Mega64 Podcast 648 - We Made The Best E3 Presentation (And Here's How We Did It)

This week on The Mega64 podcast Derrick is back and tells us about his thrilling Vegas vacation! We talk about the making of the Limited Run E3 presentation and give our thoughts on everything else that’s been announced this week.
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[@rhenevers5229]

0:00 Everyone is back 3:09 Derrick's sick secret mission 12:22 Las Vegas 26:42 Omega Mart 35:00 Pinball Museum 39:15 Vegas outside of the strip 46:37 Theme Song by Nicholas B / BarXMusic 46:55 shop mega64 com 64 Hour Special: Diary of a Madman Movie Club: Bad Grandpa 50:20 Summer Game Fest 51:25 Limited Run Games Presentation 1:09:35 Summer Games Fest again

[@l.j.146]

I would love to see the video rankings done again in installments where you guys watch the videos too, maybe it could be a podcast segment?

[@stilllogan]

+1 this i stopped watching after i realized i really only knew about 2% of the videos they were talking about lol

[@ProtoPunk]

Derricks idea for a video game sounds like Tanner's idea in the "REGGIE GOES FOR THE GOLD" Nintendo E3 2015 video. "You could... You could like... do anything..."

[@ravenkliff]

Also he's describing any Bethesda game since Morrowind

[@INRamos13]

Derrick is 100% correct about "Miitomo No No". It's one of your best videos. I was watching live and that was the only choice I was 100% opposed to.

[@Kevin-VP]

@@phalxor wtf is wrong with you

[@user-zw4wh1tm9x]

@@phalxor nah

[@Ratspressoh]

You might not have millions and millions of subscribers, but what you guys have is so much more than just a fanbase. I've been a fan since 2008 or 2009, and I can't say I've been a fan of many things for that long. You've built something amazing and have the most loyal, connected community I've seen on the internet. Quality over quantity.

[@jakewirth2054]

For those that may care... The wrestler they mentioned, "The Butcher", was in a metal/hardcore band called Every Time I Die. They formed in Buffalo, NY in 1998 and have released 9 albums. They unfortunately broke up in december of 2021 after almost 25 years of making music. If you are into the heavier side of metal music i highly recommend giving them a listen. RIP ETID 1998-2021

[@Twilleh]

The fact that people perceive the Last of Us being released yet again as the biggest announcement is very telling of a stagnant games industry.

[@heyjeySigma]

yeah that's the most unneeded remake/remaster EVER. At least the remake of FF7 Crisis core is a full overhaul of PSP graphics so it's not that bad. But most of these remasters are useless, just lazy work for maximum profits...

[@lucascoval828]

Sadly.

[@personperson2380]

the idea that you're gonna find cutting edge, unique, envelope-pushing games while refusing to look outside the mainstream is silly on its face. innovation these days happens on the fringes, with indie devs, small teams. Derrick literally just wants Ready Player One, a thing that would be actually a hellscape if it existed.

[@GeckGeckGeck]

Yep, i always find their attitude of dismissing "weird"/"out of the box" titles really lame. They keep complaining about how the industry sucks and everything is the same but the moment something original appears they turn up the scrutiny to 11, at points even mocking people who enjoy these games (this happens specially with indies but it happens with AAAs as well like when they went berserk on R&C and SoT). It's even ironic when you stop and see what they represent in the industry and what type of companies are willing to work with them, oh well...

[@Newman5023]

Exactly

[@Torgospizza930]

I think despite their criticisms of the games industry they can't help but end up wanting all the flash of AAA games. Like the idea of big games innovating is a very archaic idea that hasn't really been a thing for a long while and is something that you would only believe if you straight up just don't follow or play indie games.

[@Newman5023]

Feel like movies are same way... All the big budget movies seem to be remakes or unoriginal but that's the ones they push on us in advertising etc. Going a little deeper, i find so many original games, esp foreign stuff. I get what theyre saying to a degree, shining with an original idea is much harder but indie games are constantly surprising me with fresh ideas. And AAA games take so much time and cost so much that they have to push it on us or they'll lose money and so its easy to be over hyped or let down. That being said, I don't understand the annoyance of resident evil, esp after the 2 and 3 remakes were so good. Last of us, i cant defend. But like Garrett, im unfortunately gonna get it😆

[@kozmo7]

Came here to post this but you put it better then I would’ve I just don’t think Derrick is that relevant when it comes to gaming, love the guy but he is a bit out of touch

[@aster5191]

What Derrick is asking for is an absolute shitload of extra time and resources on a developer's part for basically zero payoff. Say Rockstar really had made every single building in RDR2 accessible. Realistically, 95% of these buildings will have nothing of interest going on. You bust into all these random houses, find some old furniture and some cans of beans and then go back to your business. There's no chance of it being as mesmerizing as it sounds in his head.

[@PhoenixSplash]

Shenmue did it lol in Shenmue 1 you can go into warehouses that have nothing in them and dig around your house to find clues in 2 you can enter every room of I think all of the buildings. Of course most people hate Shenmue with a passion, but that's what I've always liked about the shenmue series. Also you can have conversations with just about everyone.

[@Joe90h]

@@PhoenixSplash I think the Yakuza games took that experience and did it better. You could barely enter any buildings on the map, and it was clear which characters actually had something to say, but there was no wasting of time. Well, besides all the time you waste on the myriad of minigames and sidequests those games have.

[@inkjet687]

45:58 - shawns' use of the word "ship" had me rolling on the floor laughing

[@John12494]

Some excellent camerawork there as well lmao, Derrick and Rocco both reacted to it utterly sold it

[@Kramerica962]

I feel like Mega64 is at their best under a tight deadline. You guys always knock these hosting/sponsor type videos out of the park.

[@Savester2]

Mega64 the 🐐 no 🧢

[@INRamos13]

The sheep no beanie

[@MrRom92DAW]

I was already super impressed by the LRG FMV video and figured it must have been in the works for a long time and you guys traveling to NC for the store opening was probably related to having to produce that in some way, but after learning that you guys put that whole thing together on such such notice… 🤯

[@Jempai]

People are like "Give me new IP!" and then something new comes out and nobody buys it cause its not something they know

[@Joe90h]

Honestly, a lot of the major new IPs from AAA studios were so full of microtransaction BS or were incomplete trend chasers expecing you to shell out for the DLC that gives you actual content the base game should have had or are buggy as hell or even all 3... I've just been having fun picking up the odd indy title that looks cool for a reasonable price, and waiting a year or so to buy the expensive 'risks'. I can't imagine being the person who got really excited for stuff like Anthem or Outriders pre-launch, or didn't see the smoke billowing out of the Cyberpunk marketing in the six months before it came out and knew to temper my hype.

[@Hysteria98]

Death Stranding as Garrett mentions is the one drop in the (AAA-specifically) ocean that tried to do something new, but even then that game garnered an enormous amount of controversy from retards who believed that Kojima was offering the Moon on a stick for YEARS when literally no gameplay footage had been shown. And then they all cried foul when the game didn't meet their literal non-existent expectations on release. Gamers are definitely part-and-parcel part of the problem because like most people nowadays, they don't truly KNOW what they want. I think personally the inherent problem of desire in this industry is that (ignoring that the industry is Live Service-aimed corporate fodder, now) publishers aren't trying anything new, which is why people like Derrick are clinging to old ideas like "I want to go everywhere", not realising (or outright forgetting) what that actually means. The market has stagnated for fucking years.

[@robodudetv]

42:30 I can't believe I'm gonna be "that guy" but The Butcher aka Andy Williams was actually a guitar player in Every Time I Die. I know, I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. RIP ETID.

[@Joe90h]

I can see why they thought of As I Lay Dying, given that was the band with the member who tried to get his wife assassinated.

[@jakewirth2054]

i just posted the same comment lol! Only I was 2 weeks too late! RIP ETID, Ive been a fan since '02, gonna miss them...

[@GodofAmiibo]

"Gotta cool the dogs"

[@JohnNotstamos]

1:25:12 I know I'm like 2 weeks behind, but I remember being in middle school talking to friends about a game where if you die you'd have to reinsert the disc into the console. It would symbolically be like reincarnation compared to the well known respawn

[@JoinTheCircus]

Derrick's vest looks like a tailored carpet.

[@matheusrosa94]

Derrick sporting the Shrek vest drip

[@omgzus]

I'm loving the chatter about Mega64 in Vegas, where I live. The D is downtown, btw, so they have some older equipment sometimes

[@SPitFyRe666]

Looking forward to when Derrick does his usual 180 degree change of opinion on Last of Us

[@Weeabruh]

I’m laughing at the Rocco Twitter death note thing, it’s like an episode of The Sopranos or something 😂😂

[@DJofSparta]

35:50 The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI has several Mold-O-Rama machines for different cars. I have a mold of a Model T. I think after they added machines for the Oscar Meyer weiner mobile and the Mustang.

[@Hysteria98]

Death Stranding as Garrett mentions is one drop in the (AAA-specifically) ocean that tried to do something new, but even then that game garnered an enormous amount of controversy from retards who believed that Kojima was offering the Moon on a stick for YEARS when literally no gameplay footage had been shown. And then they all cried foul when the game didn't meet their literal non-existent expectations on release. Gamers are definitely part-and-parcel part of the problem because like most people nowadays, they don't truly KNOW what they want. I think personally the inherent problem of desire in this industry is that (ignoring that the industry is Live Service-aimed corporate fodder, now) publishers aren't trying anything new, which is why people like Derrick are clinging to old ideas like "I want to go everywhere", not realising (or outright forgetting) what that actually means. The market has stagnated for fucking years because once the 7th generation hit, everything HAD to be Hollywood. Bland, linear, cinematic-style games running at 30fps with no depth. The indie market is the only true facet of the industry where any good ideas are allowed to even exist or thrive. If the AAA tackles something popular now, half of the time, it's ripped off from there.

[@QellOmnyhydrax]

These guys are some of the best content creators on the internet.

[@ThisIsMrBenShow]

I literally said In my reaction video to the conference, “oh shit, we’re in the studio!!” “Whoa that set!” XD it’s was crazy what you guys did

[@Slop_Dogg]

Rocco has a new foot (RUMOR)

[@Joe90h]

Could be real

[@lourahkneeri0229]

Rocco casually sliding in existenze and we got a new croninberg flik coming out...

[@kilgoretrout8896]

Chilling poolside when I got the notification. Life is good

[@Bananahogie]

I am 100% with Derrick. The Miitomo No No is one of my favorites. Right up there with Pizzatron.

[@CharlieALeigh]

right internet soldiers need your help trying to remember the name of a video where they're protesting something by sitting in a wal mart and refusing to move, think it's over doa censorship or something to punctuate it rocco and frank did a stream showing how upset they were cannot remember it for the life of me

[@aster5191]

You're looking for "DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 SEX STRIKE". One of my personal favorites, that video is gold.

[@CharlieALeigh]

@@aster5191 you are a scholar and a gentleman

[@ChickenPerm]

Derrick spits straight fire truth of video games today. They mostly suck and are uninspired

[@howilearned2stopworrying508]

the traffic jam got through Derrick's AT field.

[@selfdribblingbasketball9769]

convention season is a sad time for us internet soldiers if u can’t make it to a con

[@BlinxNinety]

Damn…you guys should definitely make an fmv game. That would appeal to a huge market. Next evolution of Mega 64?

[@ealing456]

I'd love a mega64 videogame of any sort. An FMV would be great. They have the connections, they'd have to make sure it was appealing to a larger audience than just their fanbase I suppose.

[@Fromaginator]

Next level ice tricks in effect

[@KillianC1C2]

Derricks whole deal on remakes I can definitely understand. I feel in video games, like Rocco has said before, there are some titles I think could greatly benefit from getting a touch up for the modern day. I mainly think about games that are considered all time classics but are locked behind somewhat dated mechanics or visuals that many new people probably can't stomach. Games like RE2, 3, MGS1, Demons Souls and Shadow of the Colossus are great examples; each one was a classic but were locked behind dated tech or it wasn't easy to play them today. If done well I think remakes can do great to provide even nostalgic fans a new experience, but not everything needs that treatment.

[@Joe90h]

If RE4 goes down the FF7R route and takes the extremely familiar and still very playable experience and flips it entirely on its head I'd be interested. That second part of the FF7 "remake" is going to be completely unrecognisable from the original, and I'm hoping Capcom were taking notes. Imagine if Ashley straight up gets killed early in the game, or Leon gets captured and Ada takes over as protagonist, and the story entirely changes and runs with the idea of it being non-canon. I'd be down for that 'remake'.

[@cameronrishworth]

It's not for everyone, but I've never experienced writing and voice acting as good as Disco Elysium, very simple gameplay, but I really enjoyed the experience of playing through the story.

[@otachi_r2x458]

"Glizzy" is street terminology for "Glock" which somehow became synonymous with hot dog

[@DJMankiewicz]

please do an FMV video game; if the Homestar Runner guys can work with a large company to publish a regular point and click game, you guys could do a game where the primary format is something you have over 10 years of experience in. FMV games are essentially point-and-click games with some timing and videos mixed in; you could probably bankroll the whole thing and build it with a few indie games contractors. Plus, with your creativity, you could seriously knock the comedy and production out of the park.

[@eggworld244]

Didn't realize mold-a-ramas we're that rare. There's a bunch around the zoo I work at.

[@Jempai]

MAYBE rockstar could make an open world game where you can go in every room but like... why? No man's sky lets you go to every single star system and every single square inch of every single planet in 255 full-scale galaxies anddddd its boring. Like they've made that game pretty good at this point but even still going anywhere adds almost no value to the game.

[@Kerma7]

I do in fact believe rocco's twitter is the death note after he tweeted about lowtax and he died a day later

[@coollayo]

23:10 I went to Vegas in November 2020 (Cause I'm a menace 😈) and it wasn't too bad. I stayed at the MGM hotel and walked up and down the strip all weekend. The craziest thing that happened was being first in line for the Gordon Ramsey Burger as it opened for the day and getting a truffle burger I didn't even finish cause as I found out, I apparently don't like the taste of truffles. It was my first time there and it was a fun time. I'm goign back for the emo festival in October (When We Were Young Fest in case any internet soldiers will be attending too.)

[@Ch0c0b0]

Game recommendation for Rocco and Garrett: Astral Chain for Nintendo Switch.

[@mega64]

We have it! It rules

[@Ch0c0b0]

@@mega64 nice! I just recently picked it up myself and figured the two biggest NGE fans oughta know about it

[@B34RProductions]

The next step is full immersion VR like SOA or ready player one

[@Torgospizza930]

The guys still thinking you can't get covid multiple times in quick succession when the us health secretary just got it twice two months in a row lol

[@spencer_abrams]

I got covid at the AEW show in LA, so i know exactly where derrick is coming from TT_TT

[@JMoneyMillionaire]

Is this a record for latest theme song?

[@TheWisestWizards]

Last of Us getting a remake is such a bummer. Naughty Dog could be working on anything, and they chose this? The remaster on PS4 still looks better than most games coming out today. I'm very excited for the multiplayer though. I played the original Last of Us Factions for hundreds of hours. It was incredible.

[@RollaJones]

Garrett has danced with The Green Fairy.

[@Jempai]

Im fucking amazed that you would go to Vegas right now.

[@iownu92]

Derrick... did you PLAY Resident Evil 2 Remake? It's a re-imagining, and it was amazing! The same team is handling the remake of RE4 (one of the best games of all time), and I could not be more excited. There's no game more deserving of the modern AAA remake treatment.

[@MoronikPlay]

if anyone is curious when the episode started. 46:36

[@CrazyAznKT]

I agree with Garrett, Code Veronica needs a remake!

[@captainsassy6966]

Johnny middle fingers looked badass and cool

[@RollaJones]

I heard the Pinball Hall of Fame was going out of business. Did they manage to save it?

[@shadowraygun4000]

Garrett is 100% correct, x10. Which is 1000% correct. Why did they skip Code Veronica???

[@Hysteria98]

My guess is because the story is so 'in media res' and reliant on the canon within Resident Evil that they felt there was no real way to remake it confidently. Half of the story is the long-awaited continuation of the Wesker sub-plot born from Resi 1. Which ultimately ended badly in lieu of Resi 5. They made it a non-mainline entry for a reason, I suppose.

[@TurkeyPillow]

I have a Mega64 hat it’s friggin comfortable. Cool video guys.

[@Mizzkle11]

Capcom does have a new IP called Pragmata. It got delayed this year.

[@Joe90h]

As well as Exoprimal,which looks so fucking stupid it hurts and I need it now.

[@RollaJones]

Derrick's wearing a hairshirt as penance for not being here. Inb4 It's a wool vest.

[@INRamos13]

Also, Rocco, "The D" in Vegas is what Fitzgeralds used to be until 2012.

[@mega64]

Thanks for the D

[@INRamos13]

@@mega64 You should go and try the nuts at the bar. Everyone loves D's nuts.

[@extremesalsaing]

Derrick's gotta play Outer Wilds imo

[@Jalapeno_sizzle]

Please do the rankings with Derrick!

[@crocomallow]

where tf are u guys keeping johnny

[@pppppffffffmmmmmmmnn]

I just want to hear Rocco sing Simple and Clean

[@RollaJones]

Garrett the game is called GTA, not Home Invasion.

[@sn00pysfone]

The 46 min themesong.

[@umlau9910]

Upvote for bug skit

[@Brotor_]

i really missed the kev cam.

[@godotthirstworm715]

I want a really realistic tiger simulator

[@MrXxsnipesXx]

that was a hell of a depressing conversation about videogames.

[@ealing456]

No #1 videogame podcast on the planet, baby. Wooooo!

[@STINKBAGZd]

Why didnt they remake RE1 though

[@Slop_Dogg]

They did. It’s on the gamecube lol

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Derek is the most handsome Indian on the podcast

[@Slop_Dogg]

enough remakes and remasters. we’re good on remakes and remasters. there are enough of them.

[@toshirosteel296]

The mechanics from digimon world 1 but in a modern non digimon Game

[@amigospeaker]

I miss the old days where the podcast set looked less claustrophobic. This last iteration lacks depth of field, the counter is a visual obstacle that deprives viewers of body language, and the background wall looks a bit dull - white is the laziest choice for interior design. I’m not asking to bring back the cave, the arcade or the campfire. I just think a set that felt more open and wide would do wonders. I know podcast is mostly an audio thing, but I just wanted to comment that, for those who mostly catch up with you on tuesdays, this videos are hard to watch.

[@immo1129]

Hello, thank you for your comment :) I don't disagree with you, however I think it was a conscious choice to save space in their studio, and it has also led to more focused discussions in the podcast, rather than when they were slouching in arm chairs. I also preferred the vibe from their past sets, have a nice day :)

[@Trevendor]

Pokémon is what it is now, but I would LOVE if they went to a continuous model where they have the base game that starts in a new region, and then every so often they release a DLC that is an older region being brought back. Once they have used them all? Start making new in game. Keeps all of your Pokémon in one place, and a great way to continue the series

[@Slop_Dogg]

live service pokemon sounds like a literal nightmare

[@kilgoretrout8896]

I can only hope that they retain the arcadey fun of the original RE4. I don't want to play a slower, more survival-based remake I just want to shoot Ganados in fast-paced frenzies.

[@Godswarrior_952]

Hey can u guys do a hisenberg prank

[@mishkaleee]

I agree with Garrett on the RE franchise take. Still going to buy, play, and probably enjoy it

[@SkyflyNB]

1:23:22

[@Segab]

Yes you can get covid again after just a month. The latest variants are getting better and better at bypassing immunity.

[@stephen1193]

Yeah they've remastered re4 like a million times

[@joshhamester]

Is Derrick wearing carpet?

[@hamfranky]

It's the skin of the tiger he fought while undercover as a zookeeper.

[@paperclip9558]

It's crazy that nobody else in the room here got the same sense as Derrick about the remake trend. This trend is cancer and it hinders the progress of video games as a whole. Nobody will take risks anymore, no more new and fresh things, and everybody would just stick to everything that they're familiar with, it literally kills innovation. I love Mega64 but I swear to god sometimes the boys are such a shill to consumerism and will buy anything without second thought.

[@DangerMenace]

Just hit me the last few podcasts could have been 64.0 - 64.9 instead of just 648, 647 etc. Gutted.

[@robertogarza449]

Yo

[@matthumphries]

why did Google offer to translate this

[@robertogarza449]

@@matthumphries lol idk probably thought I was speaking a different language

[@OGR-4394]

Last of Us remake is in fact called "Part 1" so as to be more of a companion piece to Part 2. So there isn't as a big a distinction between the games. Resident Evil 4 Remake, literally positioned as a sequel to the **gameplay** of Resident Evil 2 & 3 Remake, both generally considered awesome games. These aren't retreads, this isn't a quick easy eay to make money, these are and will be the best produced action shooter games of the decade.

[@LawDraws]

Resident Evil 4 is in dire need of a remake

[@nwmn9386]

Im looking forward to the RE4 remake, think games have a lot better track record with remake/remasters than films do. Diablo 2 was something i was dying to have remastered for years and they absolutely knocked it out of the park with that and all the RE have been good so far.

[@sshhash1213]

so rocco pops off and soyfaces for FF7 remake but RE4 comes out and all of a sudden hes shitting on it..? just kind of makes actually zero sense there, but okay

[@JJMomoida]

He’ll soyface it when the retcon ghosts start popping up to steal Leon’s jacket.

[@mega64]

I mean he criticized that game too once it came out but go off

[@sshhash1213]

@@mega64 oh my B

[@marty13612]

Difference i think is remakes of games before PS2 hit harder. PS2 and after games, the characters actually have recognizable faces and controllable cameras, so those remakes just don't hit the same

[@RagnaRebellion]

First

[@snailnailnailnailnailnails]

remakes are for casuals.

[@flashmozzg]

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