Trombone Champ is the creation of Dan Vecchitto, a web application designer at Penguin Random House, who — in partnership with his wife, Jackie Vecchitto — in his spare time makes video games ...

Making the trombone sound good is an art — one in which “Trombone Champ” has zero interest. The trombone rhythm game blew up (pun intended) on social media this week as players shared videos ...

Trombone Champ: Unflattened! is not your dad’s rhythm game. There are no blocks to slice or balls to smash, and you don’t need to flail your arms like an octopus in a mosh pit.