PC Gamer wrote that the film was "a surprisingly well-written parody of video game conventions". Count Vile is now depicted as being in Hell, and the character Zack Nimbus appears, as well. The shorts have since been hosted on the comedy media website That Guy with the Glasses, continuing new episodes now taking place after the film's conclusion, now known as Press Start Adventures. However, on Novemthe shorts began a five-part miniseries which led directly into the feature film. Notably missing is the character of Zack Nimbus who, in terms of the film, has yet to be made aware of his destiny. The animations started out being nonlinear and do not progress after one another. The animations take place before the events of the movie, similar to two made-for-DVD animated prequels: Van Helsing: The London Assignment and The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. Back story, inside jokes, and running gags are further flushed out in the animations than what could be used in the film.Ī number of notable videogame voice actors have guest starred in the series as well, including Mortal Kombat's John Turk (who took over the ninja roles portrayed by Pesina), and David Humphrey, the original voice of Shadow the Hedgehog. They are also noted by their lack of budget constraints allowing more artistic freedom to be taken with the action and effects than that seen in the feature film. The cartoons were created as a way to generate hype for the feature film by introducing people to the world, characters, and humor of Press Start. The episodes feature numerous visual gags and video game parodies. Since, there's been a new episode on the last Friday of every following month. Original music is composed by Jake Kaufman. The pilot episode was directed by Folliard, while the following episodes were directed by Glaser. The series was created and animated by screenwriter Kevin Folliard and produced by Press Start director Ed Glaser. While in production and post-production, a series of web shorts called Press Start: Bonus Levels (known as Press Start Adventures following the movie's release) were released on the film's website and Newgrounds. Press Start tells the story of a suburban youth in a videogame world who discovers his adventurous, if berserk, destiny when he's recruited by an ill-tempered ninja and a tough-as-nails space soldier to save the world from a tyrannical, but comically insecure, sorcerer. The film also satirizes all aspects of gaming, including collectible card games, Saturday morning cartoons, comic books, and trends of turning games into breakfast cereals. Games parodied range from Donkey Kong to Halo. Press Start focuses its parodic tone primarily toward the era of 8-bit and 16-bit video games, but references more modern games as well. A sequel, Press Start 2 Continue, was released in 2011. The two characters played by Daniel and Carlos Pesina in Press Start, Sasori and Lei-Gong, are pastiches of their respective characters in the original Mortal Kombat game, Scorpion and Raiden. Press Start is scored by American video game music composer Jake Kaufman. ![]() The film was shot in Champaign and Chicago, Illinois.
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