The Super Nintendo brought other classics amongst friends, in particular Super Mario Kart and Zelda as well as:
Street Fighter II Turbo
From my first memories of this game in arcade form in the local fish and chip Shop, I was hooked. I even remember investing in the metal tin super edition which came with a metal logo badge. I gave it away to another lad in my class when I eventually took part in the swap shop.
I loved this game so much I never exchanged it, only opting to give away the metal pin badge I had of the logo for a Knightmare book which was also a good seller at my school at the time. I still own this SNES classic, which outlived my Knightmare book went back to swap-shop.
For those who aren’t familar with children’s Television show Knightmare, the website IMDB does a fairly good description of a difficult programme to explain:
“Dungeons and Dragons-style show that lets contestants explore a computer-generated fantasy world, with wicked special effects and cunning puzzles.”
The series produced a few adventure books which mimicked the point and click games on PC. This was a sort after item in the swap-shop.
Other TV programmes for us gaming-focused kids in the U.K I found myself glued to and probably would still watch include:
GamesMaster
Yet another difficult show to explain, the show presented up-to-date gaming releases by the presenter and the GamesMaster, acted by Sir Patrick Moore. He was better known at the time the show first began as an astronomer with controversial political perspectives. Yet, within the show he featured as a giant floating figure allowing a contestant to consult for help with on the latest games.
It inspired a magazine which outlived the TV programme by some distance, which is a shame due to engaging way to keep on top of new releases which is even more relevant now more than ever.
Red Dwarf
A slightly less obvious link to gaming, however this show was way beyond its time due to fantastic writing and follow through. I do not have a bad word to say any of the episodes I have been watched glued to from the very beginning. One of my favourite episodes was the Gunman of the apocalypse. It had a lot of visions of VR using what could be compared to an early AR headset mixed with a Hollywood Western experience, at a time when I was still playing Mad Dog McCree in the local arcade.
With a humourous take on Hollywood Westerns , this episode featured characters Dangerous Dan McGrew, Brett Riverboat and the Riviera Kid, through the hilarious and ingenious concept of the artificial reality.
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