Under Consoletation: The Video Game Television Podcast

DISCLAIMER: The Floppies this year should have been less of a technical nightmare, what with us being sat in the same room... and yet. And still. So this audio release represents the best effort to clean it up, remove the echo/reverb, and make it at least palatable to listen to. Cheers!it's The Floppies 2026! Myself and Cliff get together in person to reveal the winners and the almost winners, discuss some of your feedback, and generally try and remember what it actually was we did during 2025.Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com

I want to be the very best... like no one ever was! To plant them is my real test, to pluck them is my cause! Yes, it's the game that used one of the other vowels, PIKMIN! Ash and Cliff go into the origins, question how truthful Miyamoto is, if he likes boiled eggs, and whether the cold weather has caused shrinkage.Also, we talk about the origins of the game. A bit.Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com

Ash & Cliff are stumbling back to 2002 for a late night post session kebab whilst they watch Thumb Bandits on Channel 4! There's Slipknot! Pikmin! Slipknot! Smash Bros.! Slipknot! Cancelled games! Slipknot! Wrestling! and also... Slipknot!Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNSs5-fqhm0Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com

Greeetings!Welcome to a new month of UCP fun as we dive back into a show that is one of our favourites, Good Game. We revisit Bajo and Hex, as they battle Hex's sugar zoomies, and Bajo's urge to find a game that is the perfect level of discovery, gameplay and storyline (SPOILERS: Nothing meets Goldie Locks needs).The episode consists of arty explorer Proteus, epic JRPG Persona 4 Golden and FPS Crysis 3. As well as Goose taking Cliff and Ash to school to teach them what a Reboot is... Cliff Rant Incoming!Watch Good Game here: https://youtu.be/eYLyPy2cmPw?si=m2nh67db89zdIJDPDON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE FLOPPIES: https://forms.gle/LF4aYLozHfScLDdu6Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com

We're going back to GamesMaster! Kind of!Ash and Cliff dive into Issue 2 of the magazine of the TV show from all the way back in January 1993. Cliff goes off schedule, Ash compares Ducks to Cheese, and some letter writers have strong feelings on Atari vs Commodore. It's all there in a standard magazine episode that should have been a nice gentle start to 2026, but really really wasn't.Read the magazine here via Sega Retro: https://segaretro.org/GamesMaster_(magazine)DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE FLOPPIES: https://forms.gle/LF4aYLozHfScLDdu6Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com

AWOOGA! Ash and Cliff finally enter the Cyberzone after getting lost in Cyber Swindon... curse that magic roundabout!Craig shouts a lot, Thesp chews the digital scenery, and two of our contestants are from Mensa! Well.. one of them is, but the other did apply!Will Ash and Cliff survive their encounters with the Borg? Can they get their minds around the complexities of the puzzles? Will they know what to do with a duck? Find out... now.Watch Cyberzone here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLj-xibrpoMDON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE FLOPPIES: https://forms.gle/LF4aYLozHfScLDdu6Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com

That's a wrap for recording in 2025, so as Ash and Cliff finish recording January's core episode they take a few moments to reflect on the year gone, as well as launching the survey for this years Floppies awards!Fill in your results here:https://forms.gle/LF4aYLozHfScLDdu6Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com

There's somebody at the door, there's somebody at the door! And somebody at the window! Somebody at the window! And people trapped in a painting! And people trapped in a painting!Yes, it's the UCP Christmas special, and keeping with our core and Extra episodes it's Christmas 1984 as Ash and Cliff visit the Pink Windmill for a show filled with excitement, song and dance numbers, adventure, song and dance numbers, camp robots, song and dance numbers, and high peril. Also, there's song and dance numbers.Will Emu's goose be cooked? Can Rod Hull get some green jelly? Will you be surprised by the legitimate videogame connection this episode has? Listen and find out!Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com