Gamezville

Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
<div class="IPBDescription">O...m.....g......</div> O.k, I know this has been discussed, but I have to vent.

I WANTED to like this show, and it was o.k (apart from the fact the hosts clearly have no idea what theyre talking about) for the most part. I liked the face-off, the game guru, the reviews varied depending on the reviewer; some of them could barely be bothered to stop playing to give the review, and just grunted things like "yeah.... it's great.... yeah.... graphics... yeah".

Then came the horror that inspired me to post this.

They had a face off between C&C generals, and C&C Red Alert 2.

Do you know what they did? They showed footage of Commandos 2.

Who researches this stuff? How did no-one figure out that THIS IS NOT C&C GENERALS? Didnt the title screen give it away? Or the box? Or did they just download the footage off Kazza?

My god..... idiot overload...... aaaaaargh
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    Please link me to this article of comedic joy
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    It's a TV program in the U.K, sorreh. At least you are spared from the horror <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Nil_IQ+Sep 4 2003, 09:24 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Sep 4 2003, 09:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's a TV program in the U.K, sorreh. At least you are spared from the horror <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Can you remember the last "gamers" programme we got over here in the U.K? That crap presented by Ian Lee.
    They stood there and bashed Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty for 15 minutes, went to some adverts, when the ads where done they bashed MGS2:SOL for another 15 minutes!!!
    It was complete crap.

    That show called Bits wasn't much better either. But at least that had
    Emily Booth presenting it. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    The only show left on UK t.v revolving around gaming is that CyberNet thingy which only gets show at stupid times, I think the last time I saw it it was being shown at 3am.
  • TeoHTeoH Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11640Members
    The UK has never had anything even remotely resembling a respectable gaming-orientated TV program. And i doubt it ever will. A TV show has to appeal to an audience of a certain size in order to make it worth the cost of getting it on air, and unfortunately the appropriately-sized audience in question is a disgrace to humanity.

    /me shudders while recalling the "UKs greatest gamer" TV competition.
  • DizzyOneDizzyOne BASS&#33; Join Date: 2002-11-17 Member: 9095Members
    In the netherlands u have the best gaming program called 'game kings', its on "the box" (like mtv) at 2 am usually (the time says it all <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> )

    its the best gaming program ever, its funneh and they know how to diss a bad game

    all the other gaming programs ive seen sucked so bad that I felt like spamming their mailbox for a week
  • RueRue Join Date: 2002-10-21 Member: 1564Members
    GameNetwork <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
    Sky 223 ROCKS!......well not really but its a start

    any1 in the UK remember the channel called .tv?
  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    edited September 2003
    I say bring back Gamesmaster. It was the only decent Video Game show i've ever seen.
    The hosts of Gamezille appear to give the game a score without actually playing it.....I assume they are simply told what to say.
    And the people playing it are so entranced by the game they lose the ability to form sentances. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    edit: and the gamesguru is just a very bad rip-off of the GamesMaster...bow down that floating head i say <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Josiah_BartletJosiah_Bartlet Join Date: 2002-07-04 Member: 880Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--DY357LX+Sep 4 2003, 11:43 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DY357LX @ Sep 4 2003, 11:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Nil_IQ+Sep 4 2003, 09:24 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Sep 4 2003, 09:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's a TV program in the U.K, sorreh. At least you are spared from the horror <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Can you remember the last "gamers" programme we got over here in the U.K? That crap presented by Ian Lee.
    They stood there and bashed Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty for 15 minutes, went to some adverts, when the ads where done they bashed MGS2:SOL for another 15 minutes!!!
    It was complete crap.

    That show called Bits wasn't much better either. But at least that had
    Emily Booth presenting it. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    The only show left on UK t.v revolving around gaming is that CyberNet thingy which only gets show at stupid times, I think the last time I saw it it was being shown at 3am. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You be talking about Thumb Bandits which was damn funny.

    I'm surprised no-one else has seen Mercenaries which was shown on Bravo a while back, repeats are shown on Ftn (Sky 256) daily.
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    Urgh, i posted this before, but it got lost in one of the forum's errors. Here we go again....

    After watching this excuse for a gaming program, i can now vouch for how absolutely shite it really is. First they had a gaming 'expert' who was talking about Super Mario World and they kept showing clips of him playing. He died no less than 3 times, ON FRICKIN' MARIO! So that made me cringe a bit, but then it came to the part which made me just turn my tv off.

    One of my pet hates is music making programs. No, i'm not, however, talking great programs like Cubase or Logic, no, i'm talking these crappy Playstation music makers. The show moved over to their resident 'music expert' who began to waffle on about how good this new generic, mediocre dance music creator worked and then proceeded with the following dialogue.

    Retard 1: So have you got anything you've done?
    'expert': Sure, this took me about an hour to put together.

    'expert' presses play and some mindless generic music pours forth from the speakers.

    Retard 1: So i can make music like this and be a top DJ with this?
    'expert': Yeah you can.

    <span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!</span>

    God knows HOW LONG i've spent sat infront of my synth playing with cubase to make a new rhythm or melody sound just right and i'm sick of these loop-based mindless programs encouraging people with <b>NO</b> musical talent to make music that is entirely <b>devoid</b> of all musical talent.

    *cough*

    Anyway, sorry for that little rant. This program is crap. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Its been downhill since the following ended:

    Gamesmaster
    Thumbandits
    Bad Infulence
  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    Thankfully I've never had an opportunity to watch a gaming TV show. I once thought about how I would do one though, unfortunatly I would be the Jay Sherman of game reviewers so it would'nt be watched by anyone.
  • ElectricSheepElectricSheep Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15716Members
    Ever heard of G4TV it's ok.
  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    While not entirely related to this topic, I just finished watching the new BBC2 program Time Commanders, where a team of people command an army against a computer controlled opponent, based on historic battles. Todays battle was the Romans (Computer controlled) against the Carthaginians (Team controlled) in Trebia, northern Italy. The battle originally took place in 216 BC. This was actually a very enjoyable program, which is somewhat of a novelty since these sorts of programs usually fail to entertain somewhere along the way. They had two historical experts surveying the battle and commenting on their tactics with lots of enthusiasim, comparing this team's efforts to the strategy used by Hannibal when he was fit in battle against the Romans.

    Next week is another battle against the Romans set in southern Scotland, which I shall hopefully be tuning into. Finally, a TV game program using computers which is intelligent and entertaining to watch!
  • Lumberjack_WannabeLumberjack_Wannabe Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14404Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Nil_IQ+Sep 4 2003, 04:00 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Sep 4 2003, 04:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> They had a face off between C&C generals, and C&C Red Alert 2.

    Do you know what they did? They showed footage of Commandos 2.

    <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    rofl...

    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Mr-StabbyMr-Stabby Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14401Banned
    I've discussed GamezVille on many forums. This is pure rubbish! The blokes have no idea what they're talking about, the kids who review the games base their reviews on the graphics rather than the gameplay, the games guru is a complete ripoff of Gamesmaster, perhaps even Nam Rood from Bad Influence too and its just generally crap!

    Yeah :esuna: i remember watching that episode where the bloke was talking to the 2 retards whilst playing mario world. Most of the time he just kept still and then eventually when he did move he got killed. THEN!! THEN!! the 2 blokes had the audacity to say at the end that by the looks of his playing he was a Mario World expert. These blokes know nothing!!!!!!!

    The best games show was and will always be Bad Influence. It had presenters who knew their stuff, enjoyed games and actually bothered to research their games. I remember that fantastic piece they did on games piracy where they researched the different methods of copying games such as XCOPY (High-tech in those days) a SNES box which copies games onto floppy disks and they also showed the difference between the boxes and why the fakes don't actually have the company logo on them.

    That was great stuff! Gamerzville is crap. They even sent a reporter to the making of a new game, and the questions they asked the makers were so perfetic. They were like "yeah so are the graphics good" and "umm will there be good weapons".

    Even Game-Pad is better than gamezville. Game-Pad is ok, i mean it is presented by ex-bad influence bird Violet Berlin, which is always good, i used to fancy her, but the show isn't that good really and they only make a certain amount of shows per year, which are repeated for the next year. I mean ffs today they just literally reviewed the BRAND NEW GAME Battlefield 1942!!! Sheesh!

    The only descent games program on now is Cybernet, which i stay up to watch even though its on at 3am, because its good!

    Bring back Bad Influence i say!!!
  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    Bits was tolerable, Thumb Bandits was just fun, Gamesmaster was nice but its been churned out every few years in a newer, lesser, format. Games World for example. And now Gamezville.

    Gamesmaster had those little moments you'll never see again, like Dave Perry getting thrashed at a game and storming off, or the constant bandana jokes.

    I gave Gamezville one viewing and didn't last 30 seconds. I don't watch any televised review show any more.
  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    god not gamezville......the retro corner is so crap , an "expert" comes on for 2 mins saying yeah .....this is a retro game ......look at it *wooooo*
  • ElectricSheepElectricSheep Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15716Members
    G4 TV
    Oh and think of one good thing that replaces s with z. Go ahead I dare you.
  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    They just need to bring back good old Captain N and call it quits.
  • JavertJavert Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15954Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Lumberjack Wannabe+Sep 4 2003, 03:56 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lumberjack Wannabe @ Sep 4 2003, 03:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Nil_IQ+Sep 4 2003, 04:00 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Sep 4 2003, 04:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> They had a face off between C&C generals, and C&C Red Alert 2.

    Do you know what they did? They showed footage of Commandos 2.

    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    rofl...

    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    My, that's so stupid. I'm sorry but I thought the guys would have had at least an ELEMENTARY knowledge of what they're talking about.

    I can see it now
    <i>*Fox News reports that Saddam Hussein has been spotted in Iraq, showing slides of pyramids...</i>
  • Mr-StabbyMr-Stabby Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14401Banned
    who remembers Nam Rood from Bad Influence?

    <img src='http://www.badinfluence.fsnet.co.uk/signed_nam.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    Now he WAS the games guru!!!
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Brings back memories....Badinfluence made me make my first purchase (C&C) which really started my path towards a hardcore gamer...
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Javert+Sep 4 2003, 11:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Javert @ Sep 4 2003, 11:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> My, that's so stupid. I'm sorry but I thought the guys would have had at least an ELEMENTARY knowledge of what they're talking about.
    of pyramids...[/i] <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I know. I know.

    And they we're going

    "Look at the graphics, the explosions, how can you say red alert 2 is better than this?"

    Well... um.. for a start THAT WASNT C&C GENERALS.

    I will watch it if it's the only thing on purely because it is my duty as a gamer (even though they are NOT gamers), but I will most likely cringe through every mistake, n00by "expert" and crappy review.
  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    you should of seen the Warcraft III review. The guy was standing over the kid saying "yeah, so..all those buttons there must be really confusing yeah?" and hes like.... "not really, they have hotkeys for these" and the guys like "oh cool..." and the kid gives it 5/5 and then he gives HIS verdict and he do you know what he does? he says "Yeah, it can be abit confusing with all the buttons around the screen, But the graphics are good!" and gives it 4/5. DO YOU NOT LISTEN MAN? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    edited September 2003
    Nam Rood, Viowet Berwin, and....eeer... Andy Crane, wasnt it?

    Nam Rood had a modded up speccy somewhere in his shed.... and his hedgehog.

    Viowet of course now doing gamethpot tv with gratuitous cleavage shots on Bravo (the UK digital/cable channel).

    Edit - And who could forget the DATABLAST! - tho not much good if you'd an older VCR like I had.
  • Mr-StabbyMr-Stabby Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14401Banned
    Oh god yeah, the Datablast was an amazing idea wasn't it!!! Although yeah my VCR was old, so if you paused it, it just jumped a lot, shame.

    Yeah Bad Influence was the best show!! Even the kids that reviewed the games in those days did it properly. Violet Berlin is now in Game-Pad yeah. Have you seen the weird clothes she wears? Its kind of a top with 2 zips on it which are unzipped to show her clevage, its quite kewl <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Andy Crane was kewl, even though he admitted he wasn't much of a gamer, he did do the show well anyway.

    Nam Rood was just plain amazing, i was so sad when he left and got replaced with that black woman Sonia I think it was. Remember his catchphrase? "Alright Fertlers" lol <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Necrosis+Sep 6 2003, 02:03 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrosis @ Sep 6 2003, 02:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Viowet of course now doing gamethpot tv with gratuitous cleavage shots on Bravo (the UK digital/cable channel). <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And <b>THAT</b> my friends is the only reason to watch Game-Pad <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • OlmyOlmy Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16142Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Developer, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond
    Bring back THUMB BANDITS!!!!
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Venmoch+Sep 6 2003, 07:26 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Sep 6 2003, 07:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Necrosis+Sep 6 2003, 02:03 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrosis @ Sep 6 2003, 02:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Viowet of course now doing gamethpot tv with gratuitous cleavage shots on Bravo (the UK digital/cable channel). <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And <b>THAT</b> my friends is the only reason to watch Game-Pad <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, just don't look above the neckline <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Oh, and try to block out her voice.....
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--Edgecrusher+Sep 6 2003, 01:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Edgecrusher @ Sep 6 2003, 01:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Bring back THUMB BANDITS!!!! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes Please, once they filmed at my ski club!
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