One Life Left

Ann is back from being Big In Japannnnn because she drank all of their alcohol. This meant that we've had the full team back in the studio for the first time in ages. It also meant that Ste didn't have to worry about trying to figure out who would do the news. Although he didn't really have much time to worry about it last week if we think about it.

Our Super-Special Guest this week was our third most famous guest ever. This obviously means that he has as little to do with videogames as possible, and is not Simon Parkinson or K-Stew (they're still fighting it out down at the bottom). Oh, we'd probably say who he actually is at this point. It's Iain Morris, co-creator of The Inbetweeners. We found out how videogames helped inspire The Inbetweeners, if mentioning Pro Evo Soccer on a TV show gets you any freebies and what it's like to break Ricky Gervais' back (presumably it made him humble).

Ann told us that she was learning to drive, Ste scared all his cats away on Neko Atsume, Simon learnt that his son had some strange choice of phrases and Sega Badawi somehow managed to do some local news. Oh, and our Christmas party was announced for Friday 18/12, look for the details on Facebook (link in our, er, links section below). We'll tell you where to get tickets as soon as we can be bothered to set it up.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/iainkevanmorris
https://www.facebook.com/events/887560988005771/

Track list:
1. Klamm - Phoenix
http://chipmusic.org/klamm/music/phoenix
2. Justbeenwarpzoned - Veni Vidi Vici
http://chipmusic.org/justbeenwarpzoned/music/veni-vidi-vici

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Due to Ann being in Japan, Ste being in India and Simon drinking in the afternoon there was no show last week. Luckily Ste and Simon managed to make it into the studio this week in order to provide you with some gaming related entertainment. However, would we remember to inform you as well as entertain through our acclaimed news section? Errm, sort of.

We did remember to book a Super-Special Guest and this week's SSG was Gareth Williams from Premier PR. It was probably for the best that Ann was off this week as last time Gareth was on the show he deeply offended her and the show was literally unbroadcastable. We spoke to Gareth about what it was like to be the proto Guy Cocker on CNN, how PR is different to journalism and who has the best idea for a video game?

Sega Badawi remembered to do some local news and we had a new feature from one of MCV's 30 under 30. And we sort-of announced our Christmas Party without actually confirming the date or where it would be held. But we're sure details like that won't hold you back.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/Shakacarnage
https://www.facebook.com/events/577753902377325/

Track list:
1. Virtual Hawaii - Fountains
http://chipmusic.org/virtualhawaii/music/fountains
2. Quavosh - Pixel Jumper Tropical Theme
http://chipmusic.org/quavosh/music/pixel-jumper---tropical-theme-1
3. MilLs Dj- There's No End
http://chipmusic.org/mills+dj/music/mills-dj---theres-no-end

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Last week we had a Marioke event at GameCity. It involved lots of drinking and singing. Nothing unusual there. But we've not seen Ann since, and some sources are saying that she ended up in Japan. Is she going to be the new Kojima?

As Ann was missing, we needed to make sure that her replacement was completely ethical and - most importantly - a man. So we got GameUnder, renegade gamer and former president of Electronic Arts to come in and do the news. We also got Henry Hoffman from Fiddlesticks and the most stylish man in games in as a Super-Special Guest. He told us his origin story, his new game Hue, his experimental VR game Aboard The Looking Glass and made an EXCLUSIVE! announcement that he probably shouldn't have made and we shouldn't be mentioning in CAPITAL LETTERS. Sorry.

We're also sorry that there won't be a show next week, it's all Ste's fault for going to India. Oh, and we're sorry for the spoilers that GameUnder might do during his news. While we're at it, sorry for mentioning TFI Friday during the show. We won't apologise for Sega Badawi, although some of his puns this week do get a little close to the edge.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/HenryHoffman
https://twitter.com/mrjjlean

Tracklist:
1. MotionRide - 99 Lives Left
http://chipmusic.org/motionride/music/99-lives-left
2. Lamer Pinky - Way To Unity
http://chipmusic.org/lamer+pinky/music/way-to-unity
3. Klamm - Icebreaker
http://chipmusic.org/klamm/music/icebreaker

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As ever, we start the show as we mean to go on. With the highest level of professionalism, and by swivelling. Although some members of the team might not be giving the usual percentage of effort that our listeners demand. See if you can work out who it is!

The Super-Special Guest for this week is Stefano Petrullo from Renaissance PR, who are not to be confused with Resonance FM. Stefano told us all about how Simon caused Stefano to split with his then-girlfriend, how doing PR for indies is different to the major publishers and general tales about being in the PR world.

We spoke a little about our Marioke event in Nottingham GameCity this Friday, Ste promoted his live Checkpoints recording this Thursday and Kieron Gillen let us down (again). Sega Badawi provided us with some local news but more importantly we talked about sausages in games. Oh and we decided which of the journalistic Sons was better: Ellison or Parkinson.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/iltrullo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.byronic.tecat&hl=en

Track list:
1. Daandruff - Roadblock
http://chipmusic.org/daandruff/music/roadblock
2. Power Supply - Super Flying Ice Cream Truck 2: Even Truckier
http://chipmusic.org/powersupply/music/[lsdj]-super-flying-ice-cream-truck-2-even-truckier
3. Kevin McCloud - Rhinoceros
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html/index.html?genre=Electronica
4. Cheapshot - Giddy
http://chipmusic.org/cheapshot/music/giddy

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One thing we've learnt from TV Talent Shows is that the journey is important. And this week's guest, Kerry Turner, had a very special journey to get here. By which we mean that she nearly ended up at Portsmouth. Luckily she made the right connection and we got to talk to her about Make Play Code and how teaching women how to code is a lot like The Ring or like making a skirt. It sounded so good that Ste and Simon had to come up with some cunning plans.

We had GameUnder and Sega Badawi providing some features with a new Super-Special Guest Reviewer making his debut. Not only that but we turned Pip into a tv star, started our own awards ceremony and decided on how big Ann wanted her blanket.

And we didn't really mention the GMAs. They just don't deserve being in our house. But they know what they can do to improve things for next year.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/MakePlayCode
https://twitter.com/reallyfancy
http://www.makeplaycode.com/

Track list:
1. Gepsjors - Nessy
http://chipmusic.org/gepsjors/music/nessy
2. Klamm - Heroquest
http://chipmusic.org/klamm/music/heroquest

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There's no Simon this week as he was in Hawaii preparing to drink illicitly in airports. And because of that we sort-of forgot that we needed to book a Super-Special Guest. Luckily, our favourite Rising Star Philippa Warr took time out of her busy schedule watching DoubleFist win the esports World Cup to come and help us out (we might have got some of the World Cup info wrong).

Somehow a reference to Kanye West lead to a really sophisticated discussion about pricing in games. Which makes us wonder about where next week's D-12 Discussion Point will lead to, or perhaps talking about Nelly's plaster will give us a new insight about healing in games.

We also discussed all of our chances in the forthcoming Games Media Awards, received some actual post (some wanted, some unwanted), heard some Local News and Ste told us about how he did a curler. Fun times.

And our GameCity Marioke event has been announced, see below for the link but if you're lazy it'll be on Friday 30th October at Spanky Van Dykes.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/philippawarr
http://sched.co/4RPc

Track list:
1. Dire Hit - DX7 Test
http://chipmusic.org/dire+hit/music/dx7-test
2. Protoflight - Ignite
http://chipmusic.org/protoflight/music/ignite

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For the first time this season we finally had all three presenters hosting. In order to commemorate this we all hosted the show standing up. This means that you need to be standing up to listen to this show in order to show us the respect we deserve. As we know that this will cause you some discomfort, we have decided to have a break from doing the show next week. We are nothing if not protective of our listeners.

This week's Super-Special Guest is James Parker from Ground Shatter. He told us all about his two (count 'em - two!) new games, Skyscrappers and Black and White Bushido. He told us why local multiplayer games deserve a comeback, which is just as well as that's what Skyscrappers is. Luckily Ann decided not to torpedo any of his ideas like she did with VR so both of the games should be coming out soon.

GameUnder continued his sterling work for the videogaming public and Sega Badawi informed us of a local news story. We also found out that Ste has a dodgy back, Ann has dyed her hair and Simon told us of his son's adventures in swearing. Not only that but Ann came up with the best analogy for Rocket League and James raised the bar for all SSGs to follow by giving us one of the best presents ever!

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/Gameswriting
https://twitter.com/GroundShatter

Track list:
1. Atari Tufty - P.F.M.
http://chipmusic.org/ataritufty/music/pfm
2. Theme from Skyscrappers
3. Jerkemy - With The Square of The Distance
http://chipmusic.org/jerkemy/music/test

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Fresh from last week's debate regarding the future of virtual reality systems, we substituted an ill Scanters for a fit Ste in order to continue the conversation. We also got Brynley Gibson in as a Super-Special Guest to pass on his knowledge from working on the Playstation VR. As one of the leading lights in Sony's London Studio he had lots to tell us, apart from anything that we could claim as an EXCLUSIVE.

With Ann off ill, and million dollar journalist/substitute newsreader Cara Ellison being busy in Scotland we had to rely on Ste for our news. Listen in to find out if he has learnt anything from eleven seasons of listening to Ann.

GameUnder continues his sterling undercover work at EA and Sega Badawi gives us the latest local news. We also find out how to induce motion sickness in people, discuss the Elite Dangerous purchase flow chart and work out if today's kids like Back To The Future.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/brynleygibson
https://twitter.com/LondonStudioHQ

Track list:
1. PSS270 - Plastic Humans
http://chipmusic.org/pss-270/music/plastic-humans-yamaha-pss-51
2. Chunter - We take the Future
http://chipmusic.org/chunter/music/we-make-the-future-daisy-bell-version
3. Jerkemy - Substrate Independence
http://chipmusic.org/jerkemy/music/substrate-independence
4. Justbeenwarpzoned - The Bastille of the Socially Awkward Teenager
http://chipmusic.org/justbeenwarpzoned/music/the-bastille-of-the-socially-awkward-teenager

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It's a problem having the same person coming into the studio. Sometimes you just run out of things to say to them. Luckily Ste was away this week so we had Mike Bithell in as a Super-Special Guest! Unfortunately he didn't tell us anything about his new game so The Caretaker had to use one of Mike's old games for the episode title again. And as we all know, The Caretaker is incredibly lazy.

Luckily, Mike Bithell is not incredibly lazy and was in to discuss how well Volume went down with everyone (and Metacritic). He was also meant to discuss his new game, but he didn't get the memo. Mostly because The Caretaker forgot to send it out. As he didn't get the other memo regarding the sending of memos.

Ann is one console down as she sold her Wii when she had a headache, rather than putting it in a bag at the bottom of the canal. Simon went to the Not Twin Peaks diner experience, nearly got run over by a Taxi in Croydon and started a bromance with Mike, who told us how he is spending his fortune. Ann also torpedoed everyone's dreams about virtual reality and Sega Badawi returned with his Local News.

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/mikeBithell

Track list:
1. Ubaldur - September
http://chipmusic.org/ubaldur/music/earth-wind-and-fire---september-ubaldur-remix
2. Candy Hippy Candy Hippy - Robot Dance Party
Appears to have been deleted - of you can find it let us know!

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Sometimes, if you've been really good and wish hard enough then your dreams will come true. This is one of those days. One Life Left is back for its twelfth season on the airwaves!

And everyone in the world must have been really, really good as it's time for another Ann Life Left. For those of you who haven't listened to Ann Life Left before what happens is Ann gets a load of people into the studio to talk about how games have had an effect on their lives and how amazing games are. It is consistently highly rated by our focus groups that the caretaker runs on our behalf to help improve our branding.

Helping Ann out is SSGP (Super-Special Guest Presenter) Philippa Warr from Rock Paper Shotgun who didn't talk about or play League of Legends for a whole hour so that must surely be reason enough to listen?

Cheerio!
Team OLL x

Links:
https://twitter.com/scanters
https://twitter.com/philippawarr
https://twitter.com/chipzel
https://twitter.com/studioanisa
https://twitter.com/profaniti
https://twitter.com/h4nchan
https://twitter.com/lanazgombic
https://twitter.com/marblekittykat

Tracklist:
1. Chibitech - Love is Insecurable (Dr Bouche remix)
http://chibitech.bandcamp.com
2. Chipzel - Super Hexagon
http://chipzel.co.uk
3. Bus Blanchie - Bright Stars
http://chipmusic.org/bus+blanchie/music/bright-stars
4. ForABrokenEarth - Toriningen
http://chipmusic.org/forabrokenearth/music/toriningen-[2015-mix]
5. Klamm - Wildfire
http://chipmusic.org/klamm/music/wildfire

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