Trombone Version of 'Guitar Hero' Goes Viral: 'Best Video Game Ever Made'

The inconsistent tones of a Guitar Hero-style trombone game are delighting social-media users.

Footage from the new Trombone Champ is going viral online as players try to stay in tune when tooting along to classic songs, with some viewers hailing it "the best video game ever made."

Launched on Thursday, the musical challenge game has been deemed a "Game of the Year contender" by magazine and website PC Gamer.

"I'm snorting laughing," wrote IGN reporter Rebekah Valentine on a Twitter video of TheKamdyman attempting to play "Stars and Stripes Forever." Alex Stedman, also of IGN, said she was "screaming" as the player "FLEW at the high notes."

The user TheKamdyman, who shared footage of their attempt at the game, urged the commenters to buy Trombone Champ because "this game is perfect."

Trombone Champ was created by Holy Wow Studios (HWS) creatives, who describe it as "the world's first trombone-based rhythm music game."

What sets their game apart from the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band is that players can freely play any note at a time.

This perhaps explains why video footage of the game is delighting viewers as the interpretations of songs can go wildly off-key. "You're not just following along with the music, you're actually playing the music!" HWS writes.

Trombone Champ has been years in the making for HWS, which recently shared a video of what the game looked like in a previous iteration in July 2018.

As well as going viral on Twitter, professional gamers have streamed their attempts to their Twitch and YouTube viewers. Even the professional trombonist and YouTuber Trombone Timo called the game "wonderful" while pointing out the inaccuracies from the real-life instrument.

Another badge of honor for Trombone Champ is the fact that the British musician Max Tundra created an original track exclusively for the game.

"One of the most thrilling moments in my life was getting the email with Max's original Trombone Champ track. Don't sleep on his music!" the official Trombone Champ Twitter account wrote.

Trombone Champ not only has more than 20 tracks including the likes of "Ball Game," "Auld Lang Syne," "Old Gray Mare" and "Eine Kleine," but there is also a free-play mode where users can create their own ditties.

Players compete to collect all 50 "Tromboner Cards" in an attempt to uncover the secrets of the "Trombiverse."

More and more people are sharing their own versions of Trombone Champ videos online, with more than 650,000 enjoying PC Gamer's Christopher Livingston's rendition of "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony."

Newsweek has reached out to Holy Wow Studios for further comment and details.