It’s here! It’s here! The long-awaited sequel to 101 Video Games! Well, almost. Next week our new series of podcasts begins – 101 Films You Should Have Seen (Probably) . To whet your appetite we have a short introduction to the podcasts: a trailer if you will. As you’ll have guessed from the new title, we’ve followed in the footsteps of Street Fighter , Resident Evil , House of the Dead and Super Mario Brothers and turned from video games to films. And if our conversion is as half as successful ...
Oct 06, 2011
In part 2 of our round up of the games that didn’t quite make it, Lewis questions why on earth he didn’t write anything about these frankly brilliant games: Click below to listen to the podcast directly through this site: https://101videogames.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/podcast-24-games-that-didnt-quite-make-it-part-2-lewis.mp3 Or download and listen on your MP3 player of choice: Podcast 24 Games That Didn’t Quite Make It Part 2 – Lewis OR subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes b...
May 19, 2011
We know, we know. Surely Post 101 was the end of this thing? Well it was. Kind of. But we couldn’t finish without having a not-so-quick look at the games that didn’t quite make the magic 101. The games that made an impression, that were loved, that were remembered, but lacked that special something. The next post and podcast will feature Lewis’s games that for some reason weren’t quite up to scratch. In this post though we will be looking at Ian’s selection. Games that due to the pressure of tim...
May 18, 2011
Format: Dreamcast Genre: Racing, Arcade, Sandbox Released: 1999 Developer: Hitmaker Here at 101 Video Game Towers we often enjoy games that somehow turn mundane activities into fun adventures. Yes, you may have a good time being a space fighter pilot , or the heroic saviour of a post apocalyptic wasteland , or even a low-level gangster in the 1980s clubbing someone round the head with a baseball bat, but it can also be just as satisfying walking a dog , fishing or running a railway business . De...
Apr 12, 2011
Format: Xbox 360 Genre: Action Role-Playing Released: 2008 Developer: Bethesda Game Studios So, Fallout 3 . It’s buggy. Occasionally awkward to control. The in-game characters sometimes know stuff they shouldn’t and/or the conversations get stuck in odd loops. It is also fantastic. Fallout 3 2008 was not a great year for Ian. All sorts of horrible things happened and his life took a very different direction to where he thought it was going. Come November he found himself single and living with h...
Apr 06, 2011
Welcome, wanderers of the SuperInformationCanalPath, to the Podcast of Champions: an entire 26 minutes (count ’em!) dedicated to the MIGHTY BEINGS of Amiga Power (and other, lesser gaming magazines). It's Doom... but on the Amiga. Pay attention as we DISSEMINATE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION about Stuart N Hardy, the Amstrad CPC464k (NOT the Amstrad CPC6128k), Bob The Hamster, Office Joust, Doom… but on the Amiga, “Orwellian dandies” and AP’s dreadful, hateful magazine rivals: we’re looking at you, (“Mi...
Feb 04, 2011
Format: Playstation Genre: Survival Horror Released: 1998 Developer: Capcom It’s been quite a journey for this podcast. Way back in early 2008, right at the very beginning of the blog, Ian decided he was going to write a post about a Resident Evil game. Problem was he couldn’t decide which one. Do you go with the original? Or Resident Evil 2, the game of the series he probably played the most? What about Resident Evil 4? Arguably the best of the series… Although saying that Resident Evil 3 has i...
Jan 17, 2011
Another year, another 101 Video Games That Made My Life Slightly Better Christmas Special Podcast. During the last Christmas Special Ian made the bold claim that it would be the only Christmas Special, as we would have finished the blog by the end of 2010. He was proved wrong. So join us in what will almost definitely be the last ever 101 Video Games Christmas Special Podcast. Yeah, almost certainly the last. Probably. And a Merry Christmas to all our listeners at home! The podcast is even more ...
Dec 23, 2010
Format: Xbox 360 Genre: Third-Person Shooter Released: 2009 Developer: Terminal Reality ( SCENE : The Ghostbusters are facing Gozer. He/She/It speaks to them in a voice that can be heard throughout Metropolitan New York and parts of New Jersey). GOZER : SUBCREATURES! GOZER THE GOZERIAN, GOZER THE DESTRUCTOR, VOLGUUS ZILDROHAR, THE TRAVELLER HAS COME. CHOOSE AND PERISH. WINSTON : What’s he talking about? Choose what? STANTZ : What do you mean “choose?” We don’t understand. GOZER: CHOOSE! SPENGLER...
Dec 15, 2010
Welcome to the 1st BEST EVER CONSOLE FINAL! I think we would all agree it’s a been one hell of a journey. Over the weeks we’ve seen Japanese women slapping each other, Big Daddy, Miss World Competitions, the image of Lewis in a red bikini, a picture of Shigeru Miyamoto with a turnip for a head and our first swears. There’s been some laughs… and some tears. Finally we reach the, er, final. So fans (cough), enjoy this slightly poor sound quality podcast. Who will win? There’s only one way to find ...
Nov 25, 2010
The Semi Finals of any competition are always stressful. So close to the final yet so far. The Semi Final of The Best Ever Console Competition is of course no different. If anything, it’s worse. If you think the pressure from the tabloids is bad on the England football team, you should try picking up one of the Video Game mags. ‘The Official Playstation Magazine’ has photographed the Playstation in a nightclub drinking before a big match, Edge has had feature after feature on consoles’ WAGs (wit...
Nov 04, 2010
It’s the Quarter Finals of the Best Ever Console Competition on 101 Video Games! More importantly it’s the swimwear section of the contest. Unfortunately the ‘PC’ brigade have nothing better to do than attack an innocent competition, somehow suggesting that forcing consoles to parade in front of our judges showing as much flesh as possible is demeaning and sexist. Poppycock! Pictured: Lewis and Ian pose with last year's winner of the Miss Best Ever Console Contest Still, that’s the world we live...
Oct 20, 2010
LADIEEEEEEEZ AND genelmen, welcome to Round Two of the Best Ever Console Competition! This week we have a very special guest star on the podcast – Shirley Crabtree, aka BIG DADDY himself. Big Daddy powerslams Lewis to show him who is REALLY boss. Due to contractual reasons and the fact that he died nearly 13 years ago, Big Daddy says nothing during the podcast. But he did perform a couple of wrestling moves on Lewis and Ian while they were warming up for the recording (Lewis and Ian have a very ...
Oct 11, 2010
It begins. The already legendary 101 Video Games Best Ever Console Contest! Or Competition! Or Thing! To be honest we’ve not properly agreed on a title. Anyway, listen as Lewis and Ian discuss, debate, argue, call each other names and play rock paper scissors stone through 12 rounds of red-hot console on console action. And if you think that sounds dirty and disgusting you should have been at the recording. Lewis and Ian's debate over whether the Amstrad 6128k is better than the PS2 becomes heat...
Sep 23, 2010
Ah childhood. Scrumping for apples. Jumpers for goalposts. Pooh sticks. Quarter pound of penny sweets. Scraped knees and muddy faces. And of course, a time call your friend a d*ckhead because they happen to have a different console to you, to draw a picture of Sonic stabbing Mario through the heart and send it to Mean Machines and spend hours arguing that the Mega drive is definitely better than the SNES as in the Mega Drive Aladdin you get to use the sword but on SNES you can only throw apples ...
Sep 14, 2010
Scene: A group of ape-like creatures approaches an enormous black obelisk. The creatures become agitated, whooping and howling as the skitter back and forth in confusion and fright. The braver of the creatures start to approach th obelisk, and the boldest of the group reaches out to touch it. Looking down, the creature espies a bone, and for some reason he feels the urge to pick it up. The excitement in the group reaches fever pitch, and in a frenzy the bone is thrown high into the air… the came...
Aug 12, 2010
Format: GameCube Genre: Survival Horror Released: 2002 Developer: Silicon Knights Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic fantasy film scripted by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. The film uses elements of science fiction, nonlinear narration and neosurrealism to explore the nature of memory and romantic love. It opened in North America on March 19, 2004 and grossed over US$70 million worldwide. This podcast is not about that film. Instead Lewis and Ian di...
Aug 03, 2010
Olé olé, olé olé, olé olé, olé olé PIZZA HUT HUT HUT! It’s the 101 Video Games Made My Life Slightly Better World Cup Special Podcast. If you love football and if you love video games then you’ll love two men awkwardly talking about why they don’t really like sports and football, and at one point get quite bitter about the fact that football isn’t seen as nerdy. Even though it is. A Quick Word From Kenny... Click below to listen directly through this site: https://101videogames.wordpress.com/wp-...
Jun 08, 2010
Format: Xbox 360 Genre: Fighting/Stealth/Adventure Released: 2009 Developer: Rocksteady Studios SCENE: WAYNE MANSIONS. BILLIONAIRE BRUCE WAYNE, THE SECRET IDENTITY OF THE BATMAN, SITS IN HIS LIBRARY, BROODING. HIS FAITHFUL MANSERVANT, ALFRED, HANDS HIM A RED TELEPHONE… COMMISSIONER GORDON: ‘Batman?’ BATMAN: ‘Yes Commissioner Gordon?’ C. GORDON: ‘It’s the Riddler, he’s sent us a message. It’s addressed to you…’ BATMAN: ‘Read it to me Commissioner, this might be important’ C. GORDON: ‘Riddle me th...
Apr 15, 2010
Format: Dreamcast Genre: First Person Shooter Released: 2000 Developer: id Quake III Arena . Bane of Degrees. Annoyer of Female Housemates. Enemy of Social Life. King of multiplayer FPS games on the Dreamcast circa 2000. Yes Lewis and Ian step into the time machine that is their collective memory and travel back to the Space Year 2000 where they wasted so many hours playing Quake III Arena . Hear the journey on this, our 6th podcast. You’d think by now we would actually be good at them. But wait...
Mar 05, 2010
Romance can be a tricky thing. One person’s romance is another person’s schmaltzy nonsense. If you’re wondering how to enjoy Valentines’ Day in a suitably romantic fashion we recommend going to a fancy restaurant, ordering a good bottle of red, then putting on the 101 Video Games Valentine’s Day Special Podcast to fill those awkward gaps in conversation. Enjoy! https://101videogames.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/podcast-5-valentines-day-special.mp3 Click above to listen directly throu...
Feb 14, 2010
'Greetings...' Celebrate us reaching our half way point on the blog by listening to yet another 101 Video Games Podcast! This time we discuss the strange history of Video Games on TV. If Video Killed the Radio Star will Video Games kill the TV Star? No, of course not. We ramble on for about 22 minutes this time. We also laugh a lot at our own jokes again. Sorry! Click on the player to listen directly through this site: https://101videogames.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/podcast-4-game...
Feb 10, 2010
Format: Xbox 360 Genre: Rhythm Action Released: 2009 Developer: Harmonix [The scene – Abbey Road Studios, June 1962…] Paul: Mr Martin, Mr Martin, we’ve got a great idea for our band. George: Yeah Mr Martin, its well gear. George Martin: Now what’s all this about boys? Pete: Well Mr Martin, The Beatles, the band I’m part of and, I guess, will always be part of, think it would be fab if there was some kind of game that allowed people to pretend to be us. They could sing our songs and play with pre...
Jan 14, 2010
The beautiful Amstrad CPC 6128k. With colour monitor. It’s the 101 Video Games That Made My Life Slightly Better Christmas Special Podcast! Listen as we ramble about games we got at Christmas, games that Lewis played this year that Ian didn’t, Gants Hill roundabout, Avatar, Guy Ritchie and Batman. A lot about Batman. https://101videogames.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/podcast-2-christmas-special-2009.mp3 Click above to listen directly through this site or click below to listen/downloa...
Dec 17, 2009
Format: Wii Genre: Light Gun Game Released: 2009 Developer: Headstrong Games 'Mutherhugger' (taken from http://www.blast-o-rama.com ) It’s finally here, the first 101 Video Games That Made My Life Slightly Better podcast! Click play below to hear two very well spoken boys quietly speak in very posh voices about The House of the Dead: Overkill. Be amazed as we get a bit too excited and talk over each other. And be slightly concerned as our mums come up in the conversation. Enjoy, and don’t be too...
Nov 04, 2009
