The retro-pixel art style is, as always, multiple ticks of approval for me. And even though there isn’t much to work towards after the first hour or so, he’s done a great job at executing a cool idea of a game. Understandably, this is Simon Ridley’s first game. And yes, even with over 30 songs to unlock there’s a quicker way to do so. Games with similar mechanics usually require plenty of grinding to unlock/level new abilities, areas, etc. While I definitely didn’t mind rocking out to DZ Deathray’s back catalogue, I was a bit disappointed that I was running out of things to work towards. But in this case, everything has to be timed perfectly. After one-too-many deaths, I became extremely cautious about making my shows look as awesome as they can. Whether it was a misjudgement of how close I was to them or the wombo-combo of my microphone zapping me into a pyro as it was going off. The Pyrotechnics were especially challenging to deal with.
But from personal in-game experience, this wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Ergo, these on-stage dangers should be avoided at all costs. A prime example is the Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial of ‘84. Yes, even the thing that make your shows much more epic can also hurt you. In no more than an hour, my band was inches away from being ready to hit the main stage with a decent chunk of ability upgrades and songs under our belts.ĭive Bar Superstars also throws typical rock band challenges at you, such as rowdy bottle throwing audience members, electrocuting microphones and pyrotechnics. The majority of these unlockables can be obtained relatively quick with great ease. As you earn money and recognition, you unlock greater abilities, additional tracks, pyrotechnics and, most importantly, bigger stages to perform on. The better you play, the bigger the audience becomes. Using DZ Deathrays back catalogue of 30+ songs, you jam out to gain as much love and tips as possible from your audience. And like any other up-and-coming band, you’re in need of two things: fans and money. But the band’s not famous yet as your first gig is a house party. And in a way, I’m glad I became a fan.ĭive Bar Superstars puts you in the shoes of a retro-pixel version of DZ Deathray, more specifically vocalist/guitarists Shane Parsons and Lachlan Ewbank. However I quickly became a fan after a quick search on Spotify, which had me amped up to play. To be honest, I wasn’t very familiar with DZ Deathray before hearing about Dive Bar Superstars. Its gameplay concepts are familiar to the same old mobile games I’ve played in the past, but also had me bopping along to every beat. The end result is a simple game called Dive Bar Superstars, starring the band themselves as you lead them to superstardom. But Simon Ridley, the drummer of Aussie dance-punk trio DZ Deathrays, put down his drumsticks during lockdown to create a video game from scratch. Some examples include driving for Uber, taking up full-time streaming, and/or starting an OnlyFans. “So it was pretty cool.”Įarlier this week, the song was released on country radio.For most of the pandemic, many people entered into ventures outside of their regular field of work for different reasons. “We’re basically raised right around the same area,” Brooks said. At some points during recording, Brooks says that he got confused who was singing. It’s gonna be fun,” Brooks said.īrooks says that the collaboration came about because both of the singers are from Oklahoma. It’s called Dive Bar, and it just talks about spending your summers, you know, in the dive bars across America. He came to the studio, and it’s just a good, ole summertime anthem. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Garth Brooks said that he and Blake Shelton are releasing a new country song this summer. OKLAHOMA CITY – Weeks after two of Oklahoma’s biggest country superstars announced they were teaming up for a new song, fans have a chance to listen to a bit of the new song. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.