Under Consoletation: The Video Game Television Podcast

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UCP 2.0 is here! Join Ash, Cliff & Luke as they explore gaming television from throughout history and around the world! From Starcade to Nick Arcade, from GameCentre CX to Good Game, your hosts will cover a different show every month, with extra episodes diving deep into the games and pop culture events of the time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 4, 20261 hr 21 min

Videogame Nation - S04E21

As the sun begins to set on UCP it's time to check in with some old friends at the end of their journey. A Challenge based episode of Videogame Nation is the subject matter of the day, so join Ash & Cliff as they watch John, Eoife and Dan battle for ultimate supremacy over 5 challenges. Also, there's talk about food in beards. It's gripping stuff.Watch the Videogame Nation episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOcblhwX1_k&t=32sTheme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 20261 hr 6 min

Focus: Densha De GO!

Ash digs into the engine shed containing the past of Densha De GO! Digging up vodka, peanuts and communism! Cliff drops in to talk Densha De GO! 64, and then there's a transfer back to the Ash Express for information on the series up until the present day, how to play it, and a valid reason for visiting Croydon.Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 20262 hr 22 min

GameCenter CX S21E03 - Densha De GO! 64

Shuppatsu Shinkou!Join Cliff and Ash as we rejoin a favourite of UCP, GameCenter CX.This time The Chief... sorry... The Conductor is revisiting a game he failed on in series 17, Densha De GO!, but this time the greatest videogame challenge TV show of all time meets the greatest computer game console of all time, as Arino has to complete the N64 version of the game.Apart from some Moon Cakes and a little visit of some early Super Famicom games, this is one big challenge episode. Why? Because Arino has made a movie... WHICH HE NEVER BRINGS UP IN THE EPISODE!WHO'S. ON. BOARD?!?Watch the translated episode hereTheme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 23, 202644 min

Focus: Mortal Kombat 3 Kontroversies

Mortal Kombat has been a series steeped in kontroversy, both with its third game, the kontroversies became less about the violence, and more about the changes to the game itself. No Scorpion? No Raiden? Animalities? How many ribcages? Ultimate what-now?Join Ash Versus as he takes a solo dive into some of the kontroversies that dogged the series for its third outing in this months UCP Focus.Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 9, 20261 hr 45 min

CyberMaster S01E18

Ash and Cliff are back with Princess Terra in the post-apocalyptic Portugal for another visit to CyberMaster! But this is a younger Terra, and she's in her Velour phase and has a pet cyborg called Kronos. Beyond that it's the same mixture of challenges, shouting, 90s editing, borderline fetishwear, and a creepy disembodied head threatening children.Perfectly normal light entertainment.Watch the translated episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SMwSaKXeesTheme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to feedback@underconsoletation.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 2, 202646 min

The Floppies 2026: Listeners Choice Awards - Audio Edition

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 19, 202658 min

Focus: Pikmin

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 5, 20261 hr 50 min

Thumb Bandits - S01E15

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

February 19, 20261 hr 29 min

Focus: GG Spawn Point S04E01

Ash and Cliff go to the younger side of Good Game to check out what the spawnlings are into. They're taking a deep dive into the spin-off show aimed at younger gamers SPAWN POINT. Cliff will vent about Paper Mario, defend the Wii U, and gain another game to add to his 'to play pile'. Ash will end the episode still wondering what Pocket Planes are. It's a trip.Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuu2Q_RH0w8DON'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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

February 5, 20262 hr 19 min

Good Game S09E03

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.