The new videogame “Trombone Champ” has become the internet’s favorite game as it’s like playing Guitar Hero but with trombones.
A new rhythm game called “Trombone Champ” has wowed users online, bringing the coveted sensitivity that only a trombone can. Numerous videos have been shared on social media in recent days of avatars blasting their trombones with unbridled joy. And the small developer behind the game is now struggling to adapt to the intense demand.
“ Trombone Champ,” from developer Holy Wow Studios, lets players “honk, blow and toot” their virtual trombones to more than 20 songs, including Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and the U.S. national anthem.
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"I made a quick prototype, which people online thought was funny, and so I started working on a full game," Dan Vecchitto , the game designer and programmer behind Holy Wow , told CNN Business . "I thought it would take about six months, but the entire process for Trombone Champ from start to finish took four years (with a lot of starts and stops)."
Trombone Champ itself is extremely simple: drag your mouse up and down very quickly to adjust the pitch while holding down a button for the right amount of time to play along with music . This is accompanied by memeable graphics of cartoon characters playing along with trombones, as well as some jokes about the word “toot” and facts about trombones throughout history. (“Did you know that early trombones from the Renaissance and Baroque eras are sometimes called “sackbuts” 😉
Trombone Champ was released last week on Steam for PC ($14.99) , with a Mac version expected soon. But its comedic appeal has already made it a viral hit. PCGamer described it as a contender for Game of the Year.
In the words of one reviewer on Steam: “Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t toot.”
Before the game started, Vecchitto had some concerns about how people would react.
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“I wasn’t sure how people would react to Trombone Champ since it’s almost impossible to make the trombone sound good,” he said. “I was also worried that real trombonists would complain about how unrealistic the trombone controls are — it plays more like a slide whistle than a trombone.”
Now, Holy Wow is dealing with a different issue: strong demand.
"Right now, Holy Wow is mostly a one-man project. And it's not even our main gig! We're doing full-time jobs," the company tweeted on Thursday. The company also said they plan to take Trombone Champ further than they originally planned.
"It will take us a few weeks to get our lives in order and deal with the huge demand that Trombone Champ!" the developer wrote on Twitter. "Please be patient."
Source: edition.cnn.com
