• Joshua Stafford as Zack Nimbus •
Peter A. Davis as Count Nefarious Vile •
Daniel Pesina as Sasori • Carlos Pesina as Lei Gong • Lauren Chambers as Sam • Al Morrison as Lin-Ku • J.W. Morrissette as Johnson • Andy Dallas as Shopkeeper • Michael Kleppin as G. Fourman • Ben McDuffee as Telegram Man • J.R. Thomas as Uncle Lou • Meagan Benz as Zippy (voice) • Jane F. Cox as Life Lady •
Arin Hanson as Forest Guardian (voice) • Jennifer Zahn as Villager
Bonus Levels/Adventures While in production and post-production, a series of web shorts called
Press Start: Bonus Levels (known as
Press Start Adventures following the movie's release) were released on the film's website and
Newgrounds. The series was created and animated by screenwriter Kevin Folliard and produced by Press Start director Ed Glaser. The pilot episode was directed by Folliard, while the following episodes were directed by Glaser. Original music is composed by Jake Kaufman. They premiered on April 28, 2006. Since, there's been a new episode on the last Friday of every following month. The episodes feature numerous visual gags and video game parodies. The cartoons were created as a way to generate hype for the feature film by introducing people to the world, characters, and humor of
Press Start. They are also noted by their lack of budget constraints allowing more artistic freedom to be taken with the action and effects than that seen in the feature film. Back story, inside jokes, and running gags are further flushed out in the animations than what could be used in the film. A number of notable videogame voice actors have guest starred in the series as well, including
Mortal Kombat's John Turk (who took over the ninja roles portrayed by Pesina), and David Humphrey, the original voice of
Shadow the Hedgehog. The animations take place before the events of the movie, similar to two made-for-DVD animated prequels:
Van Helsing: The London Assignment and
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. The animations started out being nonlinear and do not progress after one another. Notably missing is the character of Zack Nimbus who, in terms of the film, has yet to be made aware of his destiny. However, on November 24, 2006, the shorts began a five-part miniseries which led directly into the feature film. The shorts have since been hosted on the comedy media website
That Guy with the Glasses, continuing new episodes now taking place after the film's conclusion, now known as Press Start Adventures. Count Vile is now depicted as being in
Hell, and the character Zack Nimbus appears, as well. ==Critical reception==