As we come to the end of World 1 we look back over the highs and lows of our NES / Famicom journey and the gems we endured thanks to the belligerent randomiser.  Bring on World 2!  SEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! 

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For the next letter, sorry..., number we cover 1924 on the NES / Famicom.  Shoot em up or shoot em down? Cultural Interlude this episode is from Dec 11th 1985. Tune in or fly off...

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Round Table Chat About Games and That

What Shaun Did

• Desmond's Dungeon- Atari 800XL - https://youtu.be/Xxkq5dKwwdo

What Mark Did

• Danganropa - https://youtu.be/6DGuCuHurUk

What Dan Did

• History of Swearing - https://youtu.be/XByiHpUvrj0

What Sull Did

• Zelda Sundays - https://www.twitch.tv/sulldabull

Cultural Interlude - Dec 11th 1985

Singles

• No 1 - Saving All My Love For You  - Whitney Houston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs

Albums

• No 1  - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 6 - https://www.nowmusic.com/albums/now-6/

Fillums!

• No 1 - Back to the Future - https://youtu.be/qvsgGtivCgs

And what we’ve all been waiting for!!!!! - Games

https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-050

• C&VG’s game of the month - Tau Ceti - Spectrum - https://youtu.be/28v89oAxZXE

Arcade pages

• Gauntlet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMJio2MO6w

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• 10 Yard Fight - https://youtu.be/5LUyTv9j1TM

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Next Episode's game; No bloody ep - We've run the gamut!  Recap episode instead!

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

For letter Z we Zip and Traverse across the USA with Zippy Race.   Is it racing ahead of the competition or is it lagging behind?  Cultural Interlude this episode is from July 18th 1985. Tune in or zip out...

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Round Table Chat About Games and That

What Mark Did

• Days Gone -PS5 - https://youtu.be/FKtaOY9lMvM

What Dan Did

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - https://youtu.be/0GLbwkfhYZk

What Sull Did

• Wandavision - https://youtu.be/Ch0wMWnXjeA

Cultural Interlude - July 18th 1985

Music

Singles

• No 1 - Sister Sledge - Frankie - https://youtu.be/mTARPJ8FfUM

Albums

• No 1  - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

Fillums!

• No 1 - Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - https://youtu.be/0b3WZ2K473s

And what we’ve all been waiting for!!!!! - Games

On the 18th July 85 C&VG issue 46 was on the shelves in Woolworths... -  https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-085/

• Game of the Month - Way of the Exploding Fist C64 - https://youtu.be/im9-WrZTiVk

Arcade

• Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns - https://youtu.be/eSWP7QilfCI

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• Zanac - https://youtu.be/JOtv4qN1rh8

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Next Episode's game; 1-27 - 1942

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

We reach Y!  Is Yuu Maze on the Famicom an amazing maze game or does it just go round the bend?  The cultural interlude this time round is from October 88, Dan has JUST discovered YouTube and Mark shares his acid based peril.  Enjoy it you lovely listeners!

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Round Table Chat About Games and That

What Dan Did

• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - https://youtu.be/AHC7guX-FCk

What Mark Did

• Ghost of Tsushima - https://youtu.be/b_iU_gnn28U

What Sull Did

• Bought a mattress

Cultural Interlude - October 28th 1988

Music

Singles

• Orinoco Flow - Enya  - https://youtu.be/LTrk4X9ACtw

Albums

• MONEY FOR NOTHING - Dire Straits feat Sultans of Swing, Walk of Life, Money for Nothing and Romeo and Juliet https://youtu.be/rC95MEenIxA

Fillums

1. Fish Called Wanda

And what we’ve all been waiting for!!!!! - Games

• R-Type - Spectrum - https://youtu.be/-6lvAXSGBpI

Micropose Soccer - C64 - https://youtu.be/CcfFEecaYPc

Arcade

• Chase HQ - https://youtu.be/uzPjdjddz80

What Could We Have Been Playing?

Yōkai Kurabu (Youkai Club) - https://youtu.be/w3ns1MN3SVI

Yie Ar Kung Fu - https://youtu.be/2n3ZzHTGBzI

Yoshi - https://youtu.be/Q-PgsCxgzjg

Yoshi’s Cookie - https://youtu.be/P-DQ-bZmzBA

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic - https://youtu.be/Px3KTewBGrA

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Next Episode's game; 1-25 - Zippy Race

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

Baby this is XEVIOUS!!! Containing Sovalou, MU, WHAM, OREOS, Ghostbusters and an X-MEN argument or something like that.   Cultural interlude this time round is from November 84.  Enjoy it you lovely listeners!

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Best of 2020

Sull

• Hades - https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/

Mark

• Star Wars - Jedi Fallen Order - https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order

Dan

• Return of the Obra Din - https://obradinn.com/

Cultural Interlude

Music

Singles

• Wham - Freedom - https://youtu.be/BFwOs-jy53A

Albums

• Welcome to the Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood  - feat Two Tribes, Relax and Power of Love - https://youtu.be/LgdlzzfY1jM

Fillums

• A Private Function - https://youtu.be/Tadk96y3saE

Games

On the 8th November 84 C&VG issue 37 was on the shelves in Woolworths  - https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-037

• Pyjamarama - from Mikro Gen on the Spectrum -  https://youtu.be/YENOK8c2Mxs

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• Xenophobe - https://youtu.be/yL24BjYqaAY

What did YOU think of Xevious? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was November 84 for you?!

Next Episode's game; 1-25 - Yuu Maze

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

Dr Devil is causing chaos in Wagan Land.  We take Wagan, power up with Waganizers and WA and GA our way towards a really good time!  Or did we...?  Cultural Interlude this ep is from Feb 1989. Slam it against your lugholes!

Round Table Chat About Games and That

What Dan Did

• Put chuffin' Christmas lights up.

What Sull Did

• Demon's Souls PS5 - https://youtu.be/Syl1QRue2QE

What Mark Did

• Last of Us Remastered - https://youtu.be/AaOWRvmtEFQ

Cultural Interlude - February 9th 1989

Music

Singles

• The KLF - 3 AM Eternal  - https://youtu.be/sfdzBelNmcw

Albums

• Jesus Jones  - Doubt - feat International Bright Young Thing -  https://youtu.be/XedEne6TXXA

Fillums!

• Dances With Wolves - https://youtu.be/J0obOvGGb1U

And what we’ve all been waiting for!!!!! - Games

• Speedball 2 - Atari ST - https://youtu.be/hhgkDuvvx_g?t=63

Arcade Action 

• Race Drivin' - https://youtu.be/TQC4J7TUStM

Charts

Emotional Weapon Voice-Cannon 'WAGAN'

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• WURM - Journey to the Center of the Earth -  https://youtu.be/leyboAs01pU

What did YOU think of VICE: Project Doom? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was February 89 for you?!

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Next Episode's game; 1-24 - Xevious

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

Equipped with a laser whip, .44 Magnum and grenades the guys embody Vice Officer Quinn Hart and investigate the source of a naughty naughty alien green gel in VICE:Project Doom.  Cultural Interlude this time round is from Nov 15th '91   Tune in or cop out!

Round Table Chat About Games and That

What Sull Did

• Bugsnax - PS5 - https://youtu.be/3OJiVItCucI

What Mark Did

• Assassins Creed Valhalla - https://youtu.be/ssrNcwxALS4

What Dan Did

• Retroid - https://www.goretroid.com/

Cultural Interlude - November 15, 1991

Music

Singles

• Dizzy - Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff - https://youtu.be/DOlG92rb2Zg

Albums

• Queen - Greatest Hits II  - This featured all their singles from 1981 to 1991 so…  

• I Want to Break Free - https://youtu.be/f4Mc-NYPHaQ

Fillums!

• What About Bob? https://youtu.be/2DYtbAKT4X8

And what we’ve all been waiting for!!!!! - Games

• Mercs - Megadrive - https://youtu.be/_2bR0dP_zb4

Arcade Action 

• T2 Arcade  - https://youtu.be/sa-lbipBKAY

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• Volleyball - https://youtu.be/g1qvO3iY6uk

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Next Episode's game; 1-23 - Wagyan Land

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

For letter U we fall into a crater with Ufouria: The Saga to try and find our lost friends who have forgotten who they are or something like that.  We make them REMEMBER!!!

Round Table Chat About Games and That

What Sull Did

• Back to Mine: Fatboy Slim - https://www.backtominemusic.com/fatboy-slim

What Mark Did

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla - https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/assassins-creed/valhalla

What Dan Did

• Undermine - https://youtu.be/K8I7YxRTHcI

Cultural Interlude - November 19th - 1992

Music

Singles

• Boyz II Men  - End of the Road  - https://youtu.be/zDKO6XYXioc

Albums

• Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith - https://youtu.be/eZQyVUTcpM4

Fillums!

• The Crying Game - https://youtu.be/F6N426QCQ-Y

And what we’ve all been waiting for!!!!! - Games

On the 14th November C&VG issue 132 was on the shelves in Woolworths-  

• Sonic 2 on the Megadrive and Master System - https://youtu.be/8cr1rqVcIhA / https://youtu.be/B6RtXmMN9Og

Arcade Action 

• Mortal Kombat - https://youtu.be/4zRUeinTj2w

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• Ultima Exodus / Quest of The Avatar / Warriors of Destiny (3. 4 & 5) - https://youtu.be/aY4jsHZf3Yk

What did YOU think of Ufouria: The Saga? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was November 92 for you?!

Rob's Pinball Restore - https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/williams-hurricane.47699/

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Next Episode's game; 1-22 - Vice: Project Doom

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

For letter T we head back to December 1991 with Treasure Master to hunt treasure to try and master it or something like that.  Also Dan had Covid, Mark had a holiday and Sull had scares.

Round Table Chat About Games and That

What Dan Did

• Return of the Obra Dinn - https://youtu.be/zREhA8-8i7k

What Mark Did

• Animal Crossing - https://youtu.be/_3YNL0OWio0

What Sull Did

• Paranormal Activity -  https://youtu.be/F_UxLEqd074

Cultural Interlude - December 13th - 1991

Music

Singles

• No 1 - George Michael and Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me -  https://youtu.be/RsKqMNDoR4o

Albums

• No 1 - Queen - Greatest Hits II  - This featured all their singles from 1981 to 1991 so…  

• Under Pressure - https://youtu.be/a01QQZyl-_I

Fillums

• No 1 - The Addams Family - https://youtu.be/G388UMkJIBE

Games

On the 13th December C&VG issue 120 was on the shelves in Woolworths-  

C&VG HIts this month;

• Team 17’s Alien Breed, on the Amiga scoring 91 -  https://youtu.be/CfZtX8Vj4s0

Charts

What could we have been playing?

• Tecmo Bowl & Tecmo Super Bowl - Best sports series on the NES - https://youtu.be/JwAtZpcfXHk

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Next Episode's game; 1-21 - Ufouria: The Saga

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"

For letter S we take a journey into the heart of castle Shadowgate on the NES to solve puzzles, become frustrated with torches and die.  A lot.  Also bear witness to Dan becoming a serial killer.

Round Table Chat About Games and That

• What Dan Did

• Alien Isolation - https://youtu.be/rwq-Msina10

• Star Wars: Squadrons - https://youtu.be/nCcfJ9uEwvs

• Hades - https://youtu.be/mD8x5xLHRho

Cultural Interlude - May 30th 1991 

Music

Singles

Holding on to the number one spot was 

• Cher - Shoop Shoop Song  - https://youtu.be/yCpKQjqb8Y4

Albums

• UK number one album !!! - Eurythmics - Greatest Hits   - Fave Eurythmics track?

Fillums!

• No 1 - Silence of the Lambs - Directed by: Jonathan Demme - Starring: Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins - https://youtu.be/W6Mm8Sbe__o

And what we’ve all been waiting for!!!!! - Games

In this month’s C&VG issue 115  -  

C&VG HIts this month;

• Capcom’s Mercs , follow up to Commando, on the Amiga scoring 90 https://youtu.be/UDX3dEoR9pA

!Charts!

ARCADES

Street Fighter 2 scoring 93   -  https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-115/page/n117/mode/2up

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Mean Machines Shadowgate Review - https://archive.org/details/Mean_Machines_Issue_11_1991-08_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n63/mode/2up

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What could we have been playing?

• S C A T - Special Cybernetic Attack Team - https://youtu.be/IXlatlbS2Sw

Cultural Interlude Playlist

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1gvqeG2Guat9cFhuvN8qvx

Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/pixel-hunt-podcast-playlist/pl.u-ZmbllWmh0lPZ4E

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Next Episode's game; 1-20 - Treasure Hunter

"Playing the games so you don't have to!"