Today's eight-year-old-kid-owning on GH in expert video: the sequel

by Kevin Kelly { Apr 28th 2007 at 12:05AM }

This kid is still only eight years old, but he's apparently going for rock god legendary status. Check out his cocky attitude as he plays with his back to the screen. Plus, he's upgraded his kit to an Xbox 360, not too shabby.

We're near heart-attack mode on any expert song, let alone Psychobilly Freakout. However, he's cool and collected, just like in the other video. Let's see him thrash some Thunderhorse and then we'll see whose boss.

Tags: Guitar Hero II, Ben, GuitarHeroIi,Ben

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Zack11190 @ Apr 28th 2007 12:15AM

It's not the same song as the last video. The last one he did was Psychobilly Freakout. He's doing Dead this time.

Grant @ Apr 28th 2007 12:16AM

so,
this was the governments plan all along.
create children with super human hand eye coordination and rhythm.

Good move US Government..... good move.

ComradeTrotskii @ Apr 28th 2007 12:16AM

That is all kinds of awesome.

"let alone Psychobilly Freakout"

I may just be reading this wrongly but that isn't 'Psychobilly Freakout' he is playing its 'Dead'.

Snipermike @ Apr 28th 2007 12:20AM

You missed 3 notes thats pretty sad.Keep practicing kid no one likes a loser.

Zack11190 @ Apr 28th 2007 12:20AM

That kid is fucking awesome.

quazi @ Apr 28th 2007 12:23AM

i gotta agree with #4 i mean if it were baseball this kid was out!
maybe next time he will try harder.damn new generation always half assing it

Dragod @ Apr 28th 2007 12:28AM

I'm calling this fake. I know for a fact that "Dead!" isn't that fast on the screen, I made sure. I have my 360 on as I am typing this. It's amazing how the kid is moving at a normal pace while the screen is at atleast 2x, and I know that he's not on practice or there would be no people on stage, just the fret board.

scott @ Apr 28th 2007 12:33AM

It's not fake dragod, he's got tons of videos up, and one of him on a television show playing.

Imadogg99 @ Apr 28th 2007 12:35AM

Fucking a this kid is good.... well I twice got 4 stars on medium! Hooray for me!!!

bigmax @ Apr 28th 2007 12:38AM

Looks like it's in hyper mode. I'd say that's the reason why it's so fast. I'm skeptical that it's him, but at the same time not totally impressed. 'Dead!' isn't an ungodly song to play on expert. I wanna see Freebird.

Dragod @ Apr 28th 2007 12:38AM

Well, I'm watching it, and I'm playing it, and I'm seeing a big difference.

Kegwen @ Apr 28th 2007 12:39AM

It's not fake. He has Hyperspeed on. Look it up on GameFAQs.

He has a lot of other videos. He's 5 starred Jordan, just to pre-empt all the "hurr get back to me when you can pass Jordan" jerks

Zack11190 @ Apr 28th 2007 12:41AM

@10 bigmax

If you check out his YouTube vids, he already has FreeBird.

lukee @ Apr 28th 2007 12:50AM

Can someone tell me what this "guitar hero" game is all about?

waves @ Apr 28th 2007 12:52AM

ROCK ON LITTLE KID!

zam @ Apr 28th 2007 12:58AM

Meh, it's not like it's beyond any of his physical capabilities, just takes a lot of training and time.. Would be more impressed if an 8-year old kicking the ass of someone twice his size...

Kids good, no denying it, but his age doesn't make him any more impresseive than any of the other people who kick ass at Guitar Hero..

Zack11190 @ Apr 28th 2007 1:17AM

This kid inspired me, so I played Dead! on Medium and get 100%.

Purple Haze @ Apr 28th 2007 1:38AM

Ar least last time it was a decent song. Ths time the sng is absolute crap.

Hobo Joe @ Apr 28th 2007 1:45AM

Thunderhorse is much easier than Psychobilly Freakout.

Action Hank @ Apr 28th 2007 1:53AM

Just goes to show how far the age demographics of gamers have shifted. The fact that we're remarking at how good an 8 year-old is at videogames.

15 years ago that would have been the norm.

wes @ Apr 28th 2007 2:06AM

Its on hyperspeed.....There is a reason that is a cheat code you know,it does'nt make the game harder,But easier.It makes the notes scroll by faster,which seems harder but what your not relising is that it also spaces the notes out further too...Making long complicated patterns easier to see and map out,and also gives you more leeway on the timing of the note,because they are further apart the hmm whatever is alittle more forgiving...if you get my point I would put up my real quitar if this kid could get the same score or better when its not on hyperspeed.

Brandon @ Apr 28th 2007 2:17AM

I call fake. There's at least 4 times when his fingers are not moving at all, but he supposedly nailed notes on the screen. Someone behind the camera is actually playing and he's just doing a good job at acting like he is.

nate @ Apr 28th 2007 2:28AM

you don't need to move your fingers all the time.......I call it real..but not really true "expert"

Psycho300x @ Apr 28th 2007 2:40AM

Yeah, he is definitely doing hyperspeed cheat, and it almost does seem like his fingers arent sync with the notes on screen, Im suspicious about this, I would like to see him turn of hyperspeed

P3tE @ Apr 28th 2007 2:42AM

this is when you realize that your kid has a gift and you get them a real instrument

zombiejesus @ Apr 28th 2007 2:42AM

do free bird!

James @ Apr 28th 2007 2:50AM

yo this kid looks so odd, like some kind of creeepy monster something.

DEUCE @ Apr 28th 2007 2:53AM

F this kid i hate him lil freak

Ken @ Apr 28th 2007 2:55AM

I call fake.

I mean, I can't do that. So this kid obviously couldn't.

Next vid please.

C.A. @ Apr 28th 2007 3:03AM

Amazing! At the 1:08 mark it makes me cry. Awesome stuff. Boo to all the haters.

n_revolution9 @ Apr 28th 2007 4:32AM

For a minute there, I was gonna say how much I hate this kid, but then I realized how I can ACTUALLY PLAY THE REAL GUITAR and rip out some of the sweetest solos. Oh, I forgot, he probably can't play the real guitar, so it's no use mentioning something like that, isn't there?

n_revolution9 @ Apr 28th 2007 4:33AM

Matt B. @ Apr 28th 2007 4:44AM

Yeah, let's see him play it on a real guitar.

gok @ Apr 28th 2007 5:51AM

Is there a reason you people deperately wan't this kid to fail?

Mark @ Apr 28th 2007 6:19AM

Hey Kevin, are you really gonna make me click through to find out what "GH" is?

Korova @ Apr 28th 2007 8:02AM

When Jesus comes back in the second coming he will sort the winners from the sore losers by the comments to this post and all those who did not BELIEVE shal burn forever in Guitar Hero Hell!!!!!

redzoo @ Apr 28th 2007 8:36AM

I can't understand why some of you are so bitter. Those of you that are saying that this kid is a loser or faking it are obviously inadequate for some reason. The video itself is impressive and the kid is clearly great at the game- what else is there to say? Do you somehow feel the need to prove that you're better than him in some way?

"Well, let's see him do this on a real guitar..."

We'll see what he gets for Christmas then, shall we? He's clearly dexterous enough to have an advantage when he's beginning and he's obviously prepared to practice a lot.

Chuma @ Apr 28th 2007 8:39AM

Impressive. Now, whoever his dad is, buy him a proper guitar and amp and tell him to practice as hard on that.

Ed T @ Apr 28th 2007 8:42AM

I wanna see Jordan, Expert, No Hyper speed.

Zach S @ Apr 28th 2007 9:08AM

In the last phrase you use, "we'll see whose boss" you used the wrong "whose" - it should be who's, i.e. who is NOT whose, i.e. whose grammar mistake is this? AH GRAMMAR!!!

hoOk @ Apr 28th 2007 9:21AM

People need to stop thinking being good at Guitar Hero is cool.... Why doesn't he put that time into real guitar? Can you say tool?

East @ Apr 28th 2007 9:34AM

I agree. It's a waste of time. Also, people who play first person shooter games should stop wasting time on that and go out and shoot real people on the street instead. I mean.. Gods. Talk about wasting talent, just doing it in a game.

Chris @ Apr 28th 2007 9:56AM

I somehow doubt he can play it without looking at the screen, and on a final note - I went outside when I was his age with my friends but I suppose he doesn't know what that means does he.

A guitar has strings, that guitar has buttons - BIG DIFFERNCE