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Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

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Is anyone watching? Im not usually interested in Games, but I love CB, and am finding this really programme really good.
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    fastest fingerfastest finger Posts: 12,872
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    :eek::eek::eek::eek:

    Forgotten about this. Thanks for the heads up! Other half has control of the TV, so might try to catch this on Beebplayer.

    Recoding the later repeat.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 107
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    The section he has just done on Fifty Cent's game is one of the funniest things I've seen on TV for ages!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,259
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    DenPerry wrote: »
    The section he has just done on Fifty Cent's game is one of the funniest things I've seen on TV for ages!

    Was just going to post something very similar! It was so funny. :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 107
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    Night Trap, I remember all of the kerfuffle about that. I wasn't sure what to expect out of this programme, but it is so funny!
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    alcockellalcockell Posts: 25,160
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    Hmm - that Youtube commentator seems rather munchkin..
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    hopeandfaith06hopeandfaith06 Posts: 17,135
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    Guess its iPlayer for me.

    I have been forgetting lots of shows lately. Too much on all at once i want to watch. Yesterday at 9 there were about 4 or 5 programs i wanted to watch
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    CrimsonmonCrimsonmon Posts: 1,116
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    Even though it was only on screen for two seconds and had one sentence said about it, I never really would have thought that I'd have ever seen anything related to the Touhou series on British TV. That was a fun surprise.

    Good show.
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    FoggerFogger Posts: 3,358
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    Manic Miner!!!

    3D Monster Maze!!!

    Showing my age if I can remember the ZX81 :o
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    batdude_uk1batdude_uk1 Posts: 78,722
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    I can not rememeber the last time a show had so many funny moments! :D

    I loved that show. Brooker back to his best once again. :D

    He should stick to this format, rather then his last big attempt.
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    Ghost WorldGhost World Posts: 7,036
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    Where can I get a copy of Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em?

    :o
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    tysonstormtysonstorm Posts: 24,609
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    I really, really enjoyed it. Didn't think I would at first tho. :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 151
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    Anyone who liked this should really check out this guy:

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation

    Basically the Charlie Brooker equivalent of reviewing games, very funny stuff :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 489
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    So funny and Dara O'Brien is crap at playing GTA IV. LOL!
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    MisoSoupMisoSoup Posts: 14,477
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    Deadly Frenchie wrote: »
    Anyone who liked this should really check out this guy:

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation

    Basically the Charlie Brooker equivalent of reviewing games, very funny stuff :D

    Good. Very good. I approve

    ty :)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,842
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    Deadly Frenchie wrote: »
    Anyone who liked this should really check out this guy:

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation

    Basically the Charlie Brooker equivalent of reviewing games, very funny stuff :D

    ...and of course there's the very funny Angry Video Game Nerd too. http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=1177

    Not watched Mr Brooker yet, but have recoded it so will watch tomorrow. Loved his Screenwipe stuff in the past!
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    CrimsonmonCrimsonmon Posts: 1,116
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    Sat.Deelay wrote: »
    ...and of course there's the very funny Angry Video Game Nerd too. http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=1177

    Seeing both AVGN and Yahtzee mentioned here is kind of surreal.

    I'll throw in a few sugesstions for ones releated to tonight's program in case anybody actually feels like checking them out:
    "Atari Porn" includes Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em from the show, and it's siblings.
    "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties" is a video-based game like Night Trap, and is quite hard to describe- other than after seeing what it's like, you'll wonder why the other game had the honour of having a little media festival.
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    XIVXIV Posts: 21,581
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    Watched Gameswipe and it was great in a geeky way. Although I liked and mostly agreed with what was said, I did think the Consolevania guys were a bit dismissive towards modern games.

    I thought the news reports about certain videogames and game playing in general were a bit OTT, I doubt any of the people who report or moan about games not indended for children have ever played these games.

    And Dara is rubbish at GTA IV and Gears of Wars. :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,260
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    All the fuss some of those games caused. Mortal Kombat and particularly Mortal Kombat II caused an uproar when they were released. People have been playing GTA games now for 12 years, by now surely we should have all jacked a car or 2, shot somebody in the face and mowed down a group of Hare Krishnas??
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    jenziejenzie Posts: 20,821
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    Repeat In Three Minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    jenziejenzie Posts: 20,821
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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    i am SOOOOOOO up for this
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    Manic MinerManic Miner Posts: 1,316
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    jack42 wrote: »
    So funny and Dara O'Brien is crap at playing GTA IV. LOL!

    This was the first time I found Dara OB in any way amusing, he was funny tonight
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    fezxenakisfezxenakis Posts: 900
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    Thanks for drawing my attention to this DSers. Just watched it on the iplayer. I love Charlie Brooker and I love old 80s games!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 184
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    jack42 wrote: »
    So funny and Dara O'Brien is crap at playing GTA IV. LOL!

    Yeah who the hell plays GTA 4 and actually drives at the same speed as the other cars in the game? You just plough through with a suped up sports car like most people do and shoot at the slow pokes! :p

    I do get what he means though, if you pay for a game you don't expect the content on later levels to be locked out, but then I suppose the people who can't get at that content are crap and gaming anyway! :rolleyes:

    Those two Scottish (or were they Irish?) guys talking about the good old days of gaming were right! British games were awesome and they were right on the button about Jet Set Willy! "Ah nobody will get this far in the game!" LOL

    Charlie needs to do a full series of this, as it was a one off! :(

    Here's the link to Gameswipe on BBCi Player: Gameswipe
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 184
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    Here's the show on YouTube for those who don't want to bother messing around with BBCi Player: Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe - part 1 (BBCFOUR)

    Watch it now in case the BBC force YouTube to remove it.
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    calatheacalathea Posts: 780
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    I loved it, very funny, very informative as well.

    I did like Dara's observation that no other medium makes you pay for a product and then doesnt let you see all of it. I've got many games where i got stuck at a certain point and never went back to them, thus "wasting" half a game
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