Thrik Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 It's very rarely that a non-shit videogame review programme appears on British TV. Amongst the mainstream-targetted bollocks, Consolevania - a previously internet-only amateur games show - has been going for a good two serieses. Recently, the BBC decided to let Consolevania have a ten minute slot on BBC Scotland. Despite being very short, it's still an appropriately entertaining piece of work and the reviews are generally very bluntly honest. Consolevania is famous for its humour, violence, racism, swearing, pedophilia, Hitler and serial killers. It's been toned down slightly for the BBC, but it's still pretty gr8 and definitely worth 10 minutes of your time. I found a http mirror of the first episode which aired the other night. If you live in the UK, try to watch it on Thursday nights at midnight so that it can be extended to a longer slot! Maybe videogame tv can be salvaged from its current state of disrepair. Maybe. http://broken-monkey.org/rllmuk/Video.G ... 1-2005.avi Mirror will probably die at any moment so get it while it's hot. Quote
ReNo Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 Awesome, I totally forgot when it was starting so thanks for the reminer and even more thanks for the first episode link Quote
Tequila Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 I've already sent my praise off to the BBC. The lads done good. Quote
insta Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 Consolevania is great, although I've only seen two episodes of season 2. The scottish accent makes their harsh reviews even better. Quote
ReNo Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 They were WAY too harsh on Call of Cthulhu, and I'm amazed that they preferred generic action horror The Suffering to what I found one of the more refreshing games of the year. Each to their own I guess and Call of Cthulhu has been getting some extremely mixed reviews - 8/10+ way down to 4/10, and god knows what VideoGaiden would have given it! Quote
Thrik Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Posted November 5, 2005 Haha. Where exactly did you send your compliments off to, Tequila? I'd like to do the same if it helps to emphasise that this really is a good show. Quote
Tequila Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/bbci_comment.shtml Quote
curman Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 no clue what they were saying :I i watched it, i thought it was even funnier cause i had no idea what they were saying.. atleast I understood the game footage clips. Quote
ShaDoW Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 lmao, I'm going with Curman here. Show was bloody brilliant and I laughed my ass off but I just couldn't understand a word of what they actually saying. Quote
Tequila Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 Glasgow is one hell of an inpenatrable accent, it's true. Doesn't help that they're talking rapidly to fit it all inside 10 minutes. Still, surely you can work out phrases like 'pure pish'? Quote
curman Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 i could make out some words when they slowed down, or when I guess they put on "american" accents to be funny Quote
insta Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 After watching that episode, I have to say I agree. The previous episodes were more or less understandable, but here I only got the gist of what they were saying. Still, great show Quote
ReNo Posted November 5, 2005 Report Posted November 5, 2005 Aahhh, so for once, being Scottish has it's benefits Quote
InsaneSingingBlender Posted November 6, 2005 Report Posted November 6, 2005 i cant understand a WORD they're saying Quote
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