[Yelling]
You were in a scene with Macho Man Randy Savage?
He's like Jackie Chan, but he's insane
This is it
So excited
Hey, welcome back to another episode of videogame characters react
I can't wait to show you some amazing clips today
That's right, I am lowercase X capital X Niko capital X lowercase X
My name is Clinton Jonez
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It's good to be back
What are we diving into today?
Well, today we are joined by a longtime industry veteran
His name is SAM. And you know all those first-person games you've been playing? Turns out, that's been his handiwork.
Sam, tell us a little bit about what you do.
I got my start in the industry 20 years ago working at Rare games
I was an intern in their camera department while they were building GoldenEye,
And eventually, I got so good working with their experimental first-person camera rig, that they wanted me to do the camera work for the entire game!
Each time you see hands coming in from the bottom of the screen to hold a gun or interact with items, usually, they're mine
So, you could call me a bit of an actor too
Wait, so this is the hand that did the iconic karate chop in Goldeneye 64?
Yep, and yeah, the developers at rare, they saw that little karate chop fly in,
They knew they had some rising talent on their hands.
Wow, and what kind of stuff have you done since then?
Well, mostly just a lot of first-person games, but I would really like to get into some more cinematic camera work.
I've been following your work for a very long time, SAM, so I'm very excited to have you on the episode today
Real quick, I'm sorry, can I-- can I see your hand?
Yeah, I figured you guys might want to see the uh, the original hands
But I wouldn't touch them though, they're kind of glitchy from years of hard work on set.
Well, that's fascinating stuff.
Alright, we're gonna kick things off here with one of the icons of the industry; he does his own acting, He does his own stunts,
He's been doing it forever, frankly, I'm surprised he's not dead yet with how crazy his moves are.
That's right, it's our friend that hails from overseas,
None other than Mario!
Man look at this guy. Always happy, always vibrant, always rocking an amazing mustache
But it's all downhill from here
Oof, aw man
Wow
The hits!
I don't think he lands a single jump. Look at this!
What happened to his flips? He used to have a lot more ups, I remember.
Yeah, it's really hard to watch this kind of stuff, you know, someone doing this to themselves like this
Alright, alright, so, let's talk about his new game here, New Donk City. I mean, clearly this game is a mess.
I mean but here's the thing, he's like, he's like Jackie Chan, you know. From Jackie Chan Stunt Master for the PS1 Jackie Chan?
He's like Jackie Chan, but he's insane
Man, what really stands out to me watching this is that you can jus-- you can tell that Mario is really pushing his body beyond what it can handle
Like, all those jumps and double jumps, like they've really taken a toll on his bones.
For those of you who don't know, here's actually how our bodies work
They're composed of two things:
Skin, and bones, and you can take your bones, you can pair it with your skin, you can do all sorts of wacky moves.
Now, Nintendo has insisted on not updating Mario's model for years
So he has the same bones now, that he had back in Mario 64
Those bones are getting a little worn out as you can see in this game
I don't know, I think we should go easy on him
This is his first game after getting sober and he wanted to try something more dramatic to, you know, shake off the label that always haunted him
Casual gamer
Yeah, casual gamer, oof
You know, but there's some pretty ambitious moments for an M rated game
Mario goes full frontal for the first time, and, as an actor, that takes a lot of confidence
Yeah, well, that's cuz he's 60 years old and completely senile
I actually filmed some of the shots for this game
Mario insisted that I used this uh, special camera rig, and basically it's this little cloud that lets me fly anywhere
Floating right above his head, and let me tell you, he was running around and jumping, not communicating with the director, or myself,
At one point, he turned to me, and just yelled, "Hey follow me, in this helicopter!"
and I'm like, uh, okay, okay. I'm just trying to keep up with him, I'm scrambling
He starts zooming around the city, and he's yelling, "Hey, gu- look-- I-- I can pull this off!"
and I'm like, "pull off what?" I'm like shouting at him from this little cloud he gave me
So suddenly, he's in the helicopter,
He shoots this little fireball, it lights the helicopter's engine on fire, the whole thing explodes, The crew is shocked
Wha--!
He's in the hospital for 2 months. He virtually shut down.
Half this thing was improv, you know
I mean that sounds like a nightmare, I mean I saw some the photos from set
Like, Mario's whole entourage were there, that's like-- there's like 20 of them!
I know there-- It's like this weird trailer-trash gang or something
Yeah
What is it, peach was like, constantly taking photos with her phone, and posting them on Instagram
She practically released half the game early!
The producers, and myself, we weren't very happy with her.
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Alright, so I want to show you guys a little bit of footage
From a fun indie game I worked on a few years back
I played a couple supporting characters in it, and it got to rub shoulders with a pretty huge celebrity
You see that?
Oh man
What a treat
Macho Man Randy Savage!
He is so huge, look at that neck!
Wait, you were in a scene with Macho Man Randy Savage, the famous wrestler from the WrestleMania Games?
What a surprise
Look at that coordination with the camerawork and Randy Savage as an actor
Woah
Man!
What was it up with that fire?
That looked crazy
Wait-wait-woah-woah-wait that fire there.
It looks a little weird
That's not actually fire
If you look closely, that's actually spicy hot particles from his slim Jim breath
Does-- Randy Savage actually eat and breath slim jims exclusively?
I'm really impressed that you picked up on that. You are a hundred percent correct
And yes, they were picking up snack sticks for weeks.
When you-- when you hire Randy Savage he brings the snack sticks
Randy, he's so nice, you know, he came up to me, he said, "BITCH, GET OUT OF MY WAY!"
That's actually me, right there, just getting flung, this guy
Oh dude, you look so cool!
Thanks. I was-- I was proud, happy to do it
Did you have to, like train, to become an archer, or something, or what was the process like?
Yeah, you know, they would just line up a couple hundred of us, and, you know, they'd hand us the bow
Give us a couple arrows, and, you know
They'd start mixing in like slim jim snacks the more we trained
And eventually got used to, firing with slim jim snacks and everything.
Oh, so those are slim jims?!
I could-- I couldn't even tell the difference
You can actually, if you look closely, you can tell the difference
So slim jims, are hot and spicy.
Clint, I don't know how you feel about this,
But I feel like, when you take a fantasy game like this, and hire a big-name actor to play one of the main roles
It kinda, takes you out of the moment.
So, I disagree, I'd say that Randy Savage was actually perfect for this role
I mean, It's really distracting, everything in-- he's in, he's just Randy Savage.
No, I mean he really committed to this role
Oh no, no no, I mean you watch it, you know he's supposed to be a dragon, but, like when you see it
You kind of just like, see Randy Savage
You know, that's how these games, get popular, you gotta bring in those big names
When we were still in auditions, we got a call that said Randy Savage is in the building, we all just froze, right,
And he comes in, already that huge neck fully extended
Then he just screams, "THIS ROLE IS MINE!"
And the executives, they didn't really have much of a choice, you know, and when you have that much, macho, machismo
Busting through the door, you know, you can't turn that down
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Oh, finally, a good game
I know right? It's a game that finally does things right for once
And the big reveal, here it comes
Oh my god, here we go, this is it
So excited
[together] Oooooohhh
Wow, look at these guys!
Oh my god
They're the best Superheroes, and they're teaming up for The Avengers
I'm so excited
What a cast
That's actually one of the reasons why this game was so expensive to make
Because recognizable faces like this, are not cheap
I mean first off they got Otacon, to play Hulk, and that's like super smart, because Otacon's already a scientist
So he's gonna probably handle all this like, high tech jargon like a pro
Mhmm
Yeah, yeah, but you know, he's kind of a bitch for leaving Metal Gear Solid 5 for this
Come on...
Dude, No!
Niko, it's the Avengers! How could you turn down a starring role, against Adam Jensen? Look he's perfect!
Okay, but guys, we can't forget about  Default Woman 2
She's one of those faces that everyone always sees in games, but just can't pin a name on
She's so versatile, like she slips into any role
Wait, from The Sims?
And, everything else: Witcher 3, Mass Effect 2, there's so many games; the list is endless
Wow
Oh, and let's not forget Captain America, played by our special boy, Lucas from Earthbound
It's such a treat to see him grown up like this.
Little, baby, Lucas, all grown up into a man?
Little baby boy Lucas
He didn't just grow up, he glowed up! you know, Lucas isn't the only one who bulked up for this role
Do you guys know who's playing Thor? I'll give you a guess
Uh...
Is that Joel, from the Last of Us?
No, no, but good guess though, good guess
All right, you guys wouldn't believe it if I told you though
Come on, just who's playing Thor, damn it, just tell us!
[Nervous laughter]
Luigi
LUIGI?!
That's Luigi?!
What?
That's right, our second favorite boy is all grown up, and I helped him beef up actually
Geez!
Holy shit I didn't even recognize him!
Yeah his Instagram blew up after he posted one of our progress pics
So I stayed over at his mansion, where he's got a complete fitness center
And we spent 24 hours a day in there
Pumping iron and beefing out on protein, to turn that spaghetti bod into a Roman fortress
Whoa, you did a good job, holy cow
Hey, I mean all the credit goes to him
I mean, he's gonna have a hard time going back to the Mario series
He's definitely a heavy in the next Mario Kart
Niko can-- can you train me too?
I was gonna ask the same thing!
Of course guys
New skin!
Let's get those bones nice, and, wide
Sam, it was really cool talking to you and getting some of that insight into how all these things are done
Oh, yeah, my pleasure...
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All right, I'll see you guys in the next one!
And, Sam,
Uh...
It'd-- It'd be an honor if I could just shake your hand
Okay... all right, but be-- be gentle!
I will
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Two
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