Guitar Herowned: GH3's hardest song rocked 100%

112 Comments by Randy Nelson Jun 6th 2008 11:15PM
Filed under: Culture, Rhythm

Consider us impressed floored. Chris "iamchris4life" Chike, the recognized Guinness world record holder for the highest single-song point tally in Guitar Hero III has gone and done what many considered impossible. In the above YouTube video, Chike 100-percents Dragonforce's "Through the Fire and the Flames," revered and dreaded by fans as the most difficult song in GH3.

Watch in amazement – as we did – while Chike powers through the song on expert difficulty without missing a single note. In the end, he not only fully completed the song (beating his previous best of 97%) but scored 987,786 points (his best run prior to this netted 840,647). Our hats, glasses, and all other accessories are off to you, Chris. Now, may we offer you an ice pack for your hand?

[Thanks, Wibby!]

Tags: chris-chike, guitar-hero-iii, through-the-fire-and-the-flames, video

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OMGOMG: Jun 6th 2008; 11:22PM

Welcome to Wednesday's news, Joystiq.

Vegnagun bwf: Jun 6th 2008; 11:59PM

Welcome to half a star

Jhongerkong: Jun 7th 2008; 12:16AM

Welcome to the jungle

Try to guess what we've got :p

Desert Eagle: Jun 7th 2008; 1:53AM

Welcome home OMGOMG.

Welcome home.

OMGOMG: Jun 7th 2008; 2:31AM

Dammit! My streak of 3 star comments is over.

Purple Haze: Jun 7th 2008; 4:52AM

You've got what we need and everything we want. Now that guy is fucking insane.

DCBlack: Jun 7th 2008; 12:30PM

I haven't brushed up on my shapes in ages, but I could swear those are hearts, not stars.

FSK405K: Jun 7th 2008; 1:06PM

Actually, Joystiq already posted this story once. I can't find it now, but one of the bloggers had said something like 'now that all the guitar hero songs have been mastered, yes, even this one,'with a link on to this youtube page on the words "this one."

FSK405K: Jun 7th 2008; 1:08PM

Ah, here it is:
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/god-of-war-track-hits-ps3s-guitar-hero-iii-today/

"Having mastered every single one of Guitar Hero III's songs (including that one)..."

necrovash: Jun 8th 2008; 9:28AM

so this is what happens when you have no life......

CitizenSnips: Jun 6th 2008; 11:30PM

you know, not all of us scour the net daily for this kind of info.

Its news to me.

fischju: Jun 6th 2008; 11:31PM

He has to have done this for hundreds of hours, to the point which his brain has highly developed pathways specifically suited for the task - but it seems he could have learned real guitar AND gotten laid in all that time

KT: Jun 7th 2008; 12:35PM

He could have done ANYTHING in that amount of time, but this is obviously what he wanted to do. If it hadn't been him, it would have been someone else...eventually. This is very impressive. I know I'm not this good, but I'd be damn proud of myself if I was.

Bottom line: There is no reason for you to hate. I'm sure you are an expert at the real guitar and get laid all the time, right? Maybe not...

Lone Starr: Jun 6th 2008; 11:31PM

If I were a girl, I would so get naked for this guy. In fact, I'd get naked for him as is.

Chase: Jun 6th 2008; 11:35PM

Get in line, Lone Starr.

And stop staring at my triforce.

Lone Starr: Jun 7th 2008; 12:03AM

But it makes my pants glow. Hot.

whistlepig: Jun 7th 2008; 8:48AM

wow

Matthew: Jun 6th 2008; 11:31PM

Billy Mitchell could do better.

laf.

ApolloIV: Jun 6th 2008; 11:57PM

He's going to send in a video of him getting to the kill screen in Through Fire and Flames.

Michael: Jun 7th 2008; 1:37AM

I rather enjoyed your comment.

eldee: Jun 6th 2008; 11:31PM

"Listen to that video crowd! They love you, kid!"

commen-cents: Jun 6th 2008; 11:31PM

let me know when he does it with one hand... just kidding

"holy shit that just happened"

impressive i cant play a damn thing on any guitar hero let alone a clusterfuck of a song like that

Vegnagun bwf: Jun 6th 2008; 11:33PM

I wish I could watch this video, but every time I try a humming bird attacks my screen.

Luke: Jun 7th 2008; 1:39AM

LOL Yea I really did.

Noxat: Jun 6th 2008; 11:33PM

I don't know whether to be impressed or disgusted. I guess its disgustingly impressive.

Chase: Jun 6th 2008; 11:35PM

That is damn impressive. I need an ice pack for my crotch.

KeenCommander: Jun 6th 2008; 11:36PM

Can one say: "No social life?"

theturtle363: Jun 6th 2008; 11:38PM

can one say "jealous prick" ?

gore on the floor: Jun 6th 2008; 11:40PM

Yeah, apparently the guy who's home on a Friday night posting on video game blogs.

jackbauer (mk:4811-7496-3209): Jun 6th 2008; 11:54PM

yea take that!

hey wait...

Eh: Jun 8th 2008; 12:33AM

What is there to be jealous about? Of all the insults you could have said, you pick one that makes no sense. Fail.

Obie: Jun 6th 2008; 11:39PM

I never knew something could be both impressive and sad.
Congrats dude!

Thatoneguy64: Jun 6th 2008; 11:40PM

More like...

Guitar Herold

Carcarius: Jun 6th 2008; 11:41PM

Wow and I thought this was humanly Impossible. Maybe Miracles do happen.

tmacairjordan87: Jun 6th 2008; 11:47PM

Psh...ok that was impressive

but can he do it on a rock band guitar?? That's the true challenge.

Neebs: Jun 6th 2008; 11:53PM

Don't be foolish! Everyone knows the Rock Band guitar sucks too much ass to FC TTFAF!

Hafk: Jun 7th 2008; 3:12AM

Well, he 100%'d Psychobilly Freakout on a TAC guitar. (He is sponsored by TAC)

If he can do that, then he must be able to do well on a Rockband Guitar, because TAC guitars are crap as well.

Hopefully, he has some sort of say in their next guitar controller design.

captain_atom: Jun 6th 2008; 11:49PM

That's the closest thing we'll see in real life to a Death Star Attack Run!

Neebs: Jun 6th 2008; 11:49PM

Randy, his previous -3 run didn't mean a previous best percentage of 97%, he only missed 3 notes the previous time.

Just FYI >_>

Shaun: Jun 6th 2008; 11:53PM

If I were him I would have smashed that guitar into the screen once I got to the end. It would have been perfect.

ZaxCG2: Jun 7th 2008; 11:00AM

...and THEN said. "HOLY SHIT. THAT JUST FUCKIN' HAPPENED."

ApolloIV: Jun 6th 2008; 11:55PM

As someone who is an experienced musician and who can plays parts(yes the two solos) on this on real guitar I have to say,

This is way fucking harder on guitar hero.

Vault: Jun 7th 2008; 9:39AM

Good Apollo, I'm burning star... five? You seem to have IV down.

ApolloIV: Jun 7th 2008; 10:31AM

Haha thank you. I'm glad to see another Coheed fan on Joystiq(Gasp I like music oh shit time to flame!!!)

Brett from Atlanta: Jun 7th 2008; 12:56PM

No, you like really really shitty music. Now let the flaming begin.

ApolloIV: Jun 7th 2008; 1:47PM

Ha thanks for that clarification.

Ian Murray: Jun 7th 2008; 7:51PM

That the thing I don't like about GH.

They make the songs harder than they are in real life for the sake of having a "super hard song". How about you make it feel like we're playing the song/instrument instead of having us bash buttons at mind-bending speeds?

lee: Jun 6th 2008; 11:57PM

i damn wish i could be as good at something as he is with that.

Cybergig1: Jun 6th 2008; 11:57PM

cool just in when I was thoroughly impressed he seemed even more amazed than I was lol too good too good. And yeah seriously noone needs to try and down him the boys got skills with GH just how it is

Jhongerkong: Jun 7th 2008; 12:08AM

I think the important thing here is the same guy AAAed Max. (period)

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