In honor of the launches of Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band, CNet has put up a nice little photo essay about the oddball peripherals that changed the way people interact with games, including the spiritual predecessor to the Guitar Hero and Rock Band dynasties: GuitarFreaks (pictured).

Lots of weird, sad, and nostalgic stuff in there, including a few pieces I’d never heard of before today. Go have a look — anything missing?

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