1-19 - Shadowgate
Episode description
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
- Outer Wilds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS2KB_cFrTo
- American Murder: The Family Next Door - https://youtu.be/ep8iKiQNSrY
- Des - https://youtu.be/FvWaTtE7rpk
- What Mark Did
- Star Wars: Squadrons - https://youtu.be/nCcfJ9uEwvs
- Monster Hunter World - https://youtu.be/OotQrKEqe94
- Future Man - https://youtu.be/FjY1xnZfLSY?t=4
- What Sull Did
- Hades - https://youtu.be/mD8x5xLHRho
- Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/sulldabull
- CMFT by Corey Taylor - https://youtu.be/og1RMTP2fYk
- Working Mens Club - https://youtu.be/YfIUSeh-FOw
Cultural Interlude - May 30th 1991
Music
Singles
Holding on to the number one spot was
- Cher - Shoop Shoop Song - https://youtu.be/yCpKQjqb8Y4
- Number 2 - Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee) - https://youtu.be/_KztNIg4cvE Originally written by her and two others for Ultra Nate (Free)
- Number 4 - The KLF - Last Train to Trancentral - https://youtu.be/-gLs6YNnqZY
Albums
- UK number one album !!! - Eurythmics - Greatest Hits - Fave Eurythmics track?
- Number 4 - EMF - Schubert Dip - featured Unbelievable - https://youtu.be/sfCLt0kTd5E
- Number 7 - De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead - Feat Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) - https://youtu.be/6-JOVXZePQk
Fillums!
- No 1 - Silence of the Lambs - Directed by: Jonathan Demme - Starring: Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins - https://youtu.be/W6Mm8Sbe__o
- No 2 - Problem Child - Directed by: Dennis Dugan - directed the films Happy Gilmore (1996), Big Daddy (1999) amongst others - Starring: John Ritter - https://youtu.be/cxFT8zYZ3dU
- No 5 - Mermaids -Directed by Richard Benjamin, and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, and Christina Ricci in her film debut - https://youtu.be/DUSPGXmZQbM
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
- Gremlin’s Super Cars II, follow up to erm Super Cars 1…, on the Amiga scoring 91 https://youtu.be/iWzlO7HkF3w
- World Class Leaderboard on the Master System scoring 90 - https://youtu.be/mWUYJ6AHorA?t=22
- Sword of Vermillion - Megadrive - Scoring 91- https://youtu.be/dK1ojKh6S3E
!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
- Shatterhand - https://youtu.be/RloxrSfOJR8
- Sky Kid - https://youtu.be/VwKrmn-YzBg
- Snake Rattle and Roll - https://youtu.be/KNJBMqYj4ZI
- And of course...Super Mario Bros 1,2 & 3 https://youtu.be/L_AerCVhoTM
Cultural Interlude Playlist
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1gvqeG2Guat9cFhuvN8qvx
Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/pixel-hunt-podcast-playlist/pl.u-ZmbllWmh0lPZ4E
What did YOU think of Shadowgate? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was May 91 for you?!
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