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"Gamezville - Could it get more stupid?"

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Sun 04/01/04 at 13:30
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"Just Bog Standard.."
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Just been watching Gamezville, and someone sent in a question to them.

Q: What is better, Cartridges or CD's?

A: Well Cartridges load faster and don't use memory cards, and CD's hold more data, plus CD's are shiny and cool.

Shiny and cool?

Dumbest reason ever?
Sun 04/01/04 at 14:01
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"you've got a beard"
Posts: 7,442
OPLAR wrote:
> I hate it how Jamie and Darren clearly know nothing about games, but
> think they do by reading cue cards.

"today we're playing *whatever* 2"
-"well daz i'm a big fan of *whatever* 1 and the sequal looks to be even BETTer"

did you see the christmas special? (which i have to say wasn't THAT bad, certainly a lot better than the regular shows. but in the christmas special it wasn't just based around the 2 main presenters, the other cast got more of a role and it was all the better for it, that Matt "from the g-team" guy seems to know his stuff fairly well, plus he's not an irritating plank)

at the end of the christmas special there was an out-takes section... and a fair few of them were as follows:

"this game is absolutely wonderful, it looks great, it sounds great, it plays brilliant and you need to own it. it's... it's.... what game is it?"
enough said.
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:58
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"Which one's pink?"
Posts: 12,152
And it's hilarious when they get kids in to try the games, and at the end, they ask them what they thought of it.

"Well, the graphics are pretty crap, and the plot is rubbish. The gameplay isn't smooth at all, it's just pathetic. I think it should get 1 G."

"Yeh well, I fink dat diz game is awrite, what do you fink Daz?"

"Yeah man, we give it 4 G's!"

Morons.
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:56
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"you've got a beard"
Posts: 7,442
gamezville is atrocious.
the "viewer mail" is faked.
the presenters are awful.
the guru is useless (at least gamesmaster used to show you actual ways to progress in the game.. actually SHOW you, the guru only ever gives out codes or "button sequences to enter at the title screen").

in trying to make it trendy and "street" they've succeeded in setting the cause of video games back. some "viewer" mail from an episode i caught part of the other day (sky one sneakily put it on after the wrestling, which i usually have on in the background while i work.. tis hilarious!! anyways, moving on :) ... ) read along the lines of "i'm into games but 'my mate' (there's the first lie ;) ) says it's for geeks and nerds, what do you think?".
to which the obvious intellect of the presenters kicked into overdrive and pulled out this gem of wisdom: "of course it's not, just look at me and Daz, we're not geeks. of course there ARE geeks and nerds into it, but not on this show". WOW. the whole reply conjures imagery of the social outcasts from Saved By The Bell, but fear not!, for you won't see them on Gamezville, becasue they're COOL guys!

It's idiot tv, dumbed down to a point where it's utterly throwaway. the reviews consist of mentioning how good/bad the "graffix" are, then rating the game based on that.

as i mentioned in the "Classic Games..." forum, i have actually mailed: [email protected]
and asked them not to make another series. i also mailed:
[email protected]
and asked if he knew how such a pitiful show got commissioned in the first place. i urge you all to do the same, or we'll continue to get the video games-based tv version of Smash Hits for all eternity :-\
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:55
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"Too Orangy For Crow"
Posts: 15,844
"We're playing (a game) on (a console). Bob is on the top screen and Billy is on the bottom screen."

*2 seconds later*

"We're playing..."
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:51
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"Woteva"
Posts: 295
I hate it how Jamie and Darren clearly know nothing about games, but think they do by reading cue cards.

And the Guru's rubbish attempt at trying to look like he isn't reading an autocue by looking about the screen like so:

Press X
*Looks at top right*
Square
*Looks at top left*
Triangle
*Looks at bottom right*
Circle
*Looks at bottom left*
And R1
*Looks directly at viewer*

It's really laughable. Bring Gamesmaster and Games World! They both rocked!
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:51
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"Plate of glue"
Posts: 5,183
I watch Gamezville. When it first started it was a very good show. But its programs like that that will get stuid. I used to watch Xchange on the CBBC channel in the morning. Okay for a while, but it just got silly.
Gamezville was a good show aswell...
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:44
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"Too Orangy For Crow"
Posts: 15,844
The Guru = Drug Baron
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:40
Posts: 11,652
Ha ha, it is um, slightly gone off.
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:39
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Posts: 20,776
Guru = Child Molester
Sun 04/01/04 at 13:36
Posts: 11,652
I didn't phone it, honestly.

*Looks shifty*

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