Derrick Acosta
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| Derrick Acosta | |
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| 🎓 Alma mater | West Hills High School |
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| 📆 Years active | 2003–present |
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Derrick Acosta is an American music video director, actor and video gamer known for co-creating the Mega64 web series and podcast.
Early life and career[edit]
Acosta grew up with a theater background in Santee, California.[1] While in high school, he met Rocco Botte and Shawn Chatfield and the three of them co-created a public-access show called Mega64 in 2003.[2] Acosta claimed early on that he became concerned about running into anyone he might know while filming.[3] At the time, Acosta said YouTube was not an option so it was up to them to find other ways to broadcast their content online.[2] He said there was no focal point to make money at first, but claimed it was an inevitable path to a sustainable career. Years later, Acosta began hosting a weekly podcast.[4] On one episode, he talked about getting bored with new video games because of his familiarity with them and how similar one game can be to the next.[5]
In an interview with Kill Screen, Acosta mentioned that people should not identify themselves with only one notion. He claims that although he is associated with movies and filmmaking, he wants to be known for his personality traits as well.[6] In 2020, a doctored image of Acosta was used to portray Randall Sand, a fake political persona that claimed to be an Independent candidate for Arizona's 5th Congressional District.[7]
Acosta celebrated Mega64's 15th anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018[8] and attended a virtual panel in 2021.[9] In 2023, Acosta and Johnny Weiss were nominated for Best Podcast Hosts at ParaPod Awards.[10]
I believe the age of art is over. We’re in the post-good art era. The art of the slow-burn is gone. Companies have caught on to the fact that it’s easier to make a bad game with a good trailer than simply making a good game in the first place. They bank on the fact that you’ll just move on to the next thing, distracted by the latest, newest thing on your phone.[11]
— Derrick Acosta
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Band | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dead 80's | Mrs. Magician | [12] |
| Do it For You | Plateaus | [13] | |
| 2013 | There is No God | Mrs. Magician | [14] |
| 2016 | Feel Low | Dead Heavens | [15] |
| 2020 | Whatever Dude | Crasher | [16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AAAA Game | Game development manager | [17] |
| 2019 | Metal Gear Solid in 5 Minutes | Solid Snake | [18] |
| 2021 | Mega64: Resident Evil VILLAGE | Ethan Winters | [4] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Morlan, Kinsee (2017-11-08). "I Made it in San Diego: 'The Cockroaches of the Internet' on Their Online Empire". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blair, Iain (2015-07-14). "10 Comics to Watch: Guerrilla Gamers Mega64 Blew Up on Internet". Variety. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ "Mega 64 video to video". GMR (21): 31. 2004 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Winkie, Luke (2023-02-17). "And now, for Mega64's greatest stunt: Aging gracefully!". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ Kunzelman, Cameron (2019-01-11). "The Millennial Burnout Conversation Also Applies to Gamers". Vice. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ Burke, Kelly (2013-12-13). "Why are videogames so bad at being funny, and why are Mega64 so good at it?". Kill Screen. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ "Cyber Policy Center | FSI - Stanford University" (PDF). Stanford University. 2020-10-08.
- ↑ Johnston, Rich (2018-07-07). "Full Details of All 254 Friday Panels at San Diego Comic-Con 2018". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ Hersko, Tyler (2021-07-09). "Comic-Con at Home 2021 Schedule: The Top Panels to Look Out For". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ Haring, Bruce (2023-03-04). "ParaPod Awards Set Nominees For Paranormal Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ Chessa, Albert (2021-10-04). "How games can become our greatest artform". ArtsHub. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ↑ Kaye, Ben (2012-07-19). "Video: Mrs. Magician - "Dead 80's" (CoS Premiere)". Consequence. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ "Premiere: Plateaus, "Do it For You"". Impose. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ Pangburn, DJ (2013-04-11). "Watch Mrs. Magician's Surreal and Grotesquely Animated Video for "There Is No God"". Vice. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ O'Hare, Shane (2016-08-23). "Monday Music: Dead Heavens – Feel Low". Geekscape. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ Sacher, Andrew (2020-07-10). "Watch Crasher's new video for "Whatever Dude"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ Barder, Ollie (2016-04-20). "The Main Limitation On Gaming Is No Longer Technological, It's Budgetary". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ Castillo, Jarrod (2019-05-07). "Mega64 recaps the original Metal Gear Solid in 'five' minutes". App Trigger. Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2022-06-09. Unknown parameter
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