dogbert Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 A bunch of oh so whacky Scots have just uploaded the first episode of the second series of their TV show Consolevania - it's a 35 minute long show about videogames, featuring reviews, commentary & lots of humour. They've been doing them for a while, but this second season kicks up the presentation a notch. They were in talks about bringing it to the BBC for a while, but for now, they're sticking to distributing it online. It's free to distribute & there's torrents available for different quality links. Well worth a download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hahah...I'll download it based on the name alone. That is kickass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 It really is well done - it's definitely got an amateur feel to it but that's part of the charm. The guys have done writing for TV etc. It had my wife laughing too - a videogame program that can make my wife laugh is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 I've got the torrent open now; thanks for the rec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Downloading also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 :rotflmao That shit is AWESOME! Loved the reviews! I'm want to d/l some of the older episodes, but it doesn't look like the torrents are active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 "So here we go, moving a crane, just like in all those Batman comicbooks. Fuck off Batman!" :rotflmao -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyVolpe Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 The review of 7 Sins was even better. Oh my God. Brown Ribbon indeed. I just saw bits and pieces of it from Robot Monkey - I'll have to watch the whole thing sometime today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 They were in talks about bringing it to the BBC for a while, but for now, they're sticking to distributing it online. BigLime, one of the key guys, has announced they /have/ signed a deal to do a broadcast TV version. It won't be called Consolevania or be quite as 'naughty', and they plan to keep on doing CV online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 PSP Owners: Consolevania back-episodes are available formatted for the PSP here: http://www.rllmukforum.com/consolevania/ Season 2, Episode 2 is still the most recently released episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 The Consolevania guys have announced details of their BBC production. It's going to be called "videoGaiden", will be approximately ten minutes long, and the first one is broadcast just after midnight on November 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 BBC Scotland only though sadly. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 It'll be ripped & torrented right after broadcast, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Oh no doubt.... just a shame the Beeb are not yet ready to extend it to a national audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 I finally got round to getting hold of the first two episodes of Videogaiden and have to say I am pleased with the way it’s put together as essentially it is a slightly more professionally produced ten minute incarnation of Consolevania, only not quite so frantically obscure. I love the fact the Resident Evil 4 PS2 review is essentially whittled down to “just shut up and buy it will you? Just shut it!” shortly followed by the inspired joys of a spoof sitcom based on Pyramid Head from Silent Hill. The first episode also ends with a gem of a line from online gamin god ‘Legend’ that made me laugh out loud (“I got more frag in mah bag than Billy got Bragg, you understand me?!”). I was also very fond of the reasoning as to why Rez is a great game. The second episode is an improvement at the very least on laughs. A hilarious story about how Hired Guns on the Amiga brought Chaka Dimas and Pliers together, and a funny excuse as to why Final Fantasy VII is a masterpiece and an ingenious Splinter Cell sketch at the very end. Review wise there is a lot of love for Psychonauts. PS: A Christmas Special of Consolevania is due online next month too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Double Fine caught on to the Psychonauts praise in the second episode of Videogaiden. You can read their feedback here and also donwload an AVI of the episode. I'm assuming the comments in the blog are from Schafer himself? Incidentally, due to overwhelming response the BBC have put Videogaiden online officially here although only UK users are able to watch the episodes via the Beeb’s website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Here are two decent interviews with the lads: http://idlethumbs.net/display.php?id=232&p=1 http://www.jolt.co.uk/index.php?articleid=5044 Were you as blown away by the Revolution controller as the rest of us? What difference are you hoping it will make? Rab: Absolutely. It has the potential to “change the game” or “re-align the boundary struts” or “transmogrify the ballpark” or whatever else the American PR folk come up with. I think that on the day it was announced, every gamer on planet Earth had come up with 50 new games by lunchtime. People were saying “Oh man, I have a cool idea for a game about BRUSHING A MONKEY’S HAIR!” And everyone was going – “Where do I pre-order.” It’s gold. Brushing a monkey's hair is an inspired game idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I've already got it preordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 The last episode in the first series of Videogaiden is a gem (episode 6). Do try and grab a torrent if you come across one. Amusing reviews of Kameo and Need for Speed: Most Wanted (the latter of which opens which an inspired Topy Gear/Jeremy Clarkson piss take), and more good jokes about J Allard. They’ve gone out on form. I hope they get re-commissioned for a second, and longer, series… plus I can only hope they’ll go national in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Gods be praised! Episode Three from Series 2 of Consolevania is now online for all to download: http://consolevania.thefraudcast.com/downloads.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 I just watched the episode over lunch. It’s wonderful to have them back. There’s an amusing special report and a very funny preview of Rockstar’s TableTennis and look back at Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, as well as excellent reviews of Dragon Quest VIII and Shadow of the Colossus. There’s a brilliant look at that abysmal looking Mark Ecko game too. They certainly do make the long wait for new episodes worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Downloading now, thanks for the heads up. Top TV humour, quite possibly the best videogame show on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Post again when you've watched it. Having watched it again I have to say that the end of their special report (undercover in Virgin Megastore's games section) has the defining line of the episode that I wont spoil, but it's them at their best as very as obscurity goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Just watched it. Top show as usual. Absolutely no clue as to what the reference is that you're talking about - I caught it, but haven't made the connection. Gamers - go download & watch this show. It's got humour, style & a passion for games that's missing from a lot of things about games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Top show as usual. Absolutely no clue as to what the reference is that you're talking about - I caught it, but haven't made the connection. It wasn't so much a reference, just my love for the brilliance of the line "Fuckin biscuits in it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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