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It's Black Friday, and we're kicking off a brand new Press Start: Bonus Levels miniseries! If you’ve enjoyed the episodic nature of the previous cartoons, you have nothing to fear. Each episode stands alone, but is simply part of a larger whole – a story that leads up to the events of the movie. So you're not gonna get whacked with a cliffhanger and the ol' "To Be Continued".
One new feature you may have noticed is that the cartoons now open in a new window, allowing you to watch them at 640x480 resolution, rather than the postage stamp size they were in before.
Incidentally, I thought I'd take a moment to single out one of the newest members of the "Bonus Levels" cast, Arin Hanson, who we were supremely lucky to get onboard to play Buzz Porcupine and Plumber Pete. For those of you who braved the cold and the long lines outside your local electronics mart to nab a PS3 or Wii, you might be hearing his voice as Dr. Bruce Banner in Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
This guy is some kind of Talent Machine. He's an up-and-coming professional voice actor based in Florida, and his vocal range is simply astonishing. He's done work for MTV, voiced several Flash movies, and has created a number of highly acclaimed videogame parody cartoons of his own. Allow me to direct you to his web site.
Keep an ear open for this guy. I think you'll be hearing a lot more of him.
Lastly, I wanted to include an extra feature for this month's toon. If you've watched it, then you heard the cacophony at the beginning as the Resistance members chat loudly amongst themselves (and in many cases TO themselves). Kevin did a brilliant job writing monologues for each of the characters, and when they're all talking together you just can't get the full effect. Plus, they were all trimmed from their original length. So I've uploaded each character's little diatribe below in MP3 format for your listening enjoyment.
Sam
Lin-Ku
Trenton Belfast
Lauren Ketch
Buzz Porcupine
Plumber Pete
Bud & Dob
One new feature you may have noticed is that the cartoons now open in a new window, allowing you to watch them at 640x480 resolution, rather than the postage stamp size they were in before.
Incidentally, I thought I'd take a moment to single out one of the newest members of the "Bonus Levels" cast, Arin Hanson, who we were supremely lucky to get onboard to play Buzz Porcupine and Plumber Pete. For those of you who braved the cold and the long lines outside your local electronics mart to nab a PS3 or Wii, you might be hearing his voice as Dr. Bruce Banner in Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
This guy is some kind of Talent Machine. He's an up-and-coming professional voice actor based in Florida, and his vocal range is simply astonishing. He's done work for MTV, voiced several Flash movies, and has created a number of highly acclaimed videogame parody cartoons of his own. Allow me to direct you to his web site.
Keep an ear open for this guy. I think you'll be hearing a lot more of him.
Lastly, I wanted to include an extra feature for this month's toon. If you've watched it, then you heard the cacophony at the beginning as the Resistance members chat loudly amongst themselves (and in many cases TO themselves). Kevin did a brilliant job writing monologues for each of the characters, and when they're all talking together you just can't get the full effect. Plus, they were all trimmed from their original length. So I've uploaded each character's little diatribe below in MP3 format for your listening enjoyment.
Sam
Lin-Ku
Trenton Belfast
Lauren Ketch
Buzz Porcupine
Plumber Pete
Bud & Dob
posted by Ed Glaser @ 12:02 AM
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