Question about Bang the Machine [Archive]

Tyram

02-03-2007, 03:32 PM

Is it possible to even get the documentry? any new news about Bang the machine anyone? please post your thoughts about seing the dvd come out or anything about the film. Have you seen it? and if you have did you like it? Thanks

p.s any new info about Bang The Machine would be great.

Ryu & Ken

02-03-2007, 04:19 PM

I never even knew about this, is it good

Pained Auron

02-03-2007, 04:44 PM

good documentary. it's a shame that it most likely will never be released on dvd

evilmuffinmanX

02-03-2007, 04:54 PM

where can i get it? :wtf:

Demon Dash

02-03-2007, 04:56 PM

Suposedly the office was trashed on 9/11 so it's pretty doubtful...

Tyram

02-03-2007, 05:47 PM

here is all the new and vids i could find on bang the machine.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b2u2jORd6us

http://youtube.com/watch?v=w7cLvPmxtVM

eidrian

02-04-2007, 01:24 AM

You can't get BTM, only admins have it and it's only showed at events like Evo. It's SRK's best kept secret.

Demon Dash

02-04-2007, 06:16 AM

You can't get BTM, only admins have it and it's only showed at events like Evo. It's SRK's best kept secret.
Any truth in this?

MiLky

02-04-2007, 06:23 AM

Any truth in this?

I would like to see it eventually.

Spooty Whiteboy

02-04-2007, 08:33 AM

Any truth in this?

They showed it at either last year's Evo, or the year before it. So yes.

Mizuki

02-04-2007, 10:21 AM

Actually at Evo2k5 they cancelled it, due to time constraints or something. We did get lots of lulz watching Alpha Generations in dub though.
"Ryu, can you fill my bucket?"

I'm not to sure at 2k6 though. I don't think they showed it.

Dios <-X->

02-04-2007, 10:38 AM

At 2005 they showed it, the night before SFAG, 2006 is the year it was cancelled due to time constraints.
Hopefully itll be at this years evo if we have the time, so, buy your plane tickets people!

Demon Dash

02-05-2007, 08:14 AM

So why wont people release it?

evilmuffinmanX

02-05-2007, 08:21 AM

13373z+ fighting game crap prolly...:rolleyes:

Nagata Lock II

02-05-2007, 08:26 AM

How many times are we going to re-hash this thread or variations of it?

Close thread.

gbursine

02-05-2007, 02:30 PM

You can't get BTM, only admins have it and it's only showed at events like Evo. It's SRK's best kept secret.

fmj is srk's best kept secret

Tyram

02-05-2007, 08:39 PM

thanks for posting everyone. keep it up.

everyone who posts will get positive repp.

laugh

02-05-2007, 11:51 PM

The fuck? I went to evo2k5 but I didn't get to see this shit that I've been wanting to watch ever since I saw little mpg clips of it.

Digitalbooty

02-05-2007, 11:57 PM

I would LOVE to see it. I'll prolly never be able to. (and NO I can't go to evo this year.)

SweetJohnnyV

02-06-2007, 12:37 AM

I saw it when they played it at South by Southwest about 5 years ago. I loved it! I really hope it makes it's way to DVD someday....somehow.

Fudd

02-06-2007, 01:24 AM

Yeah, they play it (or try to) at like every EVO, but it beats me as to why they haven't produced it.
All I know is I saw it at EVO2K5 and I liked it.

nomrah

02-06-2007, 01:28 PM

gouki10

02-06-2007, 01:33 PM

i've never heard of this before, but if it's a documentary about the arcade scene then yeah it would be cool to see. I remember being 10 and going to the arcade to see 10+ people playing MvC2.

Arturozero

02-06-2007, 01:36 PM

emm... well, could someone of you give a briefing about what bang the machine is?...

Thks in advice =)

Digitalbooty

02-06-2007, 02:36 PM

It's a documentry on the fighting game scene. It follows certain pro players and their interaction with the scene itself.

lseelba

02-06-2007, 11:07 PM

Seriously how hard is it just to press a bunch of copies and send it to Netflix? Independent producers do it all the time :(

Tyram

02-08-2007, 10:39 PM

Do you guys think it would be hella cool if some how Bang the Machine was put in with the EVO2k6 dvd's as a bonus feature if you buy the whole set of the 2k6 dvd's. Man they would sell alot of dvd's i think.

Hydra632

02-08-2007, 11:12 PM

I saw it in Tucson back in 2001-2002(?) and also at Evo2k5. After they showed it at 2k5 there was a brief press conference where they stated they planned to bring it to UMD and DVD later that year but I guess that fell through.

Tyram

02-08-2007, 11:14 PM

renvi

02-08-2007, 11:50 PM

I would pay 50+ for this documentary

ninjagrinder

02-09-2007, 08:00 AM

the "put it on evodvd for those who buy the whole set" is a good idea, but I doubt it will happen. I want to see BTM too!!! as well as the evo2005 inside evo documentary that shankar made I think. anyone knows something about that?

Tyram

02-11-2007, 02:26 PM

the "put it on evodvd for those who buy the whole set" is a good idea

thanks.

hubcapsignstop

02-12-2007, 10:58 PM

this has become some holy grail shit
dying to see this shit

BKB

02-12-2007, 11:32 PM

I would pay 50+ for this documentary

I bet it will just be dangled in front of us SF players for years, shown at EVO and other EVO events, and never made available.

...until the fandom really dies, and they sell it to make $$.

I'm not trying to be a dick (and I don't really care to see it to be honest), but if current trends persist, I think this is what will come of BTM.

Igotthacoy

02-13-2007, 04:14 AM

"Man, no one can beat my boy Valle" best line in the whole thing. But seriously I'd love a copy. One of the best showdowns ever came cuz of this documentary.

Bill Wood

02-13-2007, 10:44 AM

I've really been wanting to see BTM for some time now, but I can see why whoever owns the rights would be reluctant to release it, professionally at least. Apart from the hardcores here at SRK and maybe a few others, there just isn't a whole lot of demand for something like this.

The EVO DVD pack-in is a really good idea. Hell, even if it was sold as a stand-alone disc exclusively at SRK I'm sure it would do moderately well. In any case, it might be a better option than seeking out a standard distribution deal.

SuicidalGrandpa

02-13-2007, 11:04 AM

Why not release it? I mean, if you're making good money and giving back to fighting fans...what's the big deal?
I've been wanting to watch this ever since I saw the trailer on YouTube, but there's no way I'm driving all the way to EVO just to see it.

Z!M

02-13-2007, 11:36 AM

I would like to see it rereleased at SXSW if possible. But yeah an independent release would be the shit, maybe lease it to capcom to put with future fighting games? I know its never gonna happen but come on guys if Ed boon could do it with like 3 mediocre MK games then at least capcom could attempt to do it.

iMPULSZE

02-13-2007, 11:45 AM

The documentary was pretty good, considering that it only represented a very small slice of the the gaming community, and definitely showed its biases. Tyram, go ask Spider-Dan about it, since the first 15 minutes of the documentary featured him. JSF productions even came out to TILT to film footage for the documentary. Luckily for me, I was there, and had an 80 win streak that day. Theres like 2 quick pan shots of it in the movie.

P.S.-
Spider-Dan had one of the greatest lines and looks on his face at the end of the movie........

Juicy G

02-13-2007, 02:22 PM

P.S.-
Spider-Dan had one of the greatest lines and looks on his face at the end of the movie........

that and Apoc's flip and theme song. now that i think about it. That movie was Comedy plus.

Shotokan Symphony

02-13-2007, 02:32 PM

is there any chance of BTM2?

R | C

02-13-2007, 02:59 PM

I saw it at Evo 2k5; it was awesome! Apoc's flip was actually my most memorable scene.

One of the makers of BTM was present at evo 2k5 (I can't remember who ... director? producer?) ... anyways, he made a brief speech before the film was shown. He said that they wanted to edit the film to add new/updated content such as new players - which I believe he was referring to Justin Wong (Wong wasn't covered in BTM ... or at least the one we saw at evo 2k5.). And that was the last that I heard about BTM.

I believe there's been several threads already after evo 2k5 on the possibility of BTM going to DVD (postings by fans, not the film makers) ... but they usually come to a dead end. I think someone even came up with a suggestion of having BTM on a pay bit torrent download basis ... nothing resulted though.

I'd totally pay up to $40 for it IF it ever gets released on dvd.

Thongboy Bebop

02-13-2007, 03:43 PM

I saw it back in like 2000 or something, at a screening out here. Great film for people who want info on the oldschool tourney scene, and as a bonus they randomly say my name once!

Seriously, I almost cried.

N

Wolfkiller

02-13-2007, 05:00 PM

I think I have like....4 or so sample clips of this floating around on my hard drive somewhere. If I find them, do you think the peeps who made it would care if I upped them to Youtube?

V4MPIRO

02-14-2007, 02:36 AM

I will love to see it.

[vince-uk]

02-15-2007, 05:21 PM

Hi,

I'm doing an MA in Design & Digital Media at Coventry University (UK), and I'm looking to do some sort of video documentary about the UK fighting game scene as a module project.

I've heard about the Bang the Machine film documentary about the scene of the US players, but I've never seen it, nor I even heard that its available. I'd be really interested to find out if anyone has a copy on DVD, and I'd be willing to buy it off them if the price is good. It will be a valuable source of research for my work.

Thanks in advance.

Arsenal

02-15-2007, 05:25 PM

vince -

i hate to break it to you, but this "Bang the Machine" thread has been done to death. honestly.

it currently is not in circulation, and only select members of the fighting game community (read: evo staff) have access to the source material.

[vince-uk]

02-15-2007, 05:56 PM

Hmmm... ok, well I wasn't aware of that.

Any particular person within the evo staff I should get in contact with?

Ketsuban

02-15-2007, 06:41 PM

;3648983']Hmmm... ok, well I wasn't aware of that.

Any particular person within the evo staff I should get in contact with?

Perhaps David Sirlin. I know he has an account on SRK. You could PM him.

Oh, and here's the trailer for the film in case you haven't seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7cLvPmxtVM

ShotgunSteve

02-16-2007, 05:47 AM

they were going to show it at PAX 05 also but pulled out at last minute...Penny-Arcade creators were pissed because they pulled it literally right before they were going to let people get into the theater at the convention center to watch it.

KrassHole

02-16-2007, 09:41 AM

No idea why they wont release it to the public.

orochizoolander

02-16-2007, 09:44 AM

I heard about it back in like 2002 and after i found out it wasn't being released i was liek WTF?!?! NOOOOOOO!!!! so then i forced myself to forget about it cuz the curiosity to see it would kill me...DAM U TYRAM FOR MAKIGN THIS THREAD NOW I'M DYING TO SEE IT AGAIN LIKE BEFORE.

oh well i gues www.bangthemachine.com will have to tied my over until evo this year.

Demon Dash

02-16-2007, 12:45 PM

Yeah, like I mentioned on N-E only select people have this documentry and the chances of gaining a copy are little to none...

EveryFlowerFlow

02-16-2007, 04:29 PM

*sigh*

TheWholeFnShow

02-16-2007, 07:06 PM

Man, I watched it back at Evo2K2 and it was pretty good. I would love to see it again. And the idea of updating it with more recent players is a great idea. Too bad it's not likely gonna happen, and a release of this DVD is just wishful thinking. :sad:

Saotome Kaneda

02-17-2007, 01:35 AM

Bang threads merged.

Wolfkiller

02-18-2007, 03:32 AM

Shotokan Symphony

02-18-2007, 04:52 AM

LOL!!!

Choice clips there. Can't wait to see it!

Wolfkiller

02-18-2007, 03:02 PM

I think I need to re-up Clip 1, it was the first one I did and it still hasn't processed yet.

{PFH}-Lake

02-18-2007, 09:44 PM

it was good, but Neils girlfriend wouldnt stfu. Stupid bitch sorry Neil no hard feelings.

evilmuffinmanX

02-19-2007, 08:08 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VYOd6yb_Hk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HC-qY2DGc0

who are the dudes in the 2 last clips?

KnuckIfYouBuckley

02-19-2007, 09:44 AM

oh well i gues www.bangthemachine.com will have to tied my over until evo this year.

Link doesn't work.

Tyram

02-24-2007, 01:58 PM

nice clips. man i really wanna see this.

Arturozero

03-07-2007, 04:55 PM

Daigo Umehara shot to fame in 1998 after winning the official Capcom Street Fighter Alpha 3 national tournament in Japan. As the tournament champion, he then went on to face Alex Valle, the winner of the U.S. national tournament. This final showdown was held in San Francisco on November 8, 1998. The final was played as best out of three games, with each game consisting of up to five rounds. Daigo won the finals 2-1.

He was later seen again in an exhibition "rematch" in Japan. American players fought in four games (Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike and Marvel vs. Capcom 2) for the right to battle Japan's best players in those respective games. Daigo only entered the 3rd Strike exhibition, but defeated all of his opponents, ending each round with Ken's fierce Shoryuken.

These events were filmed for a documentary entitled Bang the Machine.

Yep... I reeeeeeally wanna see that video.

JubeiNinja69

03-07-2007, 10:57 PM

hmm i have the clip where apoc talks about making love to a woman burnt on a cd somewhere. i will upload it if i find it.

Edo

03-08-2007, 12:30 AM

Been waiting for this for a long time, I can wait a little longer..

What happened to JSF Ent, they kidna faded away.

JubeiNinja69

03-20-2007, 07:39 PM

here's the clip with apoc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSJsN8SWAUo

:rofl:

BKB

03-20-2007, 07:54 PM

LOL!!!

Choice clips there. Can't wait to see it!

You and the rest of the street fighter community. :wgrin:

Darkshine

03-20-2007, 09:25 PM

If I ever go to Evo, I am SO illegally filming this.

I don't think there's a forum rule against me saying that.

>_>

JaHa

03-23-2007, 12:03 PM

I uploaded some of the Bang The Machine clips I had saved on my computer. The first clip apparently hasn't processed through yet, but it should be up pretty soon. (Posted this in the video thread in GD too for anyone who doesn't follow the FG section)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEDmbAPH8LI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g1CZrvjNU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VYOd6yb_Hk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HC-qY2DGc0

1st clip is ghetto D (don sneddon) talkin smack to wizard at SHGL

2nd is alex valle (at his peak around that time)

3rd is Tao hes doesnt play anymore.. i dont know him but hes da man and a pimp from what i hear

4th is image and flipmeign talkin on valle couch

wheres the clip of watts making eddie lee cry lol
u see a lil bit in the bang the machine trailer

bang the machine is pretty old and they showed it at evo like 2x
so to get them to show it in some downtime ur gonna have to rally up and ask wiz
he might say no since its recorded evidence of wizrd pwning DDR during the credits
hahah

Tyram

04-03-2007, 07:21 PM

im gonna go to evo world this year so hopefully they will show it again.

KING

04-03-2007, 07:38 PM

uhm, did you guys ever think that the reason why they don't release BTM is that the pirate-fags will just rip the DVD and post it for download for FREE?

all that hard work just for FREE? fuck that shit.

keep it in the vault for special occasions.

goodm0urning

04-04-2007, 01:49 PM

I would pay a lot of money for this film. I would never pirate it, by penalty of silverback gorilla assrape. I would be willing to sign to these terms in a notarized contract.

This documentary was made during what I think of as my golden age of gaming, so I have been interested in seeing it for years.

Digitalbooty

12-04-2007, 02:12 PM

Would you rather have NO ONE see your film and make no money or have anyone who wants to access the film be able to see it and acclaim it and make no money? I'm not saying I want to pirate it, because I'd DEFINITLY purchase a copy if it was availabe, but come on man! It was finished in 02! I want to see that shit and so do a lot of other people. Anyone know a way to get ahold of anyone involved with the making of the project, yet?

The Electrifying One

12-04-2007, 06:11 PM

I've been waiting since 2000 to see it lol. Been here for a long time, seen countless Bang the Machine threads, always ends the same way sadly with nothing much happening and the thread just getting forgotten. In a time when arcades are dead it'd be nice to have it released so that the younger generation can see what it was like, and for the older guys to have something to remember.

QFT.

For those that don't know: BTM never got a proper commercial release. It was screened at a few specialist events, but has never been available to buy or to reproduce.

The only way to see it is for somebody with the footage to screen it for you, so you would need to either know the team who made the film, or be around if/when admins can screen it. They have said before that, if ever, this would only be at big community events like Evo or a foreign equivalent.

MrWizard

12-04-2007, 08:33 PM

We screen it every few years. We screened it in 2002, then 2005, possibly 2008. Only time will tell.

BEWD

12-04-2007, 08:36 PM

QFT.

For those that don't know: BTM never got a proper commercial release. It was screened at a few specialist events, but has never been available to buy or to reproduce.

The only way to see it is for somebody with the footage to screen it for you, so you would need to either know the team who made the film, or be around if/when admins can screen it. They have said before that, if ever, this would only be at big community events like Evo or a foreign equivalent.

I was hearing rumors a year or two ago that some/all of the footage was lost in a fire, any credence to that?

EDIT: Damn you Mr.Wizard, too fast, lol. Well atleast that alleviates my fears that the footage was lost forever.