Derrick Acosta
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Comedy Sketch comedy |
| Created by | Rocco Botte Derrick Acosta Shawn Chatfield |
| Starring | Rocco Botte Derrick Acosta Shawn Chatfield Garrett Hunter Eric Baudour Kevin Bushong |
| Opening theme | "Sequence Erase" (instrumental version) by The Aquabats featuring Parry Gripp |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 17 + several ads and videos |
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| Producer(s) | Rocco Botte Richard Kyanka |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | TD Philostrate Productions |
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| Original network | Public Access, DVD, YouTube, Twitch |
| Original release | November 18, 2004 – present |
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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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| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Occupation | Comedians | ||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy Video Games | ||||||
| Subscribers | 431,946 subscribers (January 2018) |
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| Total views | 151.8 million views (January 2018) |
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| Network | Alloy | ||||||
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Mega64 is a comedy webseries centered on video games created by Rocco Botte, Derrick Acosta, and Shawn Chatfield. Originally conceived to be a public-access television show, the original five episodes produced were later released on DVD as Mega64: Version 1 in 2004.
Since then, two further DVDs have been released (in 2006 and 2010 respectively) titled Version 2 and Version 3, with six episodes apiece. In addition to these, another two DVDs have been released, comprising sketches and commercials the production crew has created for various gaming companies and websites, including Ubisoft and IGN. Special editions of both Version 1 and Version 2 were released in 2008 and 2011 respectively.
In addition to video production, the Mega64 team host their own podcast, and are responsible for the Gamedays event at Disneyland, a now annual event started in 2010. The event serves as both a meet and greet for the crew and fans and as a popular event to explore the secrets of Disneyland, of which the Mega64 team are renowned fans.
Variety magazine named Mega64 as one of its "10 Comics to Watch for 2015".
In the not too distant future, a sinister scientist named Dr. Poque (Botte) 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 Rocko (sic.) and Derek (sic.) are hooked to the Mega64, the viewer sees them acting as characters in the corresponding game, interacting with ordinary people in San Diego. Another character, named Sean, 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 (voiced by Chatfield), who is presumably working for Poque; and Horatio (Acosta), 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, though G4 presenter Tommy Tallarico encouraged Botte to publish the material online.
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