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The Tapulous application was released on [[December 5]], [[2008]], and featured gameplay similar to other [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|rhythm games]] (such as ''Guitar Hero'' and ''Rock Band''). Alongside the six Christmas carols with which the game debuted, two bonus tracks were playable exclusively on the hardest difficulty: "[[Pork and Beans]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]". By beating the game, a "bonus video" could be unlocked, containing numerous short segments; notably, footage from a 2008 rehearsal in which [[Pat Wilson]] performed "[[Only in Dreams]]". | The Tapulous application was released on [[December 5]], [[2008]], and featured gameplay similar to other [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|rhythm games]] (such as ''Guitar Hero'' and ''Rock Band''). Alongside the six Christmas carols with which the game debuted, two bonus tracks were playable exclusively on the hardest difficulty: "[[Pork and Beans]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]". By beating the game, a "bonus video" could be unlocked, containing numerous short segments; notably, footage from a 2008 rehearsal in which [[Pat Wilson]] performed "[[Only in Dreams]]". | ||
The official press release for the ''Christmas with Weezer'' phone game distributed by DGC was shared by [[Karl Koch]] on [[Karl's Corner]] in his [[Karl's Corner - 12/03/2008|December 3, 2008 update]]. | |||
The songs were originally intended to be available exclusively through the phone game, however fan outcry led to them being partially remixed and released as an official EP on digital music services shortly after the app's release. The EP's cover artwork is the same as the game's logo. | The songs were originally intended to be available exclusively through the phone game, however fan outcry led to them being partially remixed and released as an official EP on digital music services shortly after the app's release. The EP's cover artwork is the same as the game's logo. | ||
The EP received a limited physical CD release in Japan in [[2022]]. It was released alongside 25 other Christmas-themed albums and EPs on the Universal Music label, as part of a set of CDs dubbed the "Christmas Album Masterpiece Collection".<ref name="CAMC" /> | The EP received a limited physical CD release in Japan in [[2022]]. It was released alongside 25 other Christmas-themed albums and EPs on the Universal Music label, as part of a set of CDs dubbed the "Christmas Album Masterpiece Collection".<ref name="CAMC" /> | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||