Guitar Herowned: GH3's hardest song rocked 100%
by Randy Nelson 
{ Jun 6th 2008 at 11:15PM }
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!]
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!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
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.
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.
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
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
eldee @ Jun 6th 2008 11:31PM
"Listen to that video crowd! They love you, kid!"
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!
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."
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 >_>
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?
Tyler Slayton @ Jun 8th 2008 1:36PM
He still plays sitting down like a girl.
KT @ Jun 9th 2008 11:36AM
It's a long freaking song, dude. And I don't care what you losers say, this is epic. I don't see any of you posting a video doing anything better. :P
lee @ Jun 6th 2008 11:57PM
i damn wish i could be as good at something as he is with that.