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The crew of Mega64 on stage at the Game Developers Choice Awards, March 2010.
From left to right: Chatfield, Acosta, and Botte.
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Mega64 is an American satirical comedy troupe and independent production company created by Rocco Botte, Derrick Acosta, and Shawn Chatfield. Founded in San Diego in 2003, Mega64 is responsible for producing an eponymous web series, various sketches, and a podcast. [1] [2]

The group's original self-titled show Mega64 first appeared on public-access television in 2003, later appearing in DVD form as "Version 1". [2] This was later followed by two more seasons in the half-hourly format (titled Version 2 and Version 3) in 2006 and 2010 respectively, before being followed by a film continuation, V4.1 Revengurrection, in 2021. [3]

Outside of this the show has undertaken numerous other projects, including abridged "Five Minute" retellings of the Dragon Ball Z anime series. This followed from promotional work they did with Funimation in 2015 for the then upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Resurrection of F. [4]

The group has also undertaken promotional work for a variety of video game companies including Ubisoft, [5] and Koji Igarashi's crowdfunded title Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. [6]

Mega64 has been noted for its work with the Game Developers Conference's Game Developers Choice Awards, creating sketches depicting the fictionalised backstories of Lifetime Achievement Award winners including Ken Kutaragi and Hironobu Sakaguchi. [7] [8] Their standalone videos have also included numerous cameos from well-known members of the video game industry including Hideo Kojima, Gabe Newell, and Shigeru Miyamoto. [2]

Variety named Mega64 as one of its "10 Comics to Watch for 2015". [9]

The group faced possible closure in 2024 following a collapse in merch sales and ad revenue, as well as their streams becoming the victim of scams. [10] Following a livestream announcing their growing financial issues they were saved following a tripling of Patreon memberships and donations. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "About - Mega64". mega64.com. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "And now, for Mega64's greatest stunt: Aging gracefully!". The Washington Post. 2023-02-17. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Mega64 Master Collection - Mega64". mega64.com. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  4. ↑ Valentine, Evan (2025-11-22). "Mega 64, Creators of Dragon Ball Z in Five Minutes, Talk Anime, Video Games, And Surviving The Internet (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Mega64 wants to know where the terrorists at -Destructoid". www.destructoid.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  6. ↑ Pereira, Chris (June 5, 2015). "Watch Castlevania's Igarashi Hilariously Whip a Vampire to Promote Bloodstained". GameSpot . Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (2014-03-25). "Ken Kutaragi gets the Mega 64 treatment with 'Kutaragi's Way'". Polygon. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  8. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2015-03-06). "Mega64's 'totally true' history of Final Fantasy with Hironobu Sakaguchi is the best". Polygon. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  9. ↑ Variety Staff (June 15, 2015). "Variety 10 Comics to Watch for 2015". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ Manuel, Tiago (2024-10-31). "Mega64 needs help, or it's potentially going away forever". Destructoid. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  11. ↑ "How The Internet Saved YouTube Comedy-Gaming Show Mega64". Complex. 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
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