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2-5 - Earthworm Jim

Mega Drive letter E we check out interplanetary hero Earthworm Jim and his quest to save Princess What's-Her-Name.  Did we dig it?  Cultural interlude from November 11th 1994

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What Mark Did

• Disco Elysium
• Mare of Easttown

What Dan Did

• Snowrunner
• Torchlight 3
• Clarkson's Farm
• Invincible

What Sull Did

• Evil
• State of Decay 2
• Rick and Morty

Cultural Interlude November 11th 1994

UK Singles Charts

No 8 - All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
No 5 - Saturday Night - Whigfield
No 1 - Baby Come Back - Pato Banton cover of The Equals original

 

Albums

• No 9 - Monster by REM
• No 8 - Amorica by Black Crowes
• No 1 - Unplugged in New York - Nirvana

Fillums!

• No 4 - Forrest Gump
• No 2 - Pulp Fiction
• No 1 - Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

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

C+VG Issue 156

• Street Racer 
• Micro Machines 2
• Alien vs Predator
• Rise of the Robots
• Sonic & Knuckles 

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• Ecco
• Ecco 2
• Ecco Jr
• El Viento
• Elemental Master
• Eternal Champions

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Next Episode's game - Fastest 1

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2-4 - Dahna: Megami Tanjō

Letter D we inhabit Dahna and hack n slash our way through countless bad uns.  Is it Dah best or Dah worst?  Cultural interlude from December 20th 1991

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What Sull Did

• Demolition Man Pinball
• Charile Far Twitch
  
• Zelda Sunday's on Twitch
• Easy Life - Life's a Beach

What Mark Did

• Salt And Sanctuary
• Army of The Dead

What Dan Did

• Snowrunner   /  Dan's Twitch
• Dishonored
• Invincible
• Friday Night Dinners

Cultural Interlude December 20th 1991

UK Singles Charts

• No 5 - Guns n Roses - Live and Let Die
• No 3 - KLF feat Tammy Wynette - Justified and Ancient 
• No 1 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives

UK Album Charts

• No 8 - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel - by erm...Simon and Garfunkel
• No 2 - Stars - Simply Red
• No 1 - Greatest Hits II - Queen

UK Film Charts

• No 6 - Suburban Commando
• No 2 - Hot Shots!
• No 1 - The Addams Family

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

C&VG Issue 122

C&VG HITS!

• Rolling Thunder 2 - Mega Drive
• Smash TV - Amiga
• Super Castlevania IV - SNES
• Burning Fight - Neo Geo

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• Death and Return of Superman
• Dangerous Seed
• Devil Crash MD and the follow up Dragon's Revenge
• Decap Attack
• Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
• Dynamite Heady
• Dynamite Duke
• Desert Strike
• DJ Boy

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Next Episode's game - Earthworm Jim

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

2-3 - Crüe Ball

Letter C is pinball metal madness with Crüe Ball.  Waggle your flippers, hit your bumpers and stop losing your balls. Cultural interlude from September 5th 1992

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What Mark Did

• Resident Evil: Village
• Returnal
• Elite
• El inocente

What Dan Did

• Quantum Break
• ScourgeBringer
• Hotshot Racing
• Dishonored
• Outriders
• Run
• Mythic Quest

What Sull Did

• Snowfall
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
• Tony Allen - There Is No End

Cultural Interlude September 5th 1992

UK Singles Chart

• No 5 - Felix - Don’t You Want Me
• No 4 - Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

• No 1 - Snap - Rhythm is a Dancer

UK Album Charts

• No 10 - We Can’t Dance - Genesis feat "No Son of Mine" and "I Can't Dance"
• No 2 - Laughing on Judgement Day - Thunder
• No 1 - Greatest Hits - Kylie Minogue

UK Film Chart

• No 9 - Universal Soldier
• No 5 - Lethal Weapon 3 
• No 1 - Alien 3

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

C&VG issue 130

Reviews 

• BC Kid - Amiga
• Die Hard - NES
• Parodius - Super Nintendo
• Prince of Persia - Super Nintendo

What Could Have Been Playing?

• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
• Columns
• California Games
• Contra: Hard Corps
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Cannon Fodder
• Cobra Command
  

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Next Episode's game - Dahna: Megami Tanjō

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

2-2 - Battle Mania Daiginjo

Letter B is shoot-em-up Battle Mania Daiginjō.  Strap on your jetpack, take control of Mania and Maria and shoot all on-comers!!  Cultural interlude from December 24th 1993

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What Sull Did

• A Plague Tale
• Snowfall
• Demon Seed

What Dan Did

• Hypnospace Outlaw
• Iconoclasts
• Line of Duty
• Why Did You Kill Me?

What Mark Did

• Man of Medan
• Dirt 5
• I May Destroy You
• Banshee
• Jupiter’s Legacy

Cultural Interlude Dec 24th 1993

UK Singles Chart

• No 5 - It’s Alright - East 17
• No 2 - Take That - Babe
• No 1 - Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby

UK Album Charts

• No 5 - So Close - Dina Carroll - feat Ain’t No Man
• No 2 - One Woman: The Ultimate Collection - Diana Ross
• No 1 - Bat Out Of Hell II - Back into Hell - Meat Loaf feat I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

UK Film Chart

• No 7 - Demolition Man
• No 5 - Jurassic Park
• No 1 - A Perfect World

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

C&VG issue 146

Reviews 

• Rebel Assault - PC CD-ROM 
• Sensible Soccer - SNES
• Cybermorph - Jaguar
• Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine - Mega Drive 

What Could Have Been Playing?

• BOB
• Barbie Super Model
• Bare Knuckle
• Batman
• Batman Returns
• Battletoads
• Beyond Oasis
• Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing 
• Buck Rodgers Countdown to Doomsday
• Blockout
• Bonanza Bros

What did YOU think of Battle Mania Daiginjo? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was December 1993 for you?!

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Next Episode's game - Crue Ball

 

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

2-1 - Alien Storm

The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis journey begins and letter A is Alien Storm.  Which one of us will be Elvis, April O'Neill or Robbie the Robot and vanquish the Alien badness?  Cultural interlude from June 28th 1991.

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What Dan Did

• Hollow Knight
• Quantum Break
• Identity

What Mark Did

• It Takes Two
• Godzilla vs Kong
• Zack Snyder's Justice League

What Sull Did

• Narita Boy
• I May Destroy You
• The Flight Attendant

Cultural Interlude June 28th 1991

UK Singles Chart

• No 8 - Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
• No 5 - Salt N Pepa - Do You Want Me?
• No 1 - Andrew Lloyd Webber & Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do

UK Album Charts

• No 4 - Seal by Seal - feat "Crazy", "Future Love Paradise", and "Killer"
• No 2 - R.E.M. - Out of Time - feat. "Losing My Religion" and “Shiny Happy People"
• No 1 - Cher - Love Hurts - feat “Love and Understanding”

UK Film Chart

• No 1 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
• No 2 - Edward Scissorhands
• No 3 - The Silence of the Lambs
• No 4- Thelma and Louise
• No 5 - The Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear

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

C&VG issue 116

• Sim City - Super Famicom / SNES
• Hunter - Amiga
• Solstice - NES
• The GG Shinobi - Game Gear
• The Simpsons - Arcade

Charts

What Could Have Been Playing?

• Aero Blasters
• Alisia Dragoon
• Adventures of Batman and Robin
• Alien Soldier

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Next Episode's game - Battle Mania: Daiginjō

 

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

   

World 2 - Title Screen - A potted history of the Mega Drive / Genesis

Sull, Dan and Mark begin their exciting journey through the Mega Drive / Genesis library, one game, one letter at a time.

SEGAAAAAAAA!

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Next Episode's game; 2-1 - Alien Storm

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

World 1 - End Credits

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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1-27 - 1942

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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What Shaun Did

• Desmond's Dungeon- Atari 800XL - https://youtu.be/Xxkq5dKwwdo
• Hobbs & Shaw - https://youtu.be/HZ7PAyCDwEg
• Baywatch - https://youtu.be/eyKOgnaf0BU
• IPA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_pale_ale

What Mark Did

• Danganropa - https://youtu.be/6DGuCuHurUk
• Wally's Wonderland - https://youtu.be/0v27rfaoB2Y
• The Rock - https://youtu.be/313n0wga2xo

What Dan Did

• History of Swearing - https://youtu.be/XByiHpUvrj0
• Arch Enemy - https://youtu.be/FLw_ZuL7oYI
• American Psycho - https://youtu.be/2GIsExb5jJU
• Hi Score - Netflix - https://youtu.be/B-a8DaF4WXw
• Behind Her Eyes - https://youtu.be/c4LtoWQaLxk
• Jedi Fallen Order - https://youtu.be/xIl2z5wwjdA
• Alan Wake - https://youtu.be/sSB4QcQMm6E

What Sull Did

• Zelda Sundays - https://www.twitch.tv/sulldabull
• Black Mesa - https://youtu.be/V7vDsarvyoc
• Django Django - Glowing in the Dark - https://youtu.be/fZbjb7QOs_k
• Wandavision - https://youtu.be/9m9YqFyzQwQ

Cultural Interlude - Dec 11th 1985

Singles

• No 1 - Saving All My Love For You  - Whitney Houston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs
• No 2 - I’m your man - WHAM - https://youtu.be/6W0d9xMhZbo
• No 5 - Dress you up - Madonna -  https://youtu.be/mWtpd8mS5jw

Albums

• No 1  - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 6 - https://www.nowmusic.com/albums/now-6/
• No 6 - George Benson - Love Songs feat Give Me The Night -  https://youtu.be/FIF7wKJb2iU
• No 10 - Elaine Page - Love Hurts feat  Know Him So Well 

Fillums!

• No 1 - Back to the Future - https://youtu.be/qvsgGtivCgs
• No 4 - Red Sonja - https://youtu.be/kUHsZEo4I24
• No 9 - St Elmo’s Fire - https://youtu.be/Y46Sw1BUHPs

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
• Blitz Game - Wizardry - https://youtu.be/k8mKUIQjpvA

Arcade pages

• Gauntlet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMJio2MO6w
• Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgeR1Eom3AU
• Hang On - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TopLKeDqYhw

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• 10 Yard Fight - https://youtu.be/5LUyTv9j1TM
• 1943 - https://youtu.be/sBV5PaRfrSo
• 720 - https://youtu.be/Lnst1k-ZkOs
• 8 eyes - https://youtu.be/Bu65YKM9BRE
• 3-D Battles of WorldRunner - https://youtu.be/SbC5Wo2eXsk

What did YOU think of 1942 ? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was Dec 85 for you?!

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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!"

1-26 - Zippy Race

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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What Mark Did

• Days Gone -PS5 - https://youtu.be/FKtaOY9lMvM
• Money Heist - https://youtu.be/fvCdLmxnkj0
• The Mess You Leave Behind - https://youtu.be/_hUsbE6xAEY

What Dan Did

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - https://youtu.be/0GLbwkfhYZk
• Night Stalker - https://youtu.be/Mva2nGveYss
• Taskmaster - https://youtu.be/dUQhADKoqv8
• Spies in Disguise - https://youtu.be/C5YeOc0N6Ao

What Sull Did

• Wandavision - https://youtu.be/Ch0wMWnXjeA
• It's a Sin - https://youtu.be/hnR5DxP2e2g
• Zelda Sundays - https://www.twitch.tv/sulldabull
• Tomb Raider - Definitve Edition - https://youtu.be/3VmFhs26U2E
• Pearl Charles - Magic Mirror - https://youtu.be/AmqUAv9TCGQ

Cultural Interlude - July 18th 1985

Music

Singles

• No 1 - Sister Sledge - Frankie - https://youtu.be/mTARPJ8FfUM
• No 2 - Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F - https://youtu.be/Qx2gvHjNhQ0
• No 4 - Kool & The Gang - Cherish - https://youtu.be/s09LuDYX12g

Albums

• No 1  - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
• No 2 - Aled Jones - All Through The Night
• No 7 - Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles 

Fillums!

• No 1 - Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - https://youtu.be/0b3WZ2K473s
• No 3 - A View To A Kill - https://youtu.be/G8UVLNVbZik
• No 5 - The Breakfast Club - https://youtu.be/G8UVLNVbZik

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
• Frank Bruno’s Boxing - https://youtu.be/8_mdEoxbHO0

Arcade

• Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns - https://youtu.be/eSWP7QilfCI
• Commando - https://youtu.be/1qctKI_t5eY

What Could We Have Been Playing?

• Zanac - https://youtu.be/JOtv4qN1rh8
• Zombie Nation - https://youtu.be/YBRN4IjED70
• Zen : Intergalactic Ninja - https://youtu.be/f7BBiaVwgUo
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - https://youtu.be/WQuRIrnD2y4

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Next Episode's game; 1-27 - 1942

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

1-25 - Yuu Maze

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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What Dan Did

• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - https://youtu.be/AHC7guX-FCk
• TENET - https://youtu.be/AZGcmvrTX9M
• Driver - San Francisco - https://youtu.be/wPM_HOGnK0o

What Mark Did

• Ghost of Tsushima - https://youtu.be/b_iU_gnn28U
• Ted Lasso - https://youtu.be/3u7EIiohs6U

What Sull Did

• Bought a mattress
• Wandavision - https://youtu.be/sj9J2ecsSpo
• BICEP - Isles (Album) - https://youtu.be/gjftPjEROSM
• Batman: Arkham Knight - https://youtu.be/VpXUIh7rlWI

Cultural Interlude - October 28th 1988

Music

Singles

• Orinoco Flow - Enya  - https://youtu.be/LTrk4X9ACtw
• D Mob Featuring Gary Haisman - We Call It Acieed - https://youtu.be/LgJ7sNVrXUc
• Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule - https://youtu.be/VNNnHWHPrCY

Albums

• MONEY FOR NOTHING - Dire Straits feat Sultans of Swing, Walk of Life, Money for Nothing and Romeo and Juliet https://youtu.be/rC95MEenIxA
• Kylie by Kylie Minogue -  feat  "I Should Be So Lucky", “The Loco-Motion", "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" https://youtu.be/qzi-mu3Vqlo
• Bananarama - The Greatest Hits Collection - https://youtu.be/prGhk_Gvzwo

Fillums

1. Fish Called Wanda
2. Big
3. Good Morning Vietnam
4. Midnight Run
5. Buster
6. Running Man
7. Big Business
8. Rambo 3
   

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

• R-Type - Spectrum - https://youtu.be/-6lvAXSGBpI
• R-Type - Atari ST - https://youtu.be/aFyS5psuAuM?t=36

• 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

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