Mega 64 Ads for GDC Are Funny

[Greg Tito]

Mega 64 Ads for GDC Are Funny

In order to "promote" this year's Game Developers Conference, videogame-themed comedy troupe Mega 64 was hired to make commercials, with varying success.


Mega 64 has been making short films and commercial parodies with a heavy videogame slant since at least 2006. The trio of Rocco Botte, Derrick Acosta, and Shawn Chatfield originally created a series of half hour shows to air on public television but it was never broadcast. They released a DVD through Something Awful's publishing company in 2006 and since then Mega 64 has been contracted to create promotional content for Ubisoft games like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and the Spike Video Game Awards. In 2008 and 2009, the trio made promotional videos for the Game Developers Conference and they recently released three videos for this year's show.

In the first video, the group makes GDC seem like it's all about being a gangster, and maybe playing some games. When that one doesn't work, Mega 64 goes the other and showcases uber-nerdery. They are given one last chance and video #3 is definitely my favorite.

I have no idea why it didn't get picked.



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[Jared]

Certainly unique is there brand of comedy...I often find myself watching them with hit or miss effect...

Although nice to see them been involved!

 

[MrPop]

Ha! Always loved Mega64. One of my favourites was their (probably quite old now) Shenmue one and their Luigi's Mansion one.

Hadn't seen that 3rd one before but that was without a doubt the best of them. "So is god the developer".

Wonderful. Glad that they've gone onto these kind of things.

 

[Armored Prayer]

Hahah that was funny!

I liked the first one best!

And the cake jokes in the second one were hilarious.

 

[IamQ]

Loved it!

I defenetly perfered the first commercial.

 

[Nimbus]

...Is it sad that I would TOTALLY go to a 2 hour panel on the music of Chrono Trigger?

 

[laryri]

What did one cake say to the other cake? I don't know, there are none!

 

[Kuliani]

Don't let these commercials fool you, they portray GDC extremely accurately. I'm personally looking forward to the panel on "Hosting Panels at GDC". Also, the panel on "How to Get Girls to Like You" was canceled due to not being able to find a girl to host the panel.

/kidding

 

[Brotherofwill]

Haha, I like these guys. Their comedy is so random and damn...they really have no shame in what they do on the street .

Is God the original developer? Hahaha.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

What did one cake say to the other cake? I don't know, there are none!

I see what you did there!

I love Mega64 they are so boss

 

[IamQ]

...Is it sad that I would TOTALLY go to a 2 hour panel on the music of Chrono Trigger?

Yes, yes it is. (Don't belive me though, because I've never actually heard the music of chrono trigger.).

 

[Daveman]

Brilliant, I used to love those guys. I certainly want to go if there will be *giggle*... girls.

 

[Rathy]

...Is it sad that I would TOTALLY go to a 2 hour panel on the music of Chrono Trigger?

No, no, not at all. Its 2 hours of people talking about it, and listening to Chrono Trigger. No way you can go wrong.

As for the commercials, they were pretty good. They did a perfect job at making it sound as bad as anything with that much advertisement, but awesome none the less.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

Now with 30% more camera kicking. The third one is gold.

 

[metalhead467]

what is this i dont even

I think that third one broke my brain.