If you are unfortunate enough to have not graced Twitter in the past 24 hours (we don't necessarily blame you), then you probably will have missed the meteoric rise of Trombone Champ, and with it's Mii-style visuals, it had us feeling a bit reminiscent.
This Guitar Hero-inspired game from Holy Wow Studios is an absolute hoot (or should we say toot?) and the internet has gone wild for videos of people butchering musical classics such as Beethoven's 'Fifth Symphony' and the national anthem for both the UK and US.
Still confused as to why the hype is so huge? Perhaps the game's trailer will put your mind at rest — or maybe this beautiful rendition of the William Tell Overture. Welcome to the Trombone Champ rabbit hole.
Currently available to buy on Steam, people have been enjoying the game on PC and Steam Deck, where you can even play with gyro. With its sheer joy, the motion control gameplay and the fact that you are jamming out to classics on a flipping trombone, we are desperate for the game to make the jump to Switch.
We can't help but be reminded in moments such as these that Trombone Champ is precisely what Wii Music could have been. All of the pieces were there - musical orchestration, instrumental experimentation, playing the instruments by dual-wielding the Wii Remote and Nunchuck — it just lacked Trombone Champ's, for want of a better word, pizazz.
Going directly to Holy Wow Studios is not a bad shout by any means — when has politely asking the developer to make changes to their game ever been unsuccessful before? — but it looks like the team is a little snowed under by the success of their game at the moment. We use 'team' somewhat generously here — in a tweet from @HolyWowStudios itself, the developer reveals that the game has mostly been the work of one person, and one who works a full-time job at that!
The Switch deserves a second chance on the comedy music scene and Trombone Champ would undoubtedly be the winning ticket. A quick glance over Twitter only confirms our suspicions, with many people already catching on to the sweet song of the trombone and calling for a Switch port to come about pronto.
Sadly, that Switch port might be a few years down the line if the following statement on the game's website is anything to go by:
WHERE CAN I PLAY IT?
Trombone Champ has been released for PC via Steam! You can buy it here.
A Mac release is currently being researched. Further ports are possible but not currently planned.
Given that only one person is working on the game right now, we completely understand. Still, we can't deny that we're a little disappointed. However, for its family friendliness and deceptively Mii-looking instrumentalists, it has to be on the list for the future, right? Right?
Which Trombone Champ video has had you laughing the most so far? Drop your comedic classic in the comments below!
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I'm a happy and well-adjusted man in thanks to not gracing Twitter. Most fortunate indeed.
Looks like a game to appeal to the YouTuber crowd, plenty of clicks and views for that stuff.
I think it looks fun.
Wait, is this Trombone Trombone Revolution ? 😗
The gameplay looks pretty hard as it looks like Karaoke Revolution but I have to aim the pointer to catch all the trombone bars.
Not to mention the fart trombone sounds when you miss the notes. 🤣
Wait, the judgement said Nasty and Meh when you miss the notes ?
Wow, even harsher than Dance Dance Revolution (Boo, Miss / Almost, Miss).
@XenoShaun Bet you’re fun at parties
Twitter? No thank you.
I’m so happy for the dev, they’re still basically a one-person operation and they’ve made this in their free time. It’s exactly the sort of silly fun that we all need right now.
Fun stuff! Almost more entertaining when you don’t play well!
@larryisaman I am, thanks.
I love Wii Music, it’s fantastic. How dare you get my hopes up it was getting a port.
I want a Wii Music sequel.
@XenoShaun Dude, you post on video game comment sections. That's much worse. Take it from me that posts on both. lol
@bonjong23 I only hang out here and at my work outlet. I am aware of the shoddy forums like gamefaqs and resetera that are equally if not more worse than the twits and facial bookers.
Internet in general really is a world of awfulness haha.
The players make me think more of Muppets than Miis for some reason.
EDIT: I gotta admit, that random hamburger at the end of the National Anthem of the USA was priceless.
@HammerGalladeBro I was thinking the same thing lol
Made me have flashbacks of that hilarious Nintendo E3 where they had a guy play Wii Music on Stage and it was just a load of random notes and horrible noises that would destroy anyone's ears lol
so far it only supports mouse control
As a classical musician, I'm glad people finally can fulfill the fantasy of playing in a simulated symphony orchestra and that its getting popular. However memey this may be.
@bluesdance Yes. I want a trombone peripheral for this.
As a trombone player, I’m bracing for the inevitable onslaught of people asking me if I’ve heard of this game.
But I also really hope this comes to Switch cause I’ll probably have wayyyyy too much fun
No. No I'm still not sure.
Coney was hilarious with this game lmfao
I know I'm often in comments listing personal requests for new games in certain series... but another Wii Music is definitely NOT one of them. Choosing the various GameCube startup jingles are a better music game than that travesty.
However, if we’re talking Music Games, it's time to make a new:
Honourable Mention: Mario Paint
… Wun can only hope.
@wuntyme8 Mario Paint should totally be on NSO! Adapt the analog stick for the mouse controls.
It’s almost tragic that they didn’t make it for any platform but PC Steam and its very specific demographic. With viral videos on that scale… imagine they had had a mobile version ready. They (or rather he) would have been rich overnight.
I liked Wii Music and thought the backlash against it was a bit over-the-top.
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