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{{quote| ''Pixels... polygons... prostitutes.''}}
{{quote|''Pixels... polygons... prostitutes.''}}


{{quote| ''WARNING: Contains hard truths... and harder hitting lies.''}}
{{quote|''WARNING: Contains hard truths... and harder hitting lies.''}}


A web series partnered with [[Screw Attack]], ''[http://screwattack.com/blogs/Behind-The-Bytes Behind the Bytes]'' is a video game parody in the form of a steamy behind-the-scenes tell-all. It features interviews with three recurring characters: industry insider Jeff Tozai, gaming journalist Chad Makepeace, and socialite Clarissa Ankle. Together, they dish out dirt on some of gaming's most beloved icons.
A web series partnered with [[ScrewAttack]], ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110915040250/http://www.screwattack.com/blogs/Behind-The-Bytes Behind the Bytes]'' is a video game parody in the form of a steamy behind-the-scenes tell-all. It features interviews with three recurring characters: industry insider Jeff Tozai, gaming journalist Chad Makepeace, and socialite Clarissa Ankle. Together, they dish out dirt on some of gaming's most beloved icons.

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''Behind the Bytes'' can be viewed on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110915040250/http://www.screwattack.com/blogs/Behind-The-Bytes ScrewAttack] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/BehindTheBytes YouTube]. There's also a [http://twitter.com/#!/bytescorp Twitter account] that doles out juicy, scandalous tidbits in between episodes.


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''Behind the Bytes'' can be viewed on [http://screwattack.com/blogs/Behind-The-Bytes ScrewAttack] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/BehindTheBytes YouTube]. There's also a [http://twitter.com/#!/bytescorp Twitter account] that doles out juicy, scandalous tidbits in between episodes.
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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: In-universe. The idea the whole series is built around.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: In-universe. The idea the whole series is built around.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Tails]].
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Tails]].
* {{spoiler|[[Ancient Conspiracy]]: To make [[Super Mario Bros|Bowser]] the king of the world and usher in a new era of reptilian mutants.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Ancient Conspiracy]]: To make [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser]] the king of the world and usher in a new era of reptilian mutants.}}
* [[Bad Boss]]: [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], due to his insanity.
* [[Bad Boss]]: [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], due to his insanity.
* [[Big Eater]]: Tails again.
* [[Big Eater]]: Tails again.
* [[Black Comedy]]
* [[Black Comedy]]
* [[Dirty Communists]]: [[Super Mario Bros|Luigi]]. He's close with the Beijing regime.
* [[Dirty Communists]]: [[Super Mario Bros.|Luigi]]. He's close with the Beijing regime.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: ''[[Duke Nukem 3D (Video Game)|Duke Nukem 3D]]'' was supposed to be Duke's middle-finger to the patriarchy and a victory for feminists everywhere, but Apogee Software's CEO [[Commander Keen (Video Game)|Commander Keen]] recut it into a total mess of misogyny.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'' was supposed to be Duke's middle-finger to the patriarchy and a victory for feminists everywhere, but Apogee Software's CEO [[Commander Keen]] recut it into a total mess of misogyny.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: [[Commander Keen (Video Game)|Commander Keen]]'s overbearing mother turned him into an evil arch-misogynist.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: [[Commander Keen]]'s overbearing mother turned him into an evil arch-misogynist.
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Chris Redfield--from homeless hobo to steroid-abusing Nazi freak.
* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Chris Redfield--from homeless hobo to steroid-abusing Nazi freak.
* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}}
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Chris Redfield prefers to keep it "in the family" vis a vis his cousin Claire.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Chris Redfield prefers to keep it "in the family" vis a vis his cousin Claire.
* [[Lady Drunk]]: Ms. Ankle is never seen without a glass of some alcoholic drink or another.
* [[Lady Drunk]]: Ms. Ankle is never seen without a glass of some alcoholic drink or another.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Miyamoto, who meddled in God's domain by creating [[The Legend of Zelda Links Awakening|the Wind Fish]]. And may be harvesting organs from children to live forever.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Miyamoto, who meddled in God's domain by creating [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|the Wind Fish]]. And may be harvesting organs from children to live forever.
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: [[Duke Nukem]], a devoted feminist, agreed to do the ultra-sexist ''[[Duke Nukem Forever (Video Game)|Duke Nukem Forever]]'' so he could fund his women's crisis center.
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: [[Duke Nukem]], a devoted feminist, agreed to do the ultra-sexist ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]'' so he could fund his women's crisis center.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Luigi. {{spoiler|He's in close with the Chinese Communist Party, killed Che Guevara ''and'' JFK, and shot [[Resident Evil|Claire Redfield]].}} He keeps getting more and more depraved with each episode.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Luigi. {{spoiler|He's in close with the Chinese Communist Party, killed Che Guevara ''and'' JFK, and shot [[Resident Evil|Claire Redfield]].}} He keeps getting more and more depraved with each episode.
* [[The Prima Donna]]: Both Link and Zelda {{spoiler|before hooking up}}.
* [[The Prima Donna]]: Both Link and Zelda {{spoiler|before hooking up}}.
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* [[Running Gag]]:
* [[Running Gag]]:
** Odd similes involving cake.
** Odd similes involving cake.
** "Of course, Luigi ''hated'' (person X)..." (except for [[Commander Keen (Video Game)|Commander Keen]], who is almost as vile as he is)
** "Of course, Luigi ''hated'' (person X)..." (except for [[Commander Keen]], who is almost as vile as he is)
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]: {{spoiler|Navi was cast in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'' because she was screwing Miyamoto.}}
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]: {{spoiler|Navi was cast in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'' because she was screwing Miyamoto.}}
* [[Tabloid Melodrama]]
* [[Tabloid Melodrama]]
* [[Who Shot JFK]]: The gunman on the grassy knoll was... {{spoiler|Luigi.}}
* [[Who Shot JFK?]]: The gunman on the grassy knoll was... {{spoiler|Luigi.}}
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: After going mad with steroid abuse, [[Resident Evil|Chris Redfield]] becomes a Nazi fanatic.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: After going mad with steroid abuse, [[Resident Evil|Chris Redfield]] becomes a Nazi fanatic.


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Latest revision as of 14:22, 13 July 2021

Pixels... polygons... prostitutes.

WARNING: Contains hard truths... and harder hitting lies.

A web series partnered with ScrewAttack, Behind the Bytes is a video game parody in the form of a steamy behind-the-scenes tell-all. It features interviews with three recurring characters: industry insider Jeff Tozai, gaming journalist Chad Makepeace, and socialite Clarissa Ankle. Together, they dish out dirt on some of gaming's most beloved icons.

Behind the Bytes can be viewed on ScrewAttack and YouTube. There's also a Twitter account that doles out juicy, scandalous tidbits in between episodes.

Tropes used in Behind the Bytes include:
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