Bonus Stage: Fan Film Special [Part 1]

Posted By on April 23, 2013

Bonus11Welcome once again to yet another edition of Bonus Stage! Bonus Stage is your regular dose of gaming goodness, where we bring you the finest game inspired art, videos , cosplay, music and more!  If you’ve created or found something you’d like to see featured in Bonus Stage drop me a line via twitter: @misterchristor, or drop a comment down below and maybe it will feature in a future installment.

We love a good fan-made flick or  at Bonus Stage. Which is why this time, we’re dedicating the whole week to them! We’ll be featuring some of our favourite fan produced shorts and animations. Part two will be along later in the week

Ever wondered what Mario would look like as a bad-ass action movie? Me neither, but that doesn’t stop this web series Mario Warfare being  awesome.  Visit the Beatdownboogie channel for more episodes, behind the scenes and more…

 

A talented bunch on Youtube named The Game Station have made a Zelda fan-film- that re-imagines the series as a western. The trailer for A Fistful of Rupees is here. The production values and acting are a step above many fan films. The whole thing can be watched on their Youtube channel.

 

Sometimes, even professionals make Fan flicks.  This cute and silly video comes courtesy of Adventure Time Creator Pendleton Ward and features Pokemon (and farting).

 

One of the most popular form of short film used is the spoof trailer. Sure, this isn’t the first Tetris: the movie spoof trailer but it is surely one of the best. Getting the Michael Bay style tone just right, it’s one of the most impressive live-action parodies out there.

 

Last year the trailer for Hitman Absolution caused some controversy thanks to it’s saucy nuns with guns. British animator Lee Hardcastle recreated it with stop-motion cats. Because everything can be improved with cats, right?

 

 

 

 

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3 Responses to “Bonus Stage: Fan Film Special [Part 1]”

  1. Dr. Travis Langley Dr. Travis Langley says:

    I must thank you for introducing me to “A Fistful of Rupees.”

  2. Chris Perkins Chris Perkins says:

    You’re very welcome Doc! It’s a really fun idea.

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Chris is a freelance writer from the UK who writes about games, movies animation and other stuff he feels passionate about. As well as writing about gaming for NerdSpan, he can be found writing for Anime UK News, The Void, Screen Highway and is a regular contributor to MyM Magazine. Follow him on Twitter, Google+ and his blog