I Can Play Guitar

I Can Play Guitar is a video game and musical instruction system, allowing users to play songs, using a miniature guitar as the game controller. With 6 strings and five rows of color coded buttons, it teaches the basics of guitar through.

Fast Facts

1. Manufacturer: Fisher-Price
2. Price range: $50 - &120
3. Plugs directly into TV
4. Has four levels of play for each song
5. Can switch between electric and acoustic guitar sounds
6. Comes with stickers for customized look
7. Includes pick and a guitar strap
8. Requires 3 'C' batteries
9. For ages 6 and up

How it Works

Unlike Activision's Guitar Hero system—which targets toward a broader age-range and is essentially fantasy-based—I Can Play Guitar is meant for children, and teaches the fundamentals of actual guitar playing. The child-sized guitar input device is modeled after an electric guitar, with color-coded buttons on the fret-board representing actual notes, and a column of 6 pressure-sensitive strings to register rhythmic ability. Available game cartridges feature popular characters such as Barbie and SpongeBob SquarePants.

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