Its more important now more than ever before that the Fighting game community remembers its roots. With so many new members and players that have been inducted into the scene, and with possibly the biggest EVO on the horizon, there should be a special movement to have Bang the Machine shown at EVO this year. With I Got Next and King of Chinatown nearing fruition, its important that we realize as a community how far we have come.
We all know that the movie can’t be distributed yadda yadda yadda. This thread is here to show that there is enough interest to warrant another showing of the epic film at this year’s EVO event.
Post your support/discussion and lets make it happen.
It never really feels like EVO if they don’t screen Bang the Machine. Last year was an exception since they showed the Tomo interview which was a complete treat in itself. But yeah, I think if there isn’t anything like that lined up for this year, people definitely need to see BTM. I know there’s a lot going on in the schedule, but like Jazz said, the community should appreciate how much its grown and pay tribute to the old arcade scene as well.
Anybody that doesn’t know what the hell Bang the Machine is should listen to this episode of Gooteck’s podcast. It’s the one with Dogface and Omni as the guests. It’s a good primer on the issue and why there’s controversy around showing it/ distributing it. They start talking about it around the 48 minute mark. Honestly the whole show is pretty funny and worth listening to.
I have seen this film everytime i go to evo and it’s a great experience everytime i watch i hope they can bring it backthis Evo because i will be bringing a young crowd with me who have no idea of the roots of Shoryuken
