Former Bullfrog employee Alex Trowers charts his interest in rhythm games from Dancemania through to Rock Band and tries to figure out why they are as popular as they are.

Ah, the Rhythm Action genre. Bashing away on a fake, plastic instrument or leaping around like a loon on a bunch of arrows while a banging track plays in the background. Do it well and you’re a rock god on stage in front of thousands or the very ghost of Timberlake himself, throwing down some awesome shapes. For some people, this is escapism at its height. For others, well, they just don’t ‘get’ it.

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