Mega64
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Mega64 is a low-budget series of comedy skits centered on video games.
While Rocco and Derek are hooked to the device (called the Mega64), the viewer sees them acting as characters in the corresponding game, interacting with ordinary people in San Diego. Another character, named Shawn, is initially hired by Dr. Poque as Rocko and Derek's "e-mail delivery man" but also starts taking part in the Mega64 experiments. Two additional characters are later introduced: a puppet named Marcus, who is presumably working for Poque; and Horatio, Poque's eccentric Mexican roommate.
The series was originally produced to air on public-access television
; however, the original five episodes did not get broadcast. Later, creator Rocco Botte pitched the show to G4
but was rejected. Eventually, the show staff released all episodes produced so far on DVD
, published through Awful Video, the publishing arm of Something Awful
. The Mega64 official site provides links to order the DVD, along with several free sample video clips.
The show's website includes several exclusive videos such as "Agent Smith Goes to Washington", which primarily spoofs The Matrix
films and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
, with a subtle homage to the game Paperboy
, and others.
The show has also been referenced in video gaming magazines Electronic Gaming Monthly
and Nintendo Power
. The Luigi's Mansion skit was also featured on a DVD included with issue 147 of Nintendo Official Magazine
.
Mega64: Version 2, the show's second season, was released on DVD on July 20, 2006. Mega64 Time! was released on DVD on July 26, 2007. This is a two-disc set of every video game commercial made by Mega64 until that point and another disc of random skits.
Mega64: Version 3 was originally meant to be released in 2008, but at their PAX 2008 panel, Mega64 stated Version 3 would most likely not be finished until early 2009. More recently in a podcast after show when asked of the release date of Version 3, Rocco stated he had no idea when Version 3 will be released and said, "You know, it took us this long, we might as well spend as much time as we can on it." By March 2010, all six episodes of Version 3 had been officially completed. Mega64: Version 3 went on sale May 28, 2010, and began shipping on June 8. The cover artwork is reminiscent of the PeopleMover
and Matterhorn Bobsleds
attraction posters from Disneyland, and features the tagline, "Adventures Thru Digital Space
," while the back cover parodies Walt Disney
's Disneyland opening day speech.
On November 20, 2010, Mega64: Night Time! was announced, a follow-up to their Mega64 Time! DVD, which, similar to the earlier release, contains all ads and numerous random skits produced since the first DVD was released.
According to Mega64.com, British Sky Broadcasting
would be airing the first season of Mega64 on one of their channels during their gaming programming blocks. However, in Mega64's Podcast: Episode 77, it was revealed Sky would not be airing Mega64, due to a misunderstanding between the two companies. In said podcast it was explained that British Sky Broadcasting
had come under new management, and that Mega64s episodes being aired had been "lost in the shuffle". After contacting the company for the reasoning behind this, Sky representatives replied to Mega64 saying they "had asked too much money", however the Mega64 crew claims they did not ask for any amount of money.
Mega64 has confirmed through its website and YouTube
page that its cast and crew members would be included in the game Super Scribblenauts
as playable characters.
, Mega64 has produced skits featuring Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
, Cold Fear
, 187 Ride or Die
, Myst V: End of Ages
, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 all of which have been available for download on their respective websites.
Skits featuring Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
are available for download not only on the game's official website, but also via Xbox Live
to Microsoft's Xbox 360
, in full high-definition
and Dolby 5.1 Surround
, both firsts for Mega64. Both videos are now available, listed as "GRAW: Cross-Com 1" and "GRAW: Cross-Com 2".
Mega64 has done promotional videos for the 2006 and 2007 Spike Video Game Awards that have aired on Spike TV
.
They have also done a series of skits for GDC 2008, entitled "Intro", "I am Independent", and "Independent Inspirations".
Mega64 produced the music video
for the Freezepop song "Brainpower
".
Mega64 skits were also used during MTV
's Videogame week.
In 2009, Mega64 produced four commercials for GameTap
, which aired on Adult Swim
.
–Mega64: Metal Gear Solid 4 (HD)
–HOW SHENMUE WAS MEANT TO END
–Mega64: GDC 2008 IGF Awards Intro
–IF YOU'RE NOT INDIE, F**K YOU
–Mega64: Metal Gear Solid 4 (HD)
–Mega64: New Super Mario Bros.
–Mega64: The Beatles Rock Band
–HOW SHENMUE WAS MEANT TO END
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and Zune
Marketplace, a podcast consisting of the Mega64 crew and various guests is available every Tuesday. The podcast premiered September 25 2006. The podcast at first was only available in audio format, but since December 24 2007, it has also been in video format. Since its launch, the video podcast has been featured as Mega64's main podcast, while the audio podcasts are audio extractions of the video counterparts. This is often referred to in the video podcast, with hosts or guests sometimes describing things that are happening for those who are listening to the audio-only version.
A typical Mega64 podcast begins with an introduction by the crew followed by a theme song. The theme song was first The Aquabats' "The Lonely Horseman!". More recently, the theme song is generally a random song sometimes referring to some episode-specific joke or event, for comical effect. The podcasts usually consist of news concerning Mega64, and discussions between the crew offering opinions on various media such as movies, music, video games and television. In the second half of the podcast, the crew read e-mails sent in by various fans of Mega64. The e-mails are sometimes responded to by the cast insultingly, and are done so by mimicking the writer and forming puns
with the questioner's name.
The podcast is usually recorded at the Mega64 studio, but the Mega64 crew has also been known to record podcasts in different locations. For example, the February 12, 2008 podcast was filmed at Disneyland, with much of the discussion taking place on Disneyland attractions. Subsequent podcasts have been filmed in San Francisco
, Las Vegas
, Toronto and the home of Tommy Tallarico
. As of January 11, the podcast has started streaming on Ustream
Live, where the crew continues their regular podcast, but also reads from the built-in Ustream
chatroom. Following these live recordings there are often "after shows". They answer calls on Skype
, read e-mails they missed on the podcast and tell stories. On January 18 2009 to January 19 2009 the Live podcast went from 7PM to about 7AM PST. On July 17th 2011, Mega64 started their podcast at noon PST instead of the usual time, and ended with a total of 63 hours with numerous co-hosts including, Hotdiggitydemon, Frank-Kun, Eric Bromandiour, and Kevin, the silent soldier.
On September 26, 2011, HotDiggedyDemon ( Max Gilardi ) and Mega64 teamed up to make animated cartoons from the Mega64 podcast for 6 weeks called Mega64nimation.
Premise
In the not too distant future, a sinister scientist named Dr. Poque creates the most powerful video game console ever assembled. Known as the ‘Mega64,' this device has the power to download classic and contemporary video games into the user's brain, causing them to take on a whole new reality.While Rocco and Derek are hooked to the device (called the Mega64), the viewer sees them acting as characters in the corresponding game, interacting with ordinary people in San Diego. Another character, named Shawn, is initially hired by Dr. Poque as Rocko and Derek's "e-mail delivery man" but also starts taking part in the Mega64 experiments. Two additional characters are later introduced: a puppet named Marcus, who is presumably working for Poque; and Horatio, Poque's eccentric Mexican roommate.
History
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
; however, the original five episodes did not get broadcast. Later, creator Rocco Botte pitched the show to G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
but was rejected. Eventually, the show staff released all episodes produced so far on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, published through Awful Video, the publishing arm of Something Awful
Something Awful
Something Awful, often abbreviated to SA, is a comedy website housing a variety of content, including blog entries, forums, feature articles, digitally edited pictures, and humorous media reviews. It was created by Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka in 1999 as a largely personal website, but as it grew, so...
. The Mega64 official site provides links to order the DVD, along with several free sample video clips.
The show's website includes several exclusive videos such as "Agent Smith Goes to Washington", which primarily spoofs The Matrix
The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
films and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American drama film starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart about one man's effect on American politics. It was directed by Frank Capra and written by Sidney Buchman, based on Lewis R. Foster's unpublished story. Mr...
, with a subtle homage to the game Paperboy
Paperboy (video game)
Paperboy is a 1984 arcade game by Atari Games. The players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on his bicycle. This game was innovative for its theme and novel controls.-Gameplay:...
, and others.
The show has also been referenced in video gaming magazines Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly is a bimonthly American video game magazine. It has been published by EGM Media, LLC. since relaunching in April of 2010. Its previous run, which ended in January 2009, was published by Ziff Davis...
and Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #222 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.The first issue published was...
. The Luigi's Mansion skit was also featured on a DVD included with issue 147 of Nintendo Official Magazine
Nintendo Official Magazine
Official Nintendo Magazine, or ONM, is a British and Australian video game magazine which covers the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and Wii video game consoles released by Nintendo...
.
Mega64: Version 2, the show's second season, was released on DVD on July 20, 2006. Mega64 Time! was released on DVD on July 26, 2007. This is a two-disc set of every video game commercial made by Mega64 until that point and another disc of random skits.
Mega64: Version 3 was originally meant to be released in 2008, but at their PAX 2008 panel, Mega64 stated Version 3 would most likely not be finished until early 2009. More recently in a podcast after show when asked of the release date of Version 3, Rocco stated he had no idea when Version 3 will be released and said, "You know, it took us this long, we might as well spend as much time as we can on it." By March 2010, all six episodes of Version 3 had been officially completed. Mega64: Version 3 went on sale May 28, 2010, and began shipping on June 8. The cover artwork is reminiscent of the PeopleMover
PeopleMover
The PeopleMover, sometimes referred to as the WEDWay PeopleMover, was a transport attraction that operated from July 2, 1967 to August 21, 1995 in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Guests boarded small trains that ran on elevated tracks for a "grand circle tour" above Tomorrowland...
and Matterhorn Bobsleds
Matterhorn Bobsleds
The Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an attraction composed of two intertwining steel roller coasters, which opened in 1959 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps...
attraction posters from Disneyland, and features the tagline, "Adventures Thru Digital Space
Adventure Thru Inner Space
Adventure Thru Inner Space, presented by Monsanto Company, was an attraction in Disneyland's Tomorrowland. It was the first attraction to utilize Disney's Omnimover system....
," while the back cover parodies Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
's Disneyland opening day speech.
On November 20, 2010, Mega64: Night Time! was announced, a follow-up to their Mega64 Time! DVD, which, similar to the earlier release, contains all ads and numerous random skits produced since the first DVD was released.
According to Mega64.com, British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
would be airing the first season of Mega64 on one of their channels during their gaming programming blocks. However, in Mega64's Podcast: Episode 77, it was revealed Sky would not be airing Mega64, due to a misunderstanding between the two companies. In said podcast it was explained that British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
had come under new management, and that Mega64s episodes being aired had been "lost in the shuffle". After contacting the company for the reasoning behind this, Sky representatives replied to Mega64 saying they "had asked too much money", however the Mega64 crew claims they did not ask for any amount of money.
Mega64 has confirmed through its website and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
page that its cast and crew members would be included in the game Super Scribblenauts
Super Scribblenauts
Super Scribblenauts is an emergent action puzzle game developed by 5th Cell and published by WB Games for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. The game was released in October 12, 2010...
as playable characters.
Version 1 (first season)
- Life Inside a Console
- I Feel Asleep
- Poque
- The Gangs Returned to Class and Became Honor Students
- Eyes of Skull Has a Secret
Version 2 (second season)
- This Story is Happy End
- Ode to Sue
- And Suddenly, Ezra Didn't Feel So Alone Anymore
- What the Hell Happened to Mega64?
- Summer Semester
- Stranger
Version 3 (third season)
- Frankie
- Bigger Boat
- The Wizard 2
- Mega64! (Musical episode)
- Project Woosh
- Delaware
Promotional skits
For UbisoftUbisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
, Mega64 has produced skits featuring Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a critically acclaimed action-adventure stealth game, developed and published by Ubisoft. Chaos Theory is the third game in the Splinter Cell series endorsed by writer Tom Clancy....
, Cold Fear
Cold Fear
-Reception:The game received mixed or average reviews. Review aggregator Metacritic indicates that the Xbox version of the game received a score of 71 out of 100, a 68 out of 100 for the Playstation 2 version and a 66 out of 100 for the Windows version....
, 187 Ride or Die
187 Ride or Die
187 Ride or Die is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, developed and published by Ubisoft. In order to become "top dog" of the game the player must race and defeat opponents through a variety of different stages all set in Los Angeles's infamous South Central region.The game's title comes...
, Myst V: End of Ages
Myst V: End of Ages
Myst V: End of Ages is a 2005 adventure video game, and the fifth and final installment in the Myst series. The game was developed by Cyan Worlds, published by Ubisoft, and released for Macintosh and Windows PC platforms on September 20, 2005...
, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is an action-adventure computer and video game developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal. It was released in December, 2005 in North America for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo GameCube...
, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, additionally subtitled Elements on Xbox 360, is a first-person action game developed by Arkane Studios and Floodgate Entertainment. Kuju Entertainment developed the multiplayer mode...
, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent is an action-adventure stealth game, developed and published by Ubisoft. The series, endorsed by American author Tom Clancy, follows the character Sam Fisher, an agent employed by a black-ops division of the National Security Agency, dubbed Third...
, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 all of which have been available for download on their respective websites.
Skits featuring Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is the third installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft in 2006. As in previous Ghost Recon games, players command their team of Ghosts while neutralizing hostile forces and completing various mission...
are available for download not only on the game's official website, but also via Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
to Microsoft's Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, in full high-definition
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
and Dolby 5.1 Surround
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints...
, both firsts for Mega64. Both videos are now available, listed as "GRAW: Cross-Com 1" and "GRAW: Cross-Com 2".
Mega64 has done promotional videos for the 2006 and 2007 Spike Video Game Awards that have aired on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
.
They have also done a series of skits for GDC 2008, entitled "Intro", "I am Independent", and "Independent Inspirations".
Mega64 produced the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the Freezepop song "Brainpower
Brainpower (song)
"Brainpower" is a song by the synthpop band Freezepop. It is the sixth track on the non limited edition of the band's third album, Future Future Future Perfect, and seventh on the limited edition of the album...
".
Mega64 skits were also used during MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Videogame week.
In 2009, Mega64 produced four commercials for GameTap
GameTap
GameTap is an American online video game service established by Turner Broadcasting System . Dubbed by TBS as a "first of its kind broadband gaming network", the service provides users with classic arcade video games and game-related video content...
, which aired on Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
.
Cast
- Rocco Botte - Dr. Poque/Rocko Boaty/Additional Characters
- Derrick Acosta - Derek Ackawzdha/Horatio/Additional Characters
- Shawn Chatfield - Sean Chatfeild/Marcus (voice)/Chip Grip/Additional Characters
Additional cast
- Garrett Hunter - Garret/Lobo Fuerte/Jessse The Man-Snake/Additional Characters
- Chaz Baltezore Jr. - tr1gg3r s3r1ou5!!!!1 (Trigger Serious)
- Corey Springett - Vase Holder
- Craig Chatfield - Sombrero Guy
- Dallas McLaughlin - Boat Protector/Racist
- Dominic Botte - Dr.Jambo/Tourist/Church2 User
- Duncan Roberts - Specter (voice)
- Eric Baudour - Horatio pornography advocate/Tetris audience member/Dr. Poque's old work colleague/Wizard seeker/King Burger King
- Evan Morrison - Thug
- Fernando Jay Huerto - FALZ Man
- Frank Howley - Wizard Seeker
- Geoff Mendicino - HAT Trooper
- Hawley Laterza - Gruntilda
- Jennifer Jensen - Herself
- Jennie Gates - Amber
- Jenny Luckey - Sue
- John Wanser - Jon/Terminator2 Watcher
- Jon Allen - Kain (voice)
- Jonathan Rohrbacher - Benny/Tony/Shu From China
- Josh Elwell - Teddy Beans
- Josh Jones - Dr. Poque's old work colleague
- Kevin Bowen - Dr. Poque's old boss
- Kevin Castaneda - Rick
- Kevin SmithKevin SmithKevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
- Himself - Krista Chatfield - True Virus
- Kyle HebertKyle HebertKyle Henry Hebert is an American voice actor and podcaster who works with anime films, television series, as well as video games...
- Wanser (voice) - Leroy Patterson - Salt Guy
- Luke Chatfield - Thark the Man-Possum/The Guild Leader
- Margie Acosta - Horatio's Mom
- Matthew Lopez - Future Dude
- Michael J. NelsonMichael J. NelsonMichael John Nelson is a U.S. comedian and writer, most famous for his work on the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's 11-year run, and spent half of that time playing the on-air host, also named Mike Nelson...
- Frankie (Human) - Nicole Crakes - Happy Program Girl/Gorilla/Yorda/Nicole
- Paul SchrierPaul SchrierPaul L. Schrier II is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role of Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier in the Power Rangers series. He portrayed the character for seven seasons from 1993–1999, returning in 2011 for the eighteenth season of Power Rangers Samurai, and was the last original cast...
- Paul Farkas - Richard Botte - Danny America/Drug-Addicted Dad
- Ricky FitnessRichard FalomirRichard Falomir is an American musician, perhaps best known as the current drummer for the Orange County rock band The Aquabats, in which he performs under the stage name Ricky Fitness....
- Ricky "Thumbs" Jackson - Ryan SinnRyan SinnRyan Sinn is the former bassist for the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves and The Distillers, but has joined Love Equals Death, after Dominic Davi's departure...
- Test subject - Sean Legerton - Sean
- Thomas F. WilsonThomas F. WilsonThomas F. Wilson is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.-Early life:Thomas Francis Wilson, Jr. was...
- Himself - Tommy TallaricoTommy TallaricoTommy Tallarico is an American video game music composer and musician. He is best known as the co-creator of the concert series Video Games Live...
- Hairy Gary the Feral Child/Himself (outtakehttp://www.mega64.com/tommy.htm) - Tim HeideckerTim HeideckerTim Heidecker is an American actor, comedian, musician, writer and director. He is one half of the comedy team of Tim and Eric...
and Eric WareheimEric WareheimEric Wareheim is an American actor, comedian, writer and director. He is one half of the comedy team of Tim and Eric. Wareheim, along with Tim Heidecker, created the television shows Tom Goes to the Mayor, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Check It Out! with Dr...
- The Mega64 Ragtime Jug Brotherz
Famous guest stars
- Cliff BleszinskiCliff BleszinskiClifford Michael "Cliff" Bleszinski is the design director for the game development company Epic Games in Cary, North Carolina. He is most famous for his continuing hand in the development of the Unreal franchise, especially 1999's Unreal Tournament, and the Gears of War franchise...
- Himself
–Mega64: Metal Gear Solid 4 (HD)
–HOW SHENMUE WAS MEANT TO END
- Dan PaladinDan PaladinDaniel "Dan" Paladin is an American video game designer. He collaborated with Newgrounds creator Tom Fulp and designed Flash-based games: Sack Smash 2001, Chainsaw the Children, Dad n' Me, and, most notably, Alien Hominid. In 2002 he, Fulp, John Baez and Brandon LaCava created video game company...
- Himself, Falz member
–Mega64: GDC 2008 IGF Awards Intro
–IF YOU'RE NOT INDIE, F**K YOU
- Hideo KojimaHideo Kojimais a Japanese game director originally employed at Konami. He is currently the director of Kojima Productions and was promoted to Vice President of Konami Digital Entertainment in early 2011...
- Himself
–Mega64: Metal Gear Solid 4 (HD)
- Shigeru MiyamotoShigeru Miyamotois a Japanese video game designer and producer. Miyamoto was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture; the natural surroundings of Kyoto inspired much of Miyamoto's later work....
- Himself
–Mega64: New Super Mario Bros.
- Gabe NewellGabe NewellGabe Logan Newell is the co-founder and managing director of video game development and online distribution company Valve Corporation.-Work:...
- Himself, Ringo Starr
–Mega64: The Beatles Rock Band
- Yu SuzukiYu Suzukiis a Japanese game designer and producer who has spent his entire career with Sega Enterprises. Often referred to as Sega's answer to Shigeru Miyamoto, he has been responsible for the creation of many of Sega's most important arcade games such as Hang-On, Out Run, After Burner II, Virtua Fighter,...
- Himself
–HOW SHENMUE WAS MEANT TO END
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Crew
- Rocco Botte - Co-creator/Writer/Producer
- Derrick Acosta - Co-creator/Writer
- Shawn Chatfield - Voice of Marcus/Chip Grip
- Garrett Hunter - Makeup/Effects (Version 2 & 3)/Writer (Version 3)
- Ian Luckey - Composer (Version 1)
- Josh Jones - Composer (Version 2 & 3)
- Richard Kyanka - Producer (Version 1 & 2)
- The AquabatsThe AquabatsThe Aquabats are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They have released five full-length studio albums and have toured internationally. They are best known for their mythology, in which they claim to be superheroes on a quest to save the world from evil through music...
- Additional Music (Version 1, 2 & 3) - Freezepop - Additional Music (Version 2 & 3)
- T.D. Philostrate - Production company made-up to insult a girls' theater group in high school
- Vanessa Luckey - Costumes
- Shmorky - Version 2 Opening Animation
- Iain Stasukevich - Director of Photography, "What the Hell Happened to Mega 64?"
- Evan Morrison - Grip, "What The Hell Happened to Mega 64?"
The Mega64 Podcast
Currently available via the website, iTunesITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and Zune
Zune
Zune is a digital media brand owned by Microsoft which includes a line of portable media players, a digital media player software for Windows machines, a music subscription service known as a 'Zune Music Pass', music and video streaming for the Xbox 360 via the Zune Software, music, TV and movie...
Marketplace, a podcast consisting of the Mega64 crew and various guests is available every Tuesday. The podcast premiered September 25 2006. The podcast at first was only available in audio format, but since December 24 2007, it has also been in video format. Since its launch, the video podcast has been featured as Mega64's main podcast, while the audio podcasts are audio extractions of the video counterparts. This is often referred to in the video podcast, with hosts or guests sometimes describing things that are happening for those who are listening to the audio-only version.
A typical Mega64 podcast begins with an introduction by the crew followed by a theme song. The theme song was first The Aquabats' "The Lonely Horseman!". More recently, the theme song is generally a random song sometimes referring to some episode-specific joke or event, for comical effect. The podcasts usually consist of news concerning Mega64, and discussions between the crew offering opinions on various media such as movies, music, video games and television. In the second half of the podcast, the crew read e-mails sent in by various fans of Mega64. The e-mails are sometimes responded to by the cast insultingly, and are done so by mimicking the writer and forming puns
Puns
Puns may refer to:*Partido de Unión Nacional Saharaui, the Sahrawi political party* Pun, figure of speech* Phoenicians...
with the questioner's name.
The podcast is usually recorded at the Mega64 studio, but the Mega64 crew has also been known to record podcasts in different locations. For example, the February 12, 2008 podcast was filmed at Disneyland, with much of the discussion taking place on Disneyland attractions. Subsequent podcasts have been filmed in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, Toronto and the home of Tommy Tallarico
Tommy Tallarico
Tommy Tallarico is an American video game music composer and musician. He is best known as the co-creator of the concert series Video Games Live...
. As of January 11, the podcast has started streaming on Ustream
Ustream
Ustream is a website which consists of a network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online. Established in March 2007, the site has over 2,000,000 registered users who generate 1,500,000+ hours of live streamed content per month with over ten...
Live, where the crew continues their regular podcast, but also reads from the built-in Ustream
Ustream
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chatroom. Following these live recordings there are often "after shows". They answer calls on Skype
Skype
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, read e-mails they missed on the podcast and tell stories. On January 18 2009 to January 19 2009 the Live podcast went from 7PM to about 7AM PST. On July 17th 2011, Mega64 started their podcast at noon PST instead of the usual time, and ended with a total of 63 hours with numerous co-hosts including, Hotdiggitydemon, Frank-Kun, Eric Bromandiour, and Kevin, the silent soldier.
On September 26, 2011, HotDiggedyDemon ( Max Gilardi ) and Mega64 teamed up to make animated cartoons from the Mega64 podcast for 6 weeks called Mega64nimation.