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Thank you. I think being childish works well!

The probably isn’t a lot of crossover no.

Hopefully not Postman Pat 3…

@jaethemanchild Don't think I even got the first two Postman Pats

Yeah, it’s fine! It’s nice and big at least.

Happy to edumacate!

Now, you’d think I could have gone back and corrected that. Especially in its second incarnation. Whoops!

I *think* it is. My son has never watched it though. If a children’s magazine show has never been seen, can it really exist?

@@jaethemanchild : That lady who used to wear the short skirts definitely got seen by me... Quick google, Katy Hill... And now im not going to get work done for 30 minutes.

It's still going, and still has attractive presenters

@@VermithraxPejorative : It's not the same thing when it's not your first "time" though is it?

It’s definitely not a sequel to the Snowman, that’s for sure!

Goodness me. That would certainly trigger my hilarity gland if I’d have been in your studenty comedown shoes!

Thank you, I’m keeping my record of one mistake per video going. Always good to be consistent!

Is Fatman new? I’ve no heard of it.

@@jaethemanchild It came out in 2020. A kid hires a contract killer to kill Santa. Mel Gibsons Santa is working for the US government, and it's just a mess

Bombjack could easily have made the list in retrospect. The spectrum one is a great conversion

I know you’ve got some absolute filth up your sleeve!

I think there might have been a mobile phone Elf on The Shelf. I vaguely remember seeing it on iOS. I had no idea about the animation though. That may well fall into my rotation when my son and I have our Christmas moviethon

@@jaethemanchild I didn't know it existed until I saw it for sale in HMV around eight years ago. It was made for TV in 2014 and is entitled "Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas". I'm quite looking forward to watching the new episode of Wallace and Gromit on Christmas Day because it's been almost 20 years since The Curse Of The Were Rabbit was released. Most people assumed that was the end of it, but I had a feeling it would return again one day. The W&G games on the Xbox were pretty decent.

I love the GBA. Definitely my favourite handheld. Some of my favourite games are on it like Ninja Cop, Metroid Zero Mission and Astroboy… but boy did it get some stinkers too! Imagine in 1986 that 15-20 years later you’d have an arcade perfect Outrun in your pocket.

@@jaethemanchild I was thinking exactly the same thing because the first Outrun conversion I owned was on the Sega Master System, which wasn't bad, but not even close to being arcade perfect. The PC Engine version, which I owned three years later, looked a lot like the arcade version, but wasn't quite as playable. When I bought the GBA version, I couldn't believe how accurate it was, same with all the other Sega games on that cartridge. The good thing is, the cartridge is compatible with the DS, so I can still play it.

Stuart, you’re not alone in your festive shruggery. Somewhere on my channel there is a video of me playing Pipemania and absolutely miserin’ about it. As you say, a cracking time to get sozzled, so here is to you sir!

You maybe right regards Cyclone, it’s arguably the better game because the helicopter is lot more responsive. Minder has no right to be as good as it is.

I remember it got really good reviews, didn’t it?

@@jaethemanchild very good for playing on a little retro handheld.

Roland is combing his fur and straightening his little hat as we speak

No Poland pat though!

@ he’s in the second half too. There are a LOT of P’s!

It is not!

@jaethemanchild dammit!

It was a bit disappointing when I got it, so you didn’t miss out.

I know right?! 20 years ago. I’m sure the 80s were 20 years ago!

Jim Carrey does do a great job in it. Your sister got herself a great little game there

It’s tricky, though I suspect if you’ve got the right type of brain you maybe able to get a bit farther.

Those digital advent calendars with games on are quite a neat idea. I like that the games are hard though, as it’s not Christmas unless someone is cussing up a storm.

@@jaethemanchild Yes, they are definitely worth checking out because they include more than just games. I've been receiving the Jacquie Lawson Advent calendar as a present for the last four years. The first one I received was set in London. The following year, it was set in Sussex and last year it was based on 1930s England. This year, it's is set in Paris and includes games not featured in the previous calendars and exclusive recordings of Christmas carols sung by the Notre Dame Choir. You could quite easily spend all day exploring its features, especially in mid-December, by which time most of its features are unlocked.

The algorithm moves in very odd ways sometimes.

Needless to say, I wasn’t disappointed 😂

It’s basically a tap in!

It’s brutal, like the life of a penguin

The Sacred Armour Of Antirad eh? I’ve just looked at a few screenshots. Big chunky sprites! That could be right up my street. Thank you!

Thank you, I shall do my best to keep you entertained… but I do have a lot of off weeks too.

@@jaethemanchild Just keep doing what you are doing!

Thank you!

HUNDREDS

Actually, that does sound like it could be very interesting. I would be down for a 3D Rupert platformer/adventure

Glad to help! Hope you enjoy.

Thank you! I think that we’re pretty even stevens with the cultural exchanges. Most British quiz shows either come from the States or Europe.

@@jaethemanchild True. I didn't watch trivia shows so you are right. I was a Price is Right kinda guy which may make me a mini-game enjoyer. lol

Oh wow! I didn’t know the knocker was real. Thanks for that factoid. The movie is fine, it’s pretty close to the original story.

@@jaethemanchild I've visited Broadstairs lots of times since the 1970s, but it was when I was at college in the early 1990s, I went there for the day, on the last day of term, and one of my friends pointed out the famous door knocker and told me it inspired the haunted door knocker in A Christmas Carol. I remembered it from Disney's 1983 version, in which the haunted door knocker turns into Goofy's face. I think that was the first Christmas Carol film I ever saw on TV. I remember my sister being involved in a stage production of it at our primary school, so that was probably the first version I saw of it. I've got at least four versions of it in my DVD collection, including the two Disney versions. I haven't watched any in about three years, so I might dig one out to watch over Christmas.

@@jaethemanchild Patrick Stewart who appeared in the late 1990s TV version (one of the best versions IMO) saw the ghost of John Baldwin Buckstone (a friend of Charles Dickens) while performing in "Waiting for Godot" at the Theatre Royal in Haymarket. I found out three years ago that John Baldwin Buckstone is buried in my local cemetery (Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery). I had a ghostly experience myself at Welling train station in August 2016. It happened in broad daylight and I believe it was the ghost of Hilary Evans because, unbeknownst to me at the time, he looked just like him and I've since found photos of him wearing the same clothes and carrying the same bag. I believe it was a warning from the other side, something Hilary Evans talked about in his books on ghosts and in a documentary about ghosts on The Discovery Channel. Also, something paranormal was captured on camera in my family home in 1985 and it's covering my face in the photo, which was supposed to show me playing on my ZX Spectrum. In 2017, the photo was added to Hilary Evans' paranormal photo collection in the Mary Evans Picture Library in Blackheath Village. I didn't really believe in ghosts until that photo was taken, so I've had a long interest in the subject.

Did you pull out his green ballbag hairs? You’ve been warned about that, David.

I stand corrected, while you look at Janet, standing erected!

That Sonic movie design still makes me chuckle whenever it pops into my head. Just like now! Thanks for the giggle.

"Uhh...meow"

The PlayStation version did have fantastic presentation. It’s not for me, but I can see why it has its fans!

You aren’t. You haven’t got a dog

Oh dear gawd. It’s a comin!

This is a good one. The PlayStation one that came out at the same time… not so much

@jaethemanchild It's probably that one that I saw first and incorrectly assumed they were all like that

One could have at least have a foot fetish

They’re so plasticky

You’re not wrong.