Hollywood Byte #60: Napoleon Dynamite

"I have Super Mario World and Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past," said Heder. "I got Castlevania, which was a mistake. I remember thinking it was totally sweet when I was young, but it didn't hold up. I have Street Fighter, of course, and Contra, which I haven't played yet."

With the number of new opportunities for actors to provide voicework for video games, Heder is open to this new medium.

"It's like a movie," said Heder. "If it's a cool set-up and a cool story. And in the game world, it has to be fun to play. If it's really fun to play, I think it's cool. Sure, why not."

Although Heder has certainly laughed while playing video games with friends and family, there hasn't been a comedy genre in games, like sci-fi, action and horror.

"In comedy, it's about watching someone else do something," said Heder. "It's easy to have action video games because when you watch action movies you think about being that person kicking butt. When you watch Anchorman, you don't necessarily want to be Ron Burgandy. You want to see what he does in the situation. You have to be creative in comedy. Video games are more about following rules and kicking butt."

Like a growing number of young Hollywood stars, Heder has logged a lot of hours kicking butt in video games. And thanks to Wii and Nintendo DS, he won't be stopping any time soon.

The Hollywood Byte makes a weekly visit to the converging world of video games and traditional media.

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