Here's a look at some alternatives to the guitar hero game we all know and love.

First off, here's a guy from Creative demonstrating his drumming keyboard. I was so tempted to overdub some GH songs on this video.

If you think that was uncomfortable, watch these guys jamming on the Beamz.  It's a decent concept for an instrument and we'd all love a go on one, but don't ever dance like this in front of people or cameras.....

See what I mean, it's not big and it certainly ain't cool.  Some say that he dances like Steve here at GHR but I strongly disagree.  At least while he's sober anyway.

Either way, as a good rule of thumb, drums and axes get the chicks every time, not twiddling your fingers in the air and dancing like your drunk uncle at a wedding.....

I've been a fan of Korg ever since I bought one of their synths in the Eighties.  Never thought then that I'd be playing cooler tunes in 2 minutes on something as small as a Nintendo DS.  Somehow, they have managed to squeeze the MS10 onto a DS, a feat nothing short of a miracle.

From their website:

In addition to the two analog synth simulators and drum module, a 6-track/16-step sequencer enables precise control and provides a wide range of musical possibilities. Several units can be connected and played together through a wireless link, and this and other features make the Nintendo DS and KORG DS-10 almost limitless in their application - they can take you places that no single synthesizer can.

Well, at 4800 YEN it's a bit pricey but I can see that porting it to consoles is definitely viable now so we should see some boxes MAKING music instead of playing along in the near future.