Como vocês sabem ler em inglês nem me vou dar ao trabalho de traduzir isto XD
ScrewAttack
Is
a video game-related website that showcases original entertainment for
an audience of video game enthusiasts. Its content is also shown on
GameTrailers and IGN. The name and logo comes from the screw attack
ability from the Metroid series.
ScrewAttack originally started
in 2006 with one program, SideScrollers, an audio podcast hosted by the
site's creators "Stuttering" Craig Skistimas and "Handsome" Thomas
Hanley. Over time, additional shows have been added and removed.
Current programs on ScrewAttack.com include The Angry Video Game Nerd,
ScrewAttack Europe, Guru Larry's Retro Corner, Video Game Vault,
Nametags, Life In A Game, Top 10's, Jose's Puntos, "The Scoop!", Hard
News, VGR, SideScrollers, and The Armory. Past features include Art in
Gaming, Pwned!, and Captain S. 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.
Since working with GameTrailers, ScrewAttack's features have been
downloaded over 103 million times.
Putting an emphasis on community,
ScrewAttack's users are referred to as "g1s". All g1s are encouraged to
participate on the site by creating their original videos for "g1
Submission Sunday", where users submit their videos for possible
posting on the website.
Staff:
CurrentUS
Craig Skistimas ("Stuttering Craig")
Jose Mejia ("Jose ElMexicano")
Ben Singer ("HighSchool Ben")
Destin Legarie ("Daily Destin")
Corey Pettit ("Maxifent Corey")
Nick Cramer ("Nervous Nick")
Bryan Baker ("Bryan The Intern")
Chad James ("Chad")
Byron ("Byron The Intern")
UKLarry is awesome Bundy Jr. ("Guru Larry")
Wesley Lock ("UK Wez")
PastThomas Hanley ("Handsome Tom")
Elizabeth Luehrs ("Perfect Liz")
Mickey Paradis ("Newschool Mickey")
Geoff Blair ("Announcer Geoff")
Andy Schneider ("Producer Andy")
("Misanthropic Wes")
("Jocelyn The Intern")
("Just Stu")
("DJ Axis")
("COOL C")
ScrewAttack shows and featurettes:
SideScrollersCraig
and other ScrewAttack members host a series of podcasts in radio style,
updating g1s on new game info, weekly occurrences in the ScrewAttack
domain and general news around the world. As noted on their program,
they are currently seeking out an actual radio show representation of
SideScrollers on satellite radio. The usual features on the show are
"Hard News" (which spun off into a daily version, starring Daily
Destin), a look at the latest news in the gaming industry, "The
SideScrollers News Desk", which is filled with unusual news from around
the globe and "Forum Questions", where they answer forum questions from
members on the official forum.
SideScrollers runs contests with
the forum members which originate directly from the show. For instance,
in the feature "Name That Video Game Tune", the hosts play samples of
short musical clips from often obscure video games and let the fans
guess its origin via e-mail. Winners are entered in a contest drawing.
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.
Video Game VaultThe Video Game Vault (VGV)
is a series of approximately 2-minute-long or shorter videos by
Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom (before he left ScrewAttack), with
one special featuring the Angry Video Game Nerd, highlighting DuckTales
for the Nintendo Entertainment System And one by Destin For Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters for the Super Nintendo. VGVs
usually do not follow the typical pattern for it to be entitled as a
review, but rather the Video Game Vaults serve as a nostalgic,
informative and humorous look at games; particularly looking back at
classic games or video games that are infamous for a particular reason.
Hard NewsA
daily news program shown on the site which is hosted by Daily Destin.
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). Every now and then Maxifent Corey will be there as
well to present a story as well (usually on Thursday, with her segment
"Corey's Corner"). The show is roughly 3 minutes long and is branched
off of the Hard News segment on SideScrollers. Hard News is aired on
YouTube as well as on ScrewAttack's website.
ScrewAttack Top TenStuttering
Craig tries to keep the Top 10 lists non-traditional by focusing on
games which might not have received as much critical acclaim as
another, instead citing that because it is their list, the list is
automatically great. 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.[6] Other favorites
include "Top Ten Douchebags of Gaming" (more than 750,000 views[7]),
“Top Ten Worst Fighting Games” (more than 690,000 views[8]), "Top Ten
Worst Mario Games", and “The Best and Worst Gaming Peripherals” (more
than 650,000 views[9]).
The Angry Video Game NerdThe
Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN; formerly "The Angry Nintendo Nerd") is a
series of farcical retrogaming reviews by James D. Rolfe (born on July
10, 1980[10]), an independent filmmaker and professional video
editor.[11] He reviews games for older systems, such as Atari 2600,
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, PlayStation, SNES, Nintendo 64, and NES. The
original music in the series' 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]
The titular Nerd character
is an over-the-top video game fanatic, who tends to belittle the games
he reviews although according to his FAQ he plays games purposely bad
for comedic purposes. He derives comic appeal from his loud New Jersey
accent, his excessive use of profanity, frequent displays of explicit
gestures, and his heavy drinking of Rolling Rock and Yuengling beer. A
particular characteristic are his comparisons of repulsive scatological
acts to playing the game. He also uses varying amounts of physical
comedy and occasional special guests: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees,
Spider-Man, Bugs Bunny, Leatherface, Michael Myers, the Cowardly Lion,
a Klingon, a Metron, and The Joker. These character parts are sometimes
played by Mike Matei (who also draws the show’s title cards) or Kyle
Justin, who sings the theme song.
On November 19, 2007, the
first AVGN DVD set was released. It consists of all the episodes before
ScrewAttack's deal with GameTrailers to keep the new content
exclusively on their site.
Clip/Quote of the WeekUnder
the direction of Ben and starring 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
specifc 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 departure of Hanley, the skits began to become
more extravagant, to the point of full-ledged productions in some cases.
The New Adventures of Captain SThe
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).[15] 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 known as 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 is planned, as announced by show creator Chad Williams at
MAGfest VI on January 6, 2008. To fill the gap until the second season
airs, the writers are producing a Captain S web-comic that is available
to view on their website.
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.
g1 Submission SundayA
segment in which fans of ScrewAttack submit their own videos to the
site. Created by g1 SWAT Doctor[1], the segment evolved into a standard
feature on the site. The videos vary from user created Video Game
Vaults, spoofs of the site’s characters, Flash animation and other
video game related material.
Unaware SteveUnaware
Steve, having not played a game since 1992, 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 hasn't played a game since then.
WTF Is That?
"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 T-shirt or some
other merchandise from the ScrewAttack store. Recent installments,
however, ask what the games featured have in common.
Jose's PuntosJose's
Puntos is a short program hosted by Jose ElMexicano where he gives
gaming tips to the g1s. Puntos include Pokémon Red and Blue, Halo 3,
Uno, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War, Fable,
Fable 2, Gears of War 2, and F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
The Scoop!The
Scoop! is a short program hosted by Highschool Ben. The program
highlights the highs and lows of games and usually focuses on the "top
3" of both aforementioned categories.
VGRVGR is
another video game review 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.
The ArmoryThe
Armory is a feature hosted by Daily Destin in which the best weapons
known in video gaming are detailed. So far, added to The Armory have
been Turok 2's Cerebral Bore, the Mario Kart series' Red Turtle Shell,
the Gears of War series' Lancer, Manhunt's Plastic Bag, the Doom
series' BFG, No More Heroes' Beam Katana, Fracture's Vortex Grenades,
the Splatterhouse series' 2x4, God of War's Blades of Chaos, Dead
Rising's Shower Head, the Halo series' Plasma Grenades, Mario's Feet,
the Shotgun, the Destroy All Humans series' Anal Probe, Perfect Dark's
Farsight XR20, Portal's Portal Gun, the Legend of Zelda series' Master
Sword, the Castlevania series' Whip, the Hitman series' Fiberwire,
Okami's Paintbrush, Fallout 3's Experimental MIRV, the Soul Caliber
series' Soul Edge & Soul Caliber, Scorpion's Spear, Killzone 2's
VC5 Electricity Gun, Jack's Right Arm, Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Final
Smash, Riddick's Ulaks, Assassin's Creed's Hidden Blade, and the Contra
series' Spreader Rifle. As of the week of November 11, 2008, the show
is hosted by IGN.
Life in a GameLife in a Game is a comedy/adventure series produced by 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 known as
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 LiaG 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 still to come.
Out of the BoxDirected
by Ben, this is a weekly live show that previews recently released
games and sneak peaks at upcoming ones. Stuttering Craig and the rest
of the ScrewAttack staff play and express their thoughts about the game
they're playing, while Maxifent Corey answers G1 questions about the
games on the show.
Metal Gear BenBased on the
character 'Metal Gear Ben' that appeared in a few Clip of the Week's,
this show is set to come out in 2009, and is going to be made with lots
of help from the g1 community. The only known information about the
show, is that Ben is reprising his role as 'Metal Gear Ben' and that
the rest of the SA staff have roles in the show as well.
BrentalflossOriginally
a Youtube user, he now hosts his work on Screwattack, where he puts
lyrics to classic video game themes. His name is a parody of dental
floss.
Tenho acompanhado o Screwattack desde o seu inicio e cada vez mais curto o que eles fazem.. estão cada vez melhores!!!! XD
QUem quizer ir ao site deles aqui fica:
screwattack.com
