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[[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'' magazine]] named Mega64 as one of its "10 Comics to Watch for 2015".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/scene/news/variety-10-comics-to-watch-2015-1201517857/|title=Variety 10 Comics to Watch for 2015 - Variety|author=Variety Staff|work=Variety|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=2823&atype=|title=404 Page|work=sdcitybeat.com|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>

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.

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 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]] but was rejected, though G4 presenter [[Tommy Tallarico]] encouraged Botte to publish the material online.

==Version 1 (first season)==

==Version 2 (second season)==

==Version 3 (third season)==

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[[File:Mega64 at Game Developers Conference (GDC) in 2010.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The crew of ''Mega64'' on stage at the [[Game Developers Choice Awards]], March 2010. <br />From left to right: Chatfield, Acosta, and Botte.]]

==Ubisoft==

==Game Developers Conference==

For the conference's [[Game Developers Choice Awards]], the group regularly create comedic skits focusing on award recipients, which are premiered during the award ceremony. These include satirical accounts of Lifetime Achievement Award winners' careers, such as those of [[Ken Kutaragi]] in "Kutaragi's Way" and [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] in "Sakaguchi's Final Fantasy".{{cn|date=October 2017}}

==Konami==

In 2011, the ''Mega64'' crew supplied a skit to [[Konami]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] show, debuting the "transfarring" system in their upcoming ''[[Metal Gear Solid HD Collection]]''. The system, which enables saved game data transfer between the [[PlayStation 3]] and the [[PlayStation Vita]], was presented as a solution to the problem of continuing game progress 'on the go', with Botte shown traversing public areas with a large, moving television and home console setup. The skit also revealed that the ''Metal Gear Solid HD Collection'' and the ''[[Zone of the Enders]]'' HD Collection would be released on the [[Xbox 360]], in addition to the Playstation 3.

On May 31/June 1 of 2012, ''Mega64'' supplied a skit to Konami's Pre-E3 show as promotional material for their upcoming title ''[[Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]''. The skit had the game's protagonist [[Raiden (Metal Gear)|Raiden]] seeking jobs at an unemployment office after being fired due to an implied terrible economy, before eventually settling for [[Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance|Cybernetic Private Military Contractor]], with [[Zone of the Enders|Jehuty]] also trying to find a job in the last minutes of the skit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/konami-pre-e3-show-2012-hd/730590|title=Konami Video - KONAMI PRE-E3 SHOW 2012 - GameTrailers|work=GameTrailers|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://events.konami.com/|title=EVENTS - KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.|work=konami.com|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref>

==Other promotional work==

In 2009, the group produced four commercials for [[GameTap]], which aired on [[Adult Swim]].<ref>[http://gametapblog.com/mega64s-new-gametap-ads-now-airing-on-adultswim/ Gametap Blog]</ref>

==Additional cast==

==Famous guest stars==

==Crew==

==''Mega64TV''==

==References==

* [http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=2823&atype= San Diego CityBEAT Article]

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