November 8, 2005, marked the arrival of Guitar Hero on PlayStation 2, a release that would reshape how an entire generation engaged with rock music. The game's premise appeared straightforward: match colored buttons to notes scrolling across the screen while wielding a plastic guitar controller. Yet beneath this simple mechanic lay something transformative. Players weren't just pressing buttons; they were performing Smoke on the Water, Sweet Child O' Mine, and other rock classics, often discover