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Screwattack is closing. Changing name to DeathBattle
- Thread starter TheChungusAmongUs
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Ehh, I liked SA when Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom were doing Video Game Vaults. Don't remember the drama that went on between the two but sounded lame. Back when GT was still around.
Death Battle is fanboy nonsense. Always seemed like a cheap way to get clicks.
Nothing of value lost.
Death Battle is fanboy nonsense. Always seemed like a cheap way to get clicks.
Nothing of value lost.
Well. Death Battle isn't gone, so you're right. What's of value wasn't lost!
I remember seeing their videos a long time ago on GameTrailers... and I still do not forgive them for doing a top 10 Star Wars games in which KoTOR is not the top1. Anyway, it was only last year that I played Metroid 2 and realize where the name came from.
I mean, Liam's not wrong here. As much as ScrewAttack introduced me to games, revisiting the old videos has been hard at times.
Yeah, a lot of the really old videoed are definitely of their time
I used to love screw attack from like 2008 to 2012. Death battle always seemed aggresively dumb to me even as a highschooler when i was watching screw attack
I was a ScrewAttack junkie, no shame on recognize it. Hardcore fan since the days after Handsome Tom left (no hard feelings or anything, just happened to stumble upon them at that period with Jose, Corey, Destin and Hard News, etc).
For me the site died when they decided to just pursue Death Battle content, since it was the only Youtube content it worked for them, and Craig just left for no reason to pursue streaming and ended up doing exactly the same stuff they did on SA, all while all the remaining SA crew and Game Attack still worked under the same roof and under the same company. It still baffles me. Not to mention the fact that they were proud to be one of the few last independent content producers/creators in the gaming sphere, just to be bought and absorbed by Rooster Teeth later, in something that did little to nothing for them in terms of quality and production.
It was just a matter of time, but what an absolute sad way to see their end.
For me the site died when they decided to just pursue Death Battle content, since it was the only Youtube content it worked for them, and Craig just left for no reason to pursue streaming and ended up doing exactly the same stuff they did on SA, all while all the remaining SA crew and Game Attack still worked under the same roof and under the same company. It still baffles me. Not to mention the fact that they were proud to be one of the few last independent content producers/creators in the gaming sphere, just to be bought and absorbed by Rooster Teeth later, in something that did little to nothing for them in terms of quality and production.
It was just a matter of time, but what an absolute sad way to see their end.
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Yeah, just looking at their Wiki, they had a lot of stuff in their Top 10s that didn't age well. Calling Poison an "it," saying fat woman cause aggression, lots of stuff like that.
That's sad to see them close.
I was really big into ScrewAttack back in like 2008-2011 but after that I kinda fell off from their content. I never really liked Death Battle that much from the few times I saw it so I doubt I will be tuning in for that but I do know it's their most popular series on the channel so I can see why they are purely focusing on that content.
I was really big into ScrewAttack back in like 2008-2011 but after that I kinda fell off from their content. I never really liked Death Battle that much from the few times I saw it so I doubt I will be tuning in for that but I do know it's their most popular series on the channel so I can see why they are purely focusing on that content.
I mean technically the Production of DBs have amped up significantly since the merger
Damn...I remember watching the AVGN Atari 5200 video when it came onto Gametrailers along with some video game vaults and top 10s. I was hooked from there...
I never cared a lot for Death Battle, always seemed to me like one of things fans would get angry at their character for not winning.
I never cared a lot for Death Battle, always seemed to me like one of things fans would get angry at their character for not winning.
I remember watching a few videos of Screw Attack ocasionally after finding AVGN, I liked how back then they used Super Metroid music in the beginning and the end of their videos, I probably didn't watch anything beyond 2010, I usually watched their top 10 and video game vault videos. A while back I rewatched their best and worst Sonic games video which is over 11 years old now, interestingly while Sonic 06 is along the worst games in their list, it isn't the worst for them.
I used to watch them a lot during my school days as a teenager, back when Handsome Tom was still with them, back when they were also partnering with the AVGN and did videos for Gametrailers. The Top 10 and Video Game Vault videos were always great. They were quite entertaining and I fondly remember watching their videos (next to Mega 64's videos) all day instead of studying for exams, haha. Fun times. Haven't been in touch with what they were doing in recent years, only that Rooster Teeth acquired them or something. Never watched a single episode of Death Battle. Never really interested me, just like the same content. Best of luck to them.
Did they do anything besides Death Battles the past few years? I used to love them but fell off because I hated the Death Battle series.
Fuck me. Supposedly they are privatizing old videos too!
G1 since 2007. Fuck Death Battle. Fuck Rooster Teeth. Fuck Fullscreen. They killed what I loved. From SGC (wish I was old enough to go while it happened) to Top 10s, Mario Party after Dark to Hard News, Worst Ever to Why We Hate/Love. And the affiliate content, AVGN, Brentalfloss, fucking Game Theory. The blogs, the forums! All gone!!!!
But hey, Death Battle and it's 100001 spinoffs remains. I like Death Battle, I do, but it is not worth this hype and destruction. And fuck them for privatizing old videos to up traffic to Rooster Teeth. They should have just started a new Death Battle channel.
First GameTrailers, then Machinima, now this. Thank god for Easy Allies and Game Attack.
G1 since 2007. Fuck Death Battle. Fuck Rooster Teeth. Fuck Fullscreen. They killed what I loved. From SGC (wish I was old enough to go while it happened) to Top 10s, Mario Party after Dark to Hard News, Worst Ever to Why We Hate/Love. And the affiliate content, AVGN, Brentalfloss, fucking Game Theory. The blogs, the forums! All gone!!!!
But hey, Death Battle and it's 100001 spinoffs remains. I like Death Battle, I do, but it is not worth this hype and destruction. And fuck them for privatizing old videos to up traffic to Rooster Teeth. They should have just started a new Death Battle channel.
First GameTrailers, then Machinima, now this. Thank god for Easy Allies and Game Attack.
Used to love ScrewAttack back in the day, but ScrewAttack's been more or less dead to me for over half a decade now. The company evolved into a direction I just didn't like, and Death Battle was pretty much the death blow since all the other original shows were gradually being killed off for not hitting its numbers.
They were awesome when they did top 10s with Craig and Nervous Nick but that's all I remember them for. I remember wondering why they didn't just stick to doing top 10s and skits for entertainment. I tried watching their content and the news segment was lame and other stuff they did seemed lame too. However, their top 10 stuff was golden because of the way they delivered it.
I'm glad we as a society have moved past the incorrect notion that Sonic R has bad music. I'm proud of the progress we've made these last ten years
The Death Battle series lost me as well. Felt like it catered to a younger demographic.
Looking at their stuff now, it really wasn't that long ago in the grand scheme of things, but the SD quality + full frame video really dates it.
Looking at their stuff now, it really wasn't that long ago in the grand scheme of things, but the SD quality + full frame video really dates it.
It is a shame for sure, but given the circumstances, it did seem like while Death Battle was on the rise, there wasn't much being done with the other shows. Yeah, there was still the top 10, but by that point, it got overshadowed by Death Battle. Personally, I enjoy the show and animated fights, so I don't see the problem with changing the name out, but it is still the end of Screwattack sadly. But Game Attack is still around, so there's that I suppose.
Videogames a decade ago was a fucking hellscape.
Now it is just... less of one.
Kinda pondered about this through the years, but never really put too much thought into it. There's probably an obvious answer, but why isn't this name a copyright issue with Nintendo to begin with? Guess because the term screw attack isn't copyrighted?
I actually wondered how ScrewAttack was staying alive since it fell off the zeitgeist of game sites and was seemingly abandoned by social media
well I'm glad the employees are still doing OK there
well I'm glad the employees are still doing OK there
He's still doing them (Nick Cramer) for "The Know" Youtube channel now. Still every Thursday, I believe.
I was thinking about them the other day actually and how they didn't seem to be doing video game stuff anymore. I was like "dude, it's called 'Screwattack!'" Guess not no more.
LIke someone else said: Man, I miss the old Video Game Vaults with Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom. I watched The Game Heroes when they started up but unfortunately they completely closed up a long time ago IIRC.
I still can't believe they called the name of their store "GameAttack" (or whatever it was actually called). I thought Video Game Vault would've been a great name for a video game store. I guess it's probably likely that the name is already taken? Maybe? By some other store?
edit: I still wear my ScrewAttack hat (the "Craig's Favorite" one) every now and then when I'm feeling really dorky and I want to play video games, lol.
-->edit2: Lol, I found the promo video for when the hat when on sale. The Power of the Hat. Holy Butts! Has it really been 10 freaking years?
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Man ScrewAttack was the place to go before YouTube got big.
Them and GameTrailers. Gawsh I feel old
Them and GameTrailers. Gawsh I feel old
Yup, I was the same. Craig didn't have someone to play off of the same way, even if Tom just wanted to spend most his time smoking pot or whatever (that's the feeling I got, no evidence).
No lie, I would totally buy Steam ports of Sonic the Fighters and Sonic R. Hell, I've come close to picking up the XBLA port of the former.
Can't believe I sold my copy of Sonic Gems Collection.
crazy times. stuttering craig and handsome tom were some of the original folks doing this sort of thing.
soooo.......MCNs were a mistake?