Trivia / Power Gig: Rise of the SixString

• Creator Backlash: On Seven45 Studio's website, the developer only lists two games, and both for iOS: Beat Pop and Soulo Karaoke. That's right, apparently Power Gig is Canon Discontinuity.
• Dueling Games: Both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, but the latter is the more direct competition, especially since RB3 is touting a lot of the same improvements that Power Gig is claiming. One of these completely bombed. Take a guess which one.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The notorious rarity of the game itself and the exclusive peripherals are one thing, but Power Gig also features an original song by Black Label Society called "Retribution", which has never seen a release anywhere outside of Power Gig (to put it in perspective, it's the only Black Label Society song that is not recognized by YouTube's Content ID system). Thankfully, dedicated fans has ripped the audio files from the game and uploaded the original song online, as well as made the song playable on the far superior Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and the community-driven Clone Hero.
• No Export for You: Power Gig was only officially released in the US, which is a shame as it is the only console rhythm game to include The Offspring's "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid"... or so it was until the song became DLC for Rock Band 4 a decade later.
• Not Screened for Critics: Hardware edition. Seven45 Studios did not send any AirStrike drum kits to reviewers. The few who bought their own AirStrike for review noted that the peripheral looks nothing like a drum kit and its operation was very finicky at best to completely nonfunctional at worst due to a lack of tactile feedback; the player had to use the "special" drumsticks which came with the peripheral and hold them in a specific way in order for the unit to register a "hit" on a "drumhead".

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