Metagame (documentary)
| Metagame | |
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| Released | December 11th-13th, 2020 |
| Runtime | 6 hours, 45 minutes |
| Language(s) | English |
| Budget | $34,583 |
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| Director(s) | Travis Beauchamp |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Brown Peter N. Grant Sr. |
| Art Director(s) | Daniel Wyatt |
| Narrator(s) | Nick Papoutsakis |
| Music by | Garrett Williamson Lord Dinosaur |
Metagame is an ongoing eight-part documentary series produced by Travis "Samox" Beauchamp and is a follow up to his earlier work, The Smash Brothers. The series began airing on Twitch on December 11th, 2020, with the last episode set to air by December 13th.
The series focuses on the "Five Gods" of Super Smash Bros. Melee, in addition to Leffen, through their competitive history from 2008 through 2015.
Production
The documentary took over five years to produce following the release of the original documentary, The Smash Brothers. A kickstarter for a continuation of The Smash Brothers was launched on April 14th, 2014. It's goal of $26,000 was surpassed only two weeks after a launch and would total up to $34,583. This continuation of The Smash Brothers would eventually form into Metagame.
According to Beauchamp, the documentary had gone through many re-writes and the revisions that the original documentary hadn't gone through. Additionally, due to him seeking more than just a YouTube release, Beauchamp had to track down the owners of many Melee-related videos throughout many different countries.[1]
Reception
The release of the documentary's first three episodes resulted in the hashtag "metagame" rising to #2 on the United States trending page of Twitter.[2]
