This article has a talk page!This page details one or more prototype versions of Guitar Hero (PlayStation 2).
The September 3, 2005 prototype build of Guitar Hero was leaked as part of Project Deluge, released through Hidden Palace's website and archive.org on March 20, 2021. Nothing was known about this build prior to its release, although other beta versions of this game had been seen in marketing material before.
General Differences#
- This build is DEBUG ENABLED, and the majority of GH2's debug buttons work when connecting a keyboard via usb.
- The HOPO threshold in this version of the game is stricter than retail; 159 ticks (1 tick less than a 12th note), vs 170 in retail. Charts where this adjustment is particularly easy to spot are You Got Another Thing Comin and Texas Flood on Expert.
- Notes that follow a chord and have the same color as the chord's lower fret can be HOPOs in this build, unlike retail where they are always strums. A good example of this is Heart Full Of Black on Expert's orange strumming section.
- Whammy rate is different in proto build, gives you less Star Power.
- The bug in retail where the 2nd note of the song always appears as a strum, even if it is a HOPO, is NOT in the prototype.
Major Bugs#
- Letting a demo play then trying to select a band crashes the game with an "Index Too Big" error
Keyboard Debug Cheats#
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This needs some investigation. |
Key |
Function |
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Function keys |
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F2 |
Toggles a swap of Player 1 to be Player 2 |
F3 |
Crowd Meter Debug display |
F4 |
Debug Light Name Display |
Esc |
Toggles developer console |
Single keys |
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0 |
During song, pauses the song and chart, crowd noise continues to play. |
A |
During song, toggle world visibility, rocker and crowd are still visible. |
B |
During song, audible metronome (beatmapping debug) |
C |
During song, cycle camshot |
E |
During song, subtract 0.1 from current crowd meter |
F |
During song, toggle highway |
G |
During song, show character waypoints |
H |
During song, hides the score, multiplier, star power, and rock meters. |
J |
During song, make guitarist start walking (if venue allows it) (The only affect this has is crashing some venues) |
L |
During song, fail immediately |
M |
During song, toggle crowd meter |
P |
Autoplay Toggle |
R |
During song, reloads song (This causes a crash.) |
S |
During song, toggle score debug overlay, basically a "note log" |
T |
Toggle song time debug overlay |
X |
During song, toggles shuttle (crashes frequently) |
Key combinations |
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⇧ Shift+A |
If in menus, toggles All Access. If in a song, toggles Crowd Audio |
⇧ Shift+B |
During song, fretboard bounces on beats (beatmapping debug) |
⇧ Shift+C |
Toggle camera debug overlay |
⇧ Shift+E |
During song, add 0.1 to current crowd meter |
⇧ Shift+G |
Unknown, toggles 0 -> 0, but this does not change. |
⇧ Shift+I |
Toggle world lighting events |
⇧ Shift+M |
Mute all |
⇧ Shift+P |
Cycle through music speeds (100%, 50%, 25%, 10%) |
⇧ Shift+Q |
Prints current UI screen to the debug overlays |
⇧ Shift+R |
During song, reloads track (this DOES work, but fails to reload the music or video) |
⇧ Shift+S |
During song, fill entire star power meter |
⇧ Shift+T |
Toggle CPU meters and framerate, per game module and overall |
Controller Debug Cheats#
These can be done with a controller. Works both 1P port and 2P port.
Button Combination |
Function |
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Left ( |
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Toggle framerate and texture loading counters |
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Cycle heap information (main heap, rendering heap, off) |
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Toggle graphic stats debug overlay |
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Freezes camera and tells the position and rotation of the camera. |
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Toggle CPU meters, per game module and overall |
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Writes screen to screendump_1.bmp (crashes immediately) |
Right ( |
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Toggle light preset debug overlay |
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During song, enables Free Cam (Arena, Fretboard, Off) |
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Toggle camera debug overlay |
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Freezes the song, toggles time display. |
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Setlist#
The setlist in the prototype is almost the same as in the final game, with one ordering difference and a few naming differences.
Demo |
Final |
|---|---|
Hot Licks (no problem) |
Opening Licks |
I Love Rock & Roll |
I Love Rock & Roll |
I Wanna Be Sedated |
I Wanna Be Sedated |
Smoke On The Water |
Thunder Kiss 65 |
Thunderkiss 65 |
Smoke On The Water |
Infected |
Infected |
Sizzling Songs (ok, I can do this) |
Axe-Grinders |
Iron Man |
Iron Man |
More Than A Feeling |
More Than A Feeling |
You Got Another Thing Comin' |
You Got Another Thing Comin' |
Take Me Out |
Take Me Out |
Sharp Dressed Man |
Sharp Dressed Man |
Blazing Headbangers (flaunt my skills) |
Thrash and Burn |
Killer Queen |
Killer Queen |
Hey You |
Hey You |
Stellar |
Stellar |
Heart Full of Black |
Heart Full of Black |
Symphony Of Destruction |
Symphony Of Destruction |
Blistering Tracks (practice these) |
Return of the Shred |
Ziggy Stardust |
Ziggy Stardust |
Fat Lip |
Fat Lip |
Cochise |
Cochise |
Take It Off |
Take It Off |
Unsung |
Unsung |
Bad Ass Tunes (work on my chops) |
Fret-Burners |
Spanish Castle Magic |
Spanish Castle Magic |
Higher Ground |
Higher Ground |
No One Knows |
No One Knows |
Ace Of Spades |
Ace Of Spades |
Crossroads |
Crossroads |
Face Melting Riffs (these kick my ass) |
Face-Melters |
Godzilla |
Godzilla |
Texas Flood |
Texas Flood |
Frankenstein |
Frankenstein |
Cowboys From Hell |
Cowboys From Hell |
Bark At The Moon |
Bark At The Moon |
Underground Tracks (just for kicks) |
Bonus Tracks |
Advanced Harmony: Final Project |
Trippolette (Unused) |
All of This |
Fire it Up |
Behind The Mask |
Cheat on the Church |
Breaking Wheel |
Caveman Rejoice |
Callout |
Eureka, I've Found Love |
Caveman Rejoice |
All of This |
Cheat on the Church |
Behind the Mask |
Decontrol |
The Breaking Wheel |
Even Rats |
Callout |
Eureka, I've Found Love |
Decontrol |
Farewell Myth |
Even Rats |
Fly on the Wall |
Farewell Myth |
Fire it Up |
Fly on the Wall |
Get Ready 2 Rokk |
Get Ready 2 Rokk |
Graveyard Shift |
Graveyard Shift (Unused) |
Guitar Hero |
Guitar Hero |
Hey |
Hey |
Sail Your Ship By |
Sail Your Ship By |
Story of my Love |
Story of my Love |
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The Guitar Hero series | |
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PlayStation 2 | |
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Main Series |
Guitar Hero (Prototype) • Guitar Hero II (Prototypes) • Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock • Guitar Hero: World Tour • Guitar Hero 5 |
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Band-Specific |
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Expansions |
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's (Prototype) • Guitar Hero: Smash Hits |
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Spin-Offs |
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Wii | |
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Main Series |
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock • Guitar Hero 5 • Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock |
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Band-Specific |
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Expansions |
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Spin-Offs |
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PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
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Main Series |
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Prototype) • Guitar Hero: World Tour • Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (Prototype) |
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Spin-Offs |
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Windows, Mac OS X | |
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Main Series |
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Nintendo DS | |
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On Tour |
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Spin-Offs |
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Arcade | |
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Main Series |
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