Games

Games

Author: 11-29 Media June 29, 2023 Duration: 47:49
In a special episode the guys introduce our new podcast on those sweet 80s computer games!

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Remember that specific, slightly grainy feeling of popping a tape into a VCR or sliding a cartridge into a console? Betamax Babylon lives in that space, dusting off the cultural artifacts from a time when entertainment felt tangible. From 11-29 Media, this isn't just a nostalgia trip; it's a deep, affectionate, and often funny excavation of the movies, television shows, and video games that defined the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Each episode feels like a conversation with friends who not only remember these things but genuinely want to understand their lasting impact, for better or worse. You'll hear thoughtful reviews that go beyond simple praise or dismissal, exploring why certain films resonated, how TV shaped a generation's worldview, and which games truly tested our reflexes and patience. The discussions capture the context of the eras, reminding us of the shared experience of waiting for a weekly broadcast or the communal thrill of an arcade. Tune into this podcast for a warm, insightful, and wonderfully specific journey back to the stories and pixels that built our collective imagination, long before streaming algorithms decided what we should watch next.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 170

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Podcast Episodes
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:04
Why Willy Scott is Indy's best ever girlfriend; Indy's rude and entitled behaviour at dinner; strangely detailed voodoo dolls; and the Maharaja's stupid voice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A View To A Kill [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:23
A plot stolen from an episode of Minder, an elderly Roger Moore having it off with Grace Jones, a mad iceberg submarine, a daft French detective and Q yet agin absuing his position as a state funded scientist to cop a lo…
The Lost Boys [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:09
"My own brother, a goddam shit-sucking vampire!" Bruce and Sam relive Joel Schumacher's camp-horror-comedy classic. The Frog Brothers, Werid Saxophone Guy and possibly the best Grandpa in cinema history. See acast.com/pr…
The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Special Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:16
Vader's middle-managment sycophancy; the awful Spanish plumbers that held up the new Death Star construction; that older kid who had all the rare bounty hunter figures imported from the States; and how George Lucas made…
The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Special Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:32
The greatest Star Wars filme of them all is 40! To celebrate, Bruce and Sam are asking: Why did Yoda act such a dick to Luke? Who packed Luke's X Wing lunch? What was going on at Darth Vader's weird dinner party at Lando…
Flash Gordon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:08
Flash's terrible slacks, Ming's sexy daughter, Timothy Dalton's Derbyshire accent and Brian Blessed's beautiful thighs. PLUS! The time Sam had to break up a fight between an Elvis impersonator and the Richard O'Brien. Se…
Weird Science [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:34
The boys discuss why this underrated teen sex fantasy featuring motorbiking zombies, nuclear missiles, refrigerated grandparents and Steven Segal's wife was probably the greatest movie the great John Hughes ever made. Se…
An Officer And Gentleman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:52
Bruce & Sam reassess 1983's An Officer and Gentleman, celebrate Lou Gossett Jnr, discuss the art of affecting kung-fu poses in everyday life and lament Sam's boxing day confrontation with a drunken uncle See acast.com/pr…
Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:51
Betamax Babylon, a new podcast about all the films that we watched in the 80's....with Bruce Ackland & Sam Delaney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.