Do you refuse to shell out for Guitar Hero gear and
its related expansion packs ? Don't care to buy a game
console system to play those oh-so-addictive music
games that your friends have already mastered ?
Embarrassed at the thought of carrying a dwarf-size
toy guitar to your friend's house so you can play Rock
Band with your crew ? If any of those apply, Frets on
Fire may be perfect for you.

Frets on Fire is a video game that imitates the
commercial game Guitar Hero. It is playable on
Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The player presses
buttons in time to coloured markers, which appear on-
screen, the markers are matched with the rhythm of the
music. Frets on Fire can be played by using a keyboard
by pressing the fret buttons and pick buttons,
although there is support for joysticks, meaning that
with the appropriate adapter and/or software, various
guitar-type controllers can be used as well.[5]

Coloured square-shaped markers appear on the player's

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