What would video game characters look like in real life? What if the characters just went around in public doing their business as they did in their games? In Mega64's comedy skits they take those ideas and capture how the public reacts to them through hidden cameras. Mega64's actors don't just wear costumes but actually give specific performances, acting out what the characters do in their video games, like rapping as Parappa the Rapper or moving about quietly in stealth mode as Altair in Assasin's Creed. The actors deliver some funny bold performances, especially when they play as the dancers from Elite Beat Agents, performing the video game moves right in front of strangers. For their skits, folks usually stare for a while, tell them to go away, or get real irritated if they are being bothered.
Playing the prince in Katamari Damacy, one of Mega64's guys dresses up in a tight green suit rolling around a ball in the business areas and on a baseball field as kids stare and wonder just what the heck is going on. One guy gets pretty upset about this strange man and his ball that he's asked to leave the field immediately.
That's pretty much what many of Mega64's comedy skits are: watching people react when they see a real live version of a video game character quoting lines or performing actions straight from their game. Playing the shopkeeper in Resident Evil 4 is probably Mega64's best skit, as he walks outside near a pizza restaurant quoting to people lines straight from the game: “What are you buying?”, “What are you selling?”, “Got lots of good things on sale stranger.” It's a very entertaining skit since the costume and voice was very accurate.
Mega64 has been a success story in the online world of comedy, with skits already made for Ubisoft, MTV, Spike TV, and GameTap.
