedOctane and Harmonix built before Activision picked the series up and ran with it.

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's - PlayStation 2

Robbie Robertson: Paying Tribute to the Band's Mysterious Genius

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 1)

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 2)

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s Hands-On - GameSpot

Beastie Boys Signed Encore Electric Guitar - CharityStars

Let's Play Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s - Pt. 1

Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction by Reynolds, Simon

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 2)