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.

The Oral History of 'Guitar Hero

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 2)

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 2)

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

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 1)

Setlist in Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass, WikiHero

Channeling the Guitar Hero - Doug Doppler - Premier Guitar

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 2)

GameSpy: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s - Page 1

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (2007)

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

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 1)