How Trombone Champ Turns Guitar Hero Concepts Into a Viral Online Spectacle
The newly released Trombone Champ is a decidedly unique and captivating take on the otherwise saturated and longstanding genre of rhythm games. Deceivingly simple and full of comedy, the title has proven to be somewhat of an overnight success in terms of its internet presence and popularity.
Being a rhythm game, Trombone Champ understandably takes a lot of its core gameplay mechanics from other massive rhythm franchises such as Guitar Hero, but does enough to entirely stand on its own two feet. While its gameplay is decidedly unique, it is the way that the title has attained such an instantaneous viral status that is intriguing many players.
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Trombone Champ is a recently released indie title on Steam, developed and published by the New York based studio Holy Wow. Being a rhythm game, the core gameplay of the title revolves around timing button presses to match the overwhelming amount of beats and notes that appear on-screen.
The title is unique, however, in the comedic and almost slapstick way in which it conducts itself. Like a real trombone, players are able to hold notes and slide the octaves up and down to match other beats while having to monitor their breath intake, often leading to a range of funny sounds. The often vibrant and whacky backgrounds and animations that appear during gameplay only enhance the comic tone. Trombone Champ is also complimented by a Nintendo Mii inspired character that moves in sync with the player's trombone inputs.
Outside of gameplay, Trombone Champ features a tongue-in-cheek take on the loot box systems that are often found in contemporary videogames. Players earn «toots» for completing tracks well, with the game's music catalog
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