Interview with Mega64’s Rocco Botte
23Interview with Mega64’s Rocco Botte
YoSammyG from SoftwareAgentsTV interviewed Mega64's Rocco Botte in October of 2020. The two spoke about the origin of Mega64, the brands expansion, working with friends in professional creative projects, and the legacy Rocco hopes Mega64 will leave behind. We are very grateful to Rocco for giving us this opportunity.
*** Apologies for any crackling sounds in the video. They sadly could not be removed without ruining the interview. ***
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SAM GONZALEZ
A. T. GONZALEZ
0:00 - Intro with Sam
1:03 - Interview with Mega64's Rocco Botte
3:58 - Rocco introduces himself
5:34 - Mega64 origins, Public Access and BetaMax
11:57 - Format wars (Laserdisc, Blu-ray, streaming, BetaMax)
14:58 - Poundcast and applying what you learn at school
21:30 - Longevity, oddball choices, Rocco's Twitch channel
23:04 - Turning a hobby into a business
26:40 - Reaching out to creators
29:32 - The Reggie video (Reggie Fils-Aimé)
34:30 - Working with other people (being collaborative)
38:15 - Clothing, merchandise, merchandising Mega64
48:06 - When you have creative block/burn out
52:50 - Being creative within limitations
54:12 - Does Rocco have a routine?
59:56 - Time apart from your creative partners
1:07:48 - What is Rocco's role in Mega64, anyway?
1:21:00 - Where do you see Mega64 in the future? (Longevity)
1:24:21 - Bye/Credits
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