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 III #4 - Pat Benatar - Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Score Progression: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 2)

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 2)

Guitar Hero (series), WikiHero

Score Progression: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Score Progression: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Setlist in Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass, WikiHero

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (2007)

Encore! A Guitar Hero timeline (part 1)

Channeling the Guitar Hero - Doug Doppler - Premier Guitar

Live GARY MOORE Album From 2009 Show To Be Released In January