Anyone else pick this up over the holidays? I had wanted to buy one myself. Thankfully, a friend of mine accidentally got shipped two, so he gave me the extra copy. Of course, like everyone else, I've seen the stuff on their website, but I was seriously impressed by the actual cable access show on the DVD. There are 5 episodes, about 20-30 minutes in length. As the story goes, the evil Dr. Poque has created the Mega 64, which puts players in the game. He "recruits" (read: imprisons) two game fanatics, Rocko and Derek, in an underground test chamber and forces them to beta-test the Mega64. There are other characters like Horatio, Poque's "gangsta" roommate, Marcus the token annoying puppet and Poque's right-hand man, and, of course, Sean, another gamer imprisoned in the underground chamber who controls the e-mail system.
Though I'd always heard things about the cable access show, its amazing how well they actually put the show together. Yeah, its low-budget, but its low-budget in a way that it honestly doesn't matter and actually enhances the feel of the show. Both my friend and I noticed that the show has a striking resemblance to Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Even the setup of the characters (evil scientist + dumb assistant imprisons guy(s) alone in an underground chamber/space satellite and forces them to watch movies/play video games). The parody is similar and the story sections in-between skits are totally remniscent of MST.
On top of all of that, the stories they come up with are actually pretty cool for a cable access show and it does come off as entertaining and funny. If you've only seen the stuff on their website, you're missing a lot: Super Dodge Ball parody, River City Ransom parody, The Dreamcast Rap, Extreme Graphing (XXX, Y), the rest of the Metal Gear Solid skit, and so on.
I mean, for a cable access show, they really put a lot of effort into it. G4TechTV should pick them up and actually pay them to do this. Maybe the channel would actually be worth watching then.
I can only assume they are planning to do more episodes, though. Perhaps once the DVD sells. They are clearly doing more skits, as they've already done a few for EGM and are currently doing a Splinter Cell parody for the SC website.
The DVD features commentary on all episodes (pretty entertaining, too), a Making Of video, and a few deleted scenes. Apparently there are some easter eggs on the discs, but I don't know how to access them.
I think anyone interested in video game parody or who liked the videos they posted on the website should give the DVD a shot. I got it for free, but I would've gladly paid the money to buy it. These guys have some talent.
Though I'd always heard things about the cable access show, its amazing how well they actually put the show together. Yeah, its low-budget, but its low-budget in a way that it honestly doesn't matter and actually enhances the feel of the show. Both my friend and I noticed that the show has a striking resemblance to Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Even the setup of the characters (evil scientist + dumb assistant imprisons guy(s) alone in an underground chamber/space satellite and forces them to watch movies/play video games). The parody is similar and the story sections in-between skits are totally remniscent of MST.
On top of all of that, the stories they come up with are actually pretty cool for a cable access show and it does come off as entertaining and funny. If you've only seen the stuff on their website, you're missing a lot: Super Dodge Ball parody, River City Ransom parody, The Dreamcast Rap, Extreme Graphing (XXX, Y), the rest of the Metal Gear Solid skit, and so on.
I mean, for a cable access show, they really put a lot of effort into it. G4TechTV should pick them up and actually pay them to do this. Maybe the channel would actually be worth watching then.
I can only assume they are planning to do more episodes, though. Perhaps once the DVD sells. They are clearly doing more skits, as they've already done a few for EGM and are currently doing a Splinter Cell parody for the SC website.The DVD features commentary on all episodes (pretty entertaining, too), a Making Of video, and a few deleted scenes. Apparently there are some easter eggs on the discs, but I don't know how to access them.
I think anyone interested in video game parody or who liked the videos they posted on the website should give the DVD a shot. I got it for free, but I would've gladly paid the money to buy it. These guys have some talent.