Under Consoletation: The Video Game Television Podcast

Apr 16 2025 51 ep. 95 mins 43
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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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Focus: N64 Magazine Issue 1

Apr 16 2025 109 mins  
Ash and Cliff look at the magazine this months core episode was stuck to the front of with the debut issue of the son of Super Play: N64 Magazine! 90s console tribalism is at an all time high and the issue captures the highs and the lows of this period of N64 gaming. Plus: Cliff plays Mastermind, whether he wants to or not.Theme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on Blue

N64 Magazine #1: The VHS

Apr 02 2025 151 mins  
N64Life is t-t-t-t-t-taking over! Before Cliff meets his little furry makers in May, N64Life is taking over with a cluster of episodes based around 64-bit console entry. To kick off the month we're looking at the promotional VHS tape that came with the first issue of Super Plays' spiritual successor N64 Magazine.Cliff is overjoyed at this turn of events, Ash is regretting it before

Focus: SEGA SG-1000 - The Games

Mar 19 2025 69 mins  
Last month we dove deep on the hardware of the SG-1000, and this month a lot of the games sound like they'd go deep on us.... who thought Dragon Wang was a good idea? It's the SG-1000 Games Library! Ash and Cliff look at 5 select titles covering multiple years of the of the consoles run, and encounter some notable firsts and influential titles along the way.Also: Wang.Theme song by

The Floppies 2025: Listeners Choice Award - Audio Edition

Mar 12 2025 88 mins  
The Listeners have spoken, the votes have been tabulated, and now Ash & Cliff will run down the top 4 in each category before revealing the overall winners. This stream has been specifically scheduled so it doesn't sit in the shadow of any other awards ceremonies that may be occurring in this timeframe. It's fine.(( CAUTION: This episode is not censored. Naughty words are left

GameCenter CX: Nosferatu Part 2

Mar 05 2025 92 mins  
It's time for the climax of GameCenter CX's 10th Anniversary season with part two of Arino taking on Nosferatu! Ash and Cliff rejoin Arino after a few weeks as he shakes off some game-rust and proceeds to make all the same mistakes he did last time. Even if he makes it to the end, will the game have a satisfying pay off?There's also claw machines, punching games, and one final look

Focus: The Sega SG-1000

Feb 19 2025 79 mins  
For this months focus we go back to the beginnings of Sega in the home market: The SG-1000! And the SC-3000! And it's a lot like the Colecovision!Ash and Cliff dive into a story full of misdirection, misreporting, and occasionally legitimate Japanese businessmen.Also: Sound Effects.Take the UCP Listener Awards Survey HERETheme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSk

GameCenter CX: Nosferatu Part 1

Feb 05 2025 123 mins  
It's the finale of GameCenter CX's 10th Anniversary season, and they're ending on a two parter!Ash and Cliff join Arino as he tackles Nosferatu for the Super Famicom, a game he knows nothing about but which seems strangely familiar.There's also fresh seafood, pensioners with zero sense of personal space, and Cliff gets a new favourite song.Watch the episode here: GameCenter CX: Epi

Focus: Electronic Fun with Computers and Games

Jan 22 2025 103 mins  
It's another magazine focus episode, as we take a look at the January 1984 edition of Electronic Fun with Computers and Games. Ash chats early videogame nasties, Cliff juggles carts, and after a brief moment of Muppetry they settle into the core of the episode: The Arcades of London!Read the magazine HERETake the UCP Listener Awards Survey HERETheme song by Other ChrisFollow Under

Starcade - Champions vs Champions

Jan 08 2025 93 mins  
An old friend returns to UCP with Starcade from 1984, although this time there's a new host who actually gives a toss about the games being played!Promotional consideration has not been paid for by any of the companies in this episode of Starcade, but that doesn't matter because Ash & Cliff will talk about them anyway! Also, there are games! Xevious! Millipede! Wacko! More Wack

UCP 2024 Wrap-Up Episode

Jan 01 2025 95 mins  
The year has been and gone, and so to start off 2025 we're looking at the past 12 months, recapping the episodes we did and then throwing it over to you, our listeners so you can tell us what you thought with our first ever Listener Awards!Take the Survey HERETheme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletatio