Band-kun

The player is an aspiring musician. Their goal is to form a band to win prestigious music contests or competitions. Until the player’s band becomes a financial success, a portion of the player’s time must be spent attending to a part-time job to fund their expenditures. Minimum wage is determined by random RNG readings, making them constant if unreliable resource. Rumors regarding music trends and tips for practicing music may occur during the hours spent working.

A MIDI board is required to run the game, which was a separate approximate 30,000 yen purchase for computers at the time of the game’s initial availability. Many consumers were not willing to buy it and caused Band-kun to fade into obscurity, a flaw later acknowledged by Keiko Erikawa during Gitaroo-Man’s press conferences.