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| ScrewAttack.com |
ScrewAttack logo
New logo (2011-Present) |
| Genre |
Video game, reviews, entertainment |
| Created by |
Craig Skistimas
Thomas Hanley |
| Country of origin |
USA |
| Language(s) |
English |
| Production |
| Location(s) |
 United States |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
YouTube
Revver
blip.tv
(own embedder) |
| Original run |
February, 2006 – present (hiatus on YouTube from November 25, 2009 to April 19, 2010) |
| External links |
| Website |
ScrewAttack
| URL |
www.screwattack.com |
| Commercial? |
Yes |
| Registration |
Optional (required for posting on the message boards, commenting and rating videos and blogs, and making a blog) |
| Owner |
Craig Skistimas |
| Launched |
2006; 6 years ago (2006) |
ScrewAttack (officially named ScrewAttack Entertainment LLC.). is a company that showcases video game entertainment, including original content, on its website, "screwattack.com". Owned by "Stuttering" Craig Skistimas, ScrewAttack.com has been operational since 5 January 2006 and the people who utilize the website are primarily video game enthusiasts. As of April 2012, it has been reported that the website receives 45,958 page views (PV) per day and is responsible for $138 in daily advertising revenue.[1]
Original content (known on the website as "Screwattack Originals") available on ScrewAttack.com at the beginning of 2012 includes, "Hard News", "SideScrollers", "Clip of the Week", "Screwin' Around", "ScrewAttack Top 10's" and "DEATH BATTLE". Content produced externally, called "Partner Series" on the website, includes "Retro Hunters", "Talking Classics" and "Extra Credits". The name and logo is derived from the Metroid series and Super Smash Bros. video games, in which the player can employ a "screw attack" function.[2]
ScrewAttack was created in 2006 by "Stuttering" Craig Skistimas and Thomas "Handsome Tom" Hanley. First show was an audio podcast called SideScrollers.
In February 2007, MTV Networks acquired rights to some of ScrewAttack’s programming (Top 10's, Video Game Vault and the Angry Video Game Nerd) adding it to their GameTrailers service.[3] Since working with GameTrailers, ScrewAttack's features have been downloaded over 245 million times.[4]
ScrewAttack.com relaunched with its fourth version, termed "Version 4", in November, 2009.
In September 2011, ScrewAttack.com launched its newest version,entitled "The New Screwattack", which features several overhauled interfaces and designs to the website. Its content is also shown on GameTrailers, IGN and YouTube.
From May 18 to May 21, 2012, The official ScrewAttack website went offline due to minor upgrades and the launch of "Phase 2" of The New Screwattack.
"Phase 2" offically launched on May 22, 2012. Some of the new features of Phase 2 include the ability to customize your profile, and the ability to "subscribe" to other members. Also included is the ability to create shows by uploading videos from the user's preferred video player. On the new profile is the "wall" (similar to the Facebook "wall"), allowing users to post items or comments in a similar manner to social networking sites. There is also a "feed" tab, showing the recent activity of other users that the user has subscribed to.
[edit] ScrewAttack
The ScrewAttack World Headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. The site’s creator, "Stuttering" Craig Skistimas, together with staff, shoot and edit most of the ScrewAttack videos in the company's headquarters and home city. ScrewAttack often features hired interns in the site's videos, with many of the current personalities on the site having started out in this manner.
Current Staff
Craig Skistimas - Stuttering Craig
Chad James - ScrewAttack Chad/Boomstick
Jared Knabenbauer - Professional Jared
Ben Singer - High School Ben/Metal Gear Ben/Wiz/Link
Bryan Baker - Freelance Bryan the Intern
Nick Cramer - Nervous Nick
Sean Hinz
Lauren Moore - Best Tetra
Sam Mitchell - Better Tetra
Brad Skistimas - Unaware Steve
Drake McWhorter - Trailer Drake
Ryan Conway
[edit] ScrewAttack Europe
Guru Larry's Retro Corner Logo.
Introduced in late 2006, ScrewAttack Europe, located in Northwood, London, UK, was the name used by video game enthusiasts and TV presenters Guru Larry (Larry Bundy Jr) and "UK" Wez (Wesley Lock) for voluntarily creating video game related content for ScrewAttack.com. ScrewAttack Europe was the first official international feature and the only outside group to have 'ScrewAttack' in their title. Alongside The Angry Video Game Nerd, ScrewAttack Europe was one of the longest lasting associates of ScrewAttack and second most popular partner provider after the AVGN.
Their programs included:
- Games Yanks Can't Wank, a series showcasing and making fun of video games never released in the United States or Canada
- Hack-Job, a machinima-based sketch show
- Pop-Up Review, a review show which posts false facts about games, parodying television shows such as Pop-Up Video.
- Guru Larry's Retro Corner, from December 2007-April 2010, ScrewAttack.com aired episodes of ScrewAttack Europe's XLEAGUE.TV television series Guru Larry's Retro Corner.
In September 2010, after descrepencies of not being paid and accusations of bullying from other staff,[citation needed] Wez and Larry left ScrewAttack and Screwattack Europe was closed. they now currently provide the same shows for Channel Awesome and Machinima.com.
SideScroller is a weekly video podcast (until February 15, 2011 it was in audio format) covering activities at ScrewAttack and general video games news. The current staff members on Sidescrollers are Craig, Chad, and Jared. The typical format starts with "Hard News", which looks at the latest news in the gaming industry, then "The Middle Segment", which is a topic that the g1's come up with and the staff discusses, "The SideScrollers News Desk", which is filled with unusual news from around the globe, and "Forum Questions", where they answer questions from members on their official forum. Birthdays of the g1's that week are also shown but only if they take a photo of themselves that match a challenge set by Craig the week before. The show frequently runs short promotions and commercials to advertise new content on the site, often using it as a segue into the next discussion topic.
Hosted by "Stuttering Craig" and "Nervous Nick", the series aims to provide viewers with a nostalgic, informative and humorous look at classic video games; games that are infamous for a particular reason, or obscure games that are considered enjoyable. In addition to "AVGN" and "Top Ten", the show is primarily shown on GameTrailers.
A daily news program shown on the site which is hosted and edited by Jared. Its purpose is to inform viewers on the gaming news highlights of the day, often accompanied with humorous comments (mildly like Weekend Update and The Daily Show, which described the story, then presented a humorous comment). The show is roughly 3 minutes long and is branched off of the Hard News segment on SideScrollers. Hard News is posted on ScrewAttack's website (usually posted at 6:30pm Central time). It has once ceased postings on YouTube since November 30, 2009, but has resumed on April 19, 2010, as confirmed by previous anchor Destin on his Twitter account. It was revealed on February 25, 2011 that Destin would be leaving Screwattack on March 4, and thus, Hard News. The ScrewAttack Team looked for a new host and g1s could upload their auditions to YouTube. Until a new host was found, Stuttering Craig and Professional Jared acted as hosts.[5][6] On the April 20th episode of Hard News Jared announced that would be taking the position for the foreseeable future.
Stuttering Craig tries to keep the Top 10 lists non-traditional by focusing on games which might not have received as much critical acclaim as others, instead citing facetiously that because it is their list, the list is automatically great (an example comes from the "Top Ten Worst Fighting Games", where after Handsome Tom stated that everyone's list would be different, Stuttering Craig said "and besides, we're right anyways"). As well, they will have Top 10 lists (such as the Top Ten Fighting Games) which only allow one game from a given franchise on to the list to allow more variety. Airing on GameTrailers, the Top 10 lists generally receive over 300,000 views. The most popular Top 10 list to date is “Top Ten Boobies [in Video Games]”, which has received over 1,000,000 views since February 2007.[7] Other favorites include "Top Ten Douchebags of Gaming" (more than 750,000 views),[8] “Top Ten Worst Fighting Games” (more than 690,000 views),[9] "Top Ten Worst Mario Games", and “The Best and Worst Gaming Peripherals” (more than 650,000 views).[10]
Originally under the direction of Ben, it stars the entire SA staff and some rare cameos, the "Clip of the Week" (also is branded as "Quote of the Week") is a series of vignettes posted weekly that showcases offbeat and strange commercials, movie clips or promotions for products. Originally, the "Quote of the Week" was merely used to spotlight a specific quote from the featured clip, but after evolving into the 'Clip of the Week' it began to feature the SA staff in a skit inspired by the featured clip. After the firing of Hanley, the skits began to become more extravagant, to the point of full-fledged productions in some cases.
Recently Ben switched director's seats with Nervous Nick, who now directs Clip of the Week as of April 2011[update].
VGR (Video Game Review) is a show on ScrewAttack, similar to The Scoop. However, instead of talking about the highs and lows of the game in question, categories of story, gameplay, sound, etc. are reviewed. At the end of the video, viewers are given a recommendation by the reviewer to Buy it, Rent it, or F' it. For example, New Super Mario Bros. Wii received a Buy It, Green Day: Rock Band received a Rent It, and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D received an F' it. Currently a score out of 10 is also given to each game reviewed. For example Dance Central 2 got an 8 out of 10.
With the release of Version 5 website, the ScrewAttack staff have also started posting written reviews for games.
Now produced by Bryan Baker, "Out of the Box" previews recently released games and provides snippets from upcoming releases. During the show, "Stuttering Craig" and "Freelance Bryan the Intern" play games, whilst expressing their thoughts and answering questions on the game they're playing. The show is concluded with a final summation by the hosts on the game in question. The show was revised when the "Version 5" form of the website was launched.
This show started on December 7, 2010. The show, which parodies the show Deadliest Warrior, is hosted by Ben and Chad playing the characters Wiz and Boomstick, who guide the viewer through the arsenal of two fictional characters before pitting them against each other in a bloody fight to the death. Each episode showcases a custom-animated fight scene between the two characters, which is created by Ben. The show is scheduled to air a new episode every two to four weeks. Episodes 1 to 18 are available on YouTube and Revision3. All further episodes will be exclusive to ScrewAttack. The animated fight scenes are now produced by Mr Lange, starting from episode 20.
1. Boba Fett (Star Wars) VS Samus Aran (Metroid) - Winner: Samus Aran
2. Akuma (Street Fighter) VS Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat) - Winner: Akuma
3. Rogue (X-Men) VS Wonder Woman (DC Comics) - Winner: Rogue
4. Goomba (Mario) VS Koopa Troopa (Mario) - Winner: Draw
5. Mike Haggar (Final Fight) VS Zangief (Street Fighter) - Winner: Zangief
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle Royale - Winner: Leonardo
7. Leonardo (TMNT) VS Zitz (Battletoads) - Winner: Leonardo (again)
8. Yoshi (Mario) VS Riptor (Killer Instinct) - Winner: Yoshi
9. Felicia (Darkstalkers) VS Taokaka (BlazBlue) - Winner: Taokaka
10. Kratos (God of War) VS Spawn (Image Comics) - Winner: Spawn
11. Bomberman VS Dig Dug - Winner: Dig Dug
12. Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) VS Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) - Winner: Vegeta
13. Mario VS Sonic the Hedgehog - Winner: Sonic the Hedgehog
14. Justin Bieber VS Rebecca Black - Winner: Draw
DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt VS Every Other T-Shirt In The World - Winner: DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt
15. Harry Potter (Harry Potter) VS Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) - Winner: Luke Skywalker
16. Chun-Li (Street Fighter) VS Mai Shiranui (Fatal Fury) - Winner: Mai Shiranui
17. Starscream (Transformers G1) VS Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic) - Winner: Rainbow Dash
18. Master Chief (Halo) VS Doomguy (Doom) - Winner: Master Chief
19. Team Doctor Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog) VS Team Doctor Wily (Mega Man) - Winner: Metal Sonic
20. Princess Peach (Mario) VS Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda) - Winner: Princess Peach
21. Raiden (Mortal Kombat) VS Thor (Marvel Comics) - Winner: Thor
22. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy) VS Link (The Legend of Zelda) - Winner: TBA
A live streaming show, featuring random ScrewAttack members playing video games for 1 to 2 hours. The purpose of this program is to reconnect with their audience and have a good time. This has since spawned into a smaller series, with each day of the week deciding what they play. The episodes each week are:
Challenge Monday - Features a member or two of ScrewAttack (usually Craig and Nick) playing a game to beat a challenge within the hour. (Such as Craig trying to beat Mike Tyson in Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! and Nick trying to beat Super Mario Bros. 3 within the hour.
New Game Tuesday - Features Bryan and Sean playing a(some) recently released game(s).
Zelda Wednesday - Features Ben and Lauren playing through The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker over multiple weeks.
Terrible Thursday - Features Chad and Jared playing games that they feel are terrible.
Free Play Friday - Features random members of ScrewAttack playing a(some) game(s) of their choosing.
A show that debuted in 2012. Each time it tackles a different subject similar to Top Tens but instead of ranking the elements several staff members talk about their personal favorites. Examples include The Best Ever Retro Bosses and The Best Ever Power Ups. This will also occasionally tackle The Worst Ever, as in the case of The Worst Ever Street Fighter Characters.
A live show that features Chad, Jared, Sam and one random staff member in a R rated game of Mario Party.
A new show that debuted on May 15, 2012 featuring Lauren and Jared discussing something that recently happened in gaming news.
The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN; formerly "The Angry Nintendo Nerd") is a series of farcical retro gaming reviews by James D. Rolfe, an independent filmmaker and professional video editor.[11] The show consists of reviews for older video games on console systems, such as Atari 2600, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, PlayStation, SNES, Nintendo 64, and NES. These games are usually of poor quality which makes Rolfe incredibly angry to the point of shouting obscenities, drinking beer, destroying the cartridges, etc. The series' original music is played on guitar by Kyle Justin with lyrics by Rolfe. On August 8, 2007, Rolfe’s character was featured on the Opie and Anthony radio show.[12]
James Rolfe (The Angry Video Game Nerd) reads fan e-mails. He usually uses ones that are especially humorous or ones that are touching or inspiring.
As of May 2009, ScrewAttack is the home to this mockumentary that follows video game fan Keith Apicary, starring and created by comedian Nathan Barnatt. Keith Apicary (called the "Borat of the gaming world")[13] is a 28 year old gamer who favors Neo Geo, Virtual Boy, and Sega. Nathan has been forcibly removed from numerous events, including:
- The 2009 Comic Convention in San Diego (for jumping on stage as Keith during Peter Jackson and James Cameron's panel to get a drink of water).
- E3 2010 for interrupting a G4 interview and asking where the Sega Dreamcast 2 was. He was later given a "Dreamcast 2" in the form of two Sega Dreamcasts taped together by Felicia Day at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, which he was present for as Gametrailers.com Press.
- At PAX East 2011 he was also forced offstage by security while hosting a panel.[14]
- At PAX East 2012, he was banned for life for dancing in his underwear while interrupting Roosterteeth's panel.
Barnatt is currently developing a TV series for Keith Apicary based on Talking Classics for Adult Swim.
brentalfloss is a New York-based musician who makes videos for ScrewAttack. His most famous creation is his "with LYRICS" series, were he takes a classic retro gaming song and gives it lyrics, typically referring to the subject matter of the game itself.
A new show that debuted on Screwattack in 2012, Game Theory is hosted by Matthew Patrick. Coined as "Mythbusters for gamers", Patrick's goal of Game Theory is to separate fact from fiction in video games and support topics in video games that may seem fantastical with real world facts.
The Completionist is another new show that debuted on ScrewAttack in early 2012, starring Jirard Khalil. Khalil reviews classic games, placing heavy emphasis on their replay value, what getting 100% completion on a game gets the gamer, and whether or not its worth it to complete the game, ending each review with a rating of Play it, Finish it, or Complete it. The majority of the humor in this show stems from Greg Wilmot, who does voice overs and adds one liners to the ends of most of Khalil's sentences.
Retro Hunters is a show starring Rob and Josh where they go to various swap meets and flea markets looking for good deals on classic games. At the end of the video, they will show all of the games that they bought and compare it to the average eBay price to show how much they saved (or lost). A recent development in the series is the five dollar challenge which is when one of the Retro Hunters finds an item for $5.00 or under they can buy it and force the other person to carry it around for the entire day. It was initially on ScrewAttack before but after a hiatus it re-premiered in 2012.
On July 4, 2009, it was announced at the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention that the "Game Overthinker" was the winner of the finals round of the "My Vids Don't Suck" contest. In this tournament style contest, average users submitted videos with the object of becoming the next featured ScrewAttack show. As of December 20, 2009 (2009 -12-20)[update], five episodes have been released officially as features. "The Game Overthinker" was an already active show on YouTube, where user "moviebob" rants and explains about video game phenomena purposely in too much depth. Moviebob also has shows titled Escape to the Movies and The Big Picture, hosted on The Escapist .
In his show, the Game Overthinker chooses to talk about topics ranging from how originality in modern games are more of an exception than rule, violence in video games, the longevity of video game characters, racism in games, and much more.
A new Partner feature to ScrewAttack, from the good folks at MMOBomb.com, Free to Play Weekly brings you the most important news of the week about free-to-play online games and the latest releases, with a few jokes thrown in for good measure.
Main article:
Extra CreditsAs of March 2012[update], ScrewAttack has partnered with Extra Credits to air their episodes on ScrewAttack, with a separate deal from Penny Arcade. Both ScrewAttack and Extra Credits worked on a viral video protesting the Entertainment Software Association's support of SOPA.
Premiered May 2010. Initially hosted by Craig but was later hosted by Jared, it followed games that have been rebooted and compared them to the original to tell you which one you should play, judging them by five categories: graphics, sound, gameplay, difficulty, and value for money. It went on a hiatus for a while, but came back on January 22, 2012 with its seventh episode. On May 22, 2012, Reboot or Retro was moved to the "Retired Features" section on ScrewAttack with the launch of "Phase 2" of The New ScrewAttack, officially cancelling the series.
First episode - "Rocket Knight" or "Rocket Knight Adventures"
Second episode - "Hard Corps: Uprising" or "Contra: Hard Corps"
Third episode - "Rush 'N Attack: Ex-Patriot" or "Rush 'N Attack"
Fourth episode - "Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection" or "Final Fantasy IV"
Fifth episode - "Blaster Master: Overdrive" or "Blaster Master"
Sixth episode - "Gradius Rebirth" or "Gradius III"
Seventh episode - "Kirby's Return to Dreamland" or "Kirby Super Star"
The Art in Gaming was a series of short videos that focus on the visual art in gaming. This show took a more serious and an educational approach, compared to the usual easy-going and humorous, sporadic paces as seen in other ScrewAttack shows and features. As of 6 March 2008 (2008 -03-06)[update], four episodes have been released, Rygar, Vigilante 8, Bionic Commando and a feature over geometric shapes in gaming.
The Scoop! was hosted by Highschool Ben. The program highlights the highs and lows of games and usually focuses on the "top 3" of both aforementioned categories. Once in a while a clearly terrible game is reviewed and is given heavily sarcastic praise from Ben. It aired on ScrewAttack for quite some time but now has been merged with VGRs.
Awesome Video Games was a show on ScrewAttack which featured Chet, Ace and their father. After creative differences regarding the direction of the show, it was decided that it would separate from ScrewAttack, and is currently hosted on Blistered Thumbs. It aired on ScrewAttack from September 2006 to March 2007.
GameJew was a former ScrewAttack series featuring Jonathan Mann, a Jewish fan of Mario. In the story, The GameJew dons his red Mario hat and his red overalls, all while existing in real life situations, and composing songs relevant to games.
GameJew took part in the Austrian Big Brother Awards,[15] produced the Mario Opera,[16] and was featured in the January 15, 2008 edition of EGM Magazine after serenading video game guru, Shigeru Miyamoto.[17]
GameJew was active on the site from July 2006 to August 2007.
As of February 27, 2008, Mann has recommenced production of GameJew videos which air Wednesdays.
Jose's Puntos is a short program hosted by Jose ElMexicano where he gives gaming tips to the g1s. On May 13, 2011, it was rumored on the forums that Jose would be leaving ScrewAttack. Jose confirmed this on the same day. It is Unknown whether Puntos will continue, though it has been mentioned (By Jared) that it might come back some time later,in a different form and With a different host.[18]
Episodes include Pokémon Red and Blue, Halo 3, Uno, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War, Fable, Fable II, Gears of War 2, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Bulletstorm, Killzone 3, Homefront and Mortal Kombat(2011)
Based on the character 'Metal Gear Ben' that appeared in a few Clip of the Week's, this show was set to come out in 2009, and was going to be made with lots of help from the g1 community.
The first episode was showcased this summer at SGC 2009, and the series officially launched on November 23, 2009. The series finale of Metal Gear Ben was posted on May 15, 2010.
Nametags is a sitcom that follows Jared and Dom in the daily grind at the video game store at which they work. In addition to dealing with moronic customers who embody common gamer stereotypes, the pair must often contend with their blunt, mysterious manager, Josh. Several episodes also revolve around Jared's love interest, Cheryl. The show is done in a style similar to that of Scrubs, including brief glimpses into the minds of the characters. It also uses various video game music for its soundtrack.
The store of the show, which has remained unnamed (but is meant to parody GameStop), is filmed in the club house of Jared's improvisation comedy troupe, while all the scenes in the apartment are done in the actors' actual apartments.
Hosted by DJ Axis, a half-blind musician, the show featured remixes of old video game soundtracks, with a more modern sound and rhythm (similar in execution to OverClocked ReMix). It often contains short interviews or information about the game at the beginning. However, with the departure of DJ Axis, the series has ended.
A series of shorts created relating to people sitting on the toilet and playing video games. Movies were submitted by g1s to be featured on the site.
The Armory was a feature created 100% by host Daily Destin in which the best weapons known in video gaming are detailed. from December 11, 2009 on, the show was hosted by IGN. The show ended with the departure of Daily Destin in March 2011.
The New Adventures of Captain S is an online web serial created by PBC Productions which parodies cartoon and television shows of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly Captain N: The Game Master, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, Saved by the Bell and Full House (opening credits).[19] The show follows the adventures of high school junior, and major Sega nerd, Chad Belmont after he happens upon a magical Sega Genesis cartridge that enables him to enter into Video-Land through his TV. When he arrives in Video-Land, he is briefed by its benevolent keeper, the Giant Blue Head. Prophecies foretold his arrival, and from that moment forward he would be called Captain S, Video Defender. He must keep the world safe from the evil clutches of the Game Genie and his minion NES. He is joined on his journeys by his best friends Lunk and Becky, and he pines after the sweetheart of Bromley High, Stacey Newfeld. Usually, Chad must use lessons he learns in Video-Land to help him become a better person on the other side of the screen. Season One contained ten episodes, which aired from January to May 2007. The series premiered at MAGFest V in Vienna, VA.
A second season had been planned, and was indeed announced by show creator Chad Williams at MAGFest VI on January 6, 2008. To fill the gap until the second season airs, the writers produced a Captain S web-comic that is available to view on their website.
In May 2009, PBC officially announced the second season of Captain S had been canceled, the second season having never left early preliminary development stages. In addition, the Captain S web-comic has not been updated in quite some time, indicating the concept has been rested entirely.
Main Cast
Chad Belmont/Captain S - Brett Vanderbrook
Nigel Edmund Silverman/NES - Devon Riley
Lunk Stogsdill - Shael Riley
Becky O'Connor - Ivy Hong
Stacey Newfeld - Kitty Ostapowicz
Head, and Game Genie - Chad Williams
The effect of Video-Land is achieved through stop-motion animation, where the image of Captain S is super-imposed on the game sprite. In the season one finale, a more free-form style of animation, mimicking Mortal Kombat's motion capture style was used.
A special episode of Captain S was released in August 2007. In this episode, Captain S meets the Angry Video Game Nerd to join forces and save Christmas in July. Since Captain S is considered a family-friendly show, the AVGN's language is heavily toned down (only using the word crap), although at the end, he slips and curses (but it was censored), to which the Captain S characters react in shock.
While the title of the episode says it is non-canonical, an AVGN video seems to continue from where that episode left off.
Life in a Game was a comedy/adventure series produced by Jonathan Tran from Enemy Crab Productions. It first aired on ScrewAttack in March 2008.
The show stars Guy, a normal person who realizes that classic video game items, characters, and music have begun affecting his everyday life. After fighting and destroying the Jackal, a mysterious boss character who had been stalking him, Guy is thrown into ever-stranger circumstances, from deadly chases to dance competitions. After defeating the reincarnated Red Jackal, Guy meets Frog of Chrono Trigger fame. The reasons for Guy's peril, the threat of the Jackal, and the arrival of Frog are all tied to an as-of-yet unexplained force termed The Haxx.
On April Fool's Day 2009, Enemy Crab Productions & Jared from Nametags pulled a prank on the g1 community, with the season finale of Life in a Game revealing that the show to that point was just a dream, and in fact, the characters had personalities & lives very similar to the Nametags characters, before it was eventually revealed as a prank at the end of the episode by Jared, and that the real final episode was shown at SGC.
Unaware Steve, having not played a game since 1992, the last game he played was Cool Spot, goes to gaming conventions and interviews gamers. The interviewee usually ends up agitated with Steve as he is quite annoying when he wants to be. The last time he went to QuakeCon he wore a "sophisticated" outfit which was just a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume. More recently he has started a new series "Unaware Steve's Video Game Extravaganza." He reviews an old game, usually giving obvious hints or adding in a different game somewhere down the line. The character is played by Brad Skistimas, Stuttering Craig's brother. According to his interviews at Quakecon 2008, he once drank lots of Sprite after playing Cool Spot (which actually endorses 7 Up), passed out and woke up in 2007 which may explain why he has not played a game since then.
Unaware Steve was put on hiatus while Brad promoted his band's new album. Unaware Steve made his return on August 14, 2011 while attending QuakeCon and has appeared in Clip of the Week and SideScrollers episodes.
"WTF Is That?" is a feature where a still frame is paused and zoomed in to the point of blurriness and near absolute unclarity on a screenshot of a particular game. The purpose is to run a contest on which video game the screenshot is from. The winner usually receives a free lunch or some other merchandise from the ScrewAttack store. Recent installments, however, ask what the games featured have in common.
[edit] The Iron Man of Gaming
The Iron Man of Gaming is an annual gaming tournament, presented by ScrewAttack, to find who is the best all-round video gamer. Unlike traditional video game tournaments where participants compete on a single title, competitors are given a raft of video games from various genres to compete on. The winner is decided on a points-based system; the contender with the most points is declared the winner.
2007
The tournament was held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, between August 30 to September 2, 2007. The winner was advertised to take home $1,000 US dollars and a ScrewAttack championship belt.
First place was awarded to Chris "Kumachine" Delp. Second place was awarded to Louis "Big Lou" Hughes.[20]
2008
The Iron Man of Gaming hosted its second year at the Grapevine Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas from June 19–22, and advertised itself as "all consoles", "all genres" and "all eras".[21] Contestants competed for $10,000 in cash and prizes. Registered ScrewAttack members were eligible to vote on which games are being played at the event; five classic games, four current and one secret mystery game were played during the tournament.[22] The event was documented by PBC Productions.
The winner was Harrison Fluster, with the prior year's champion Chris Delp as runner up.
2009
Since SGC, the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention, was announced, the Iron Man of Gaming took place during the convention in early July.
The winner was Jamal Nickens and runner-up Joshua Wiegand, with the prior year's champion Harrison Fluster finishing eleventh. 2007 champion Chris Delp did not compete.
2010
As of July 4, 2010, all of the games have been revealed. According to the June 23rd edition of SideScrollers, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was intended to be one of the mystery games, but whilst they had permission from Capcom USA, Capcom Japan did not give them permission to showcase the game due to short notice. The mystery game Sonic 4 was the first time the game was given a chance to be played at a public event.
2011
2011's Iron Man of Gaming took place at NekoCon in Hampton, Virginia from November 4–6. The games involved in the event were the following:
F-Zero (SNES) · Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (Nintendo 64) · Mortal Kombat (PS3/Xbox 360) · Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Xbox 360) Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (SNES) · Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
In 2010, ScrewAttack released a game for the various mobile phones and handheld devices called Texting Of The Bread.[23] It involves texting words to kill incoming Gingerbread men. The game includes the Angry Video Game Nerd as a character and will soon include another ScrewAttack personality, brentalfloss. It is currently released on iPhone and iPod touch. It is coming soon to Android.
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