tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:55:08 +0000http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)Blogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-5164375487524538797Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:35:00 +00002008-06-29T21:52:49.825+01:00VideoParodyEdit / DubI've become a bit obsessed with the world's best mutant sheep, the Godmonster of Indian Flats. The following video is a result. ALSO: A kindly person with poor taste has set up a Facebook group in my honour, titled "A bunch of people who like Dr. Ashen". My girlfriend claims that no more than 50 people will ever join it. She needs to be proven wrong - I'm sure you understand how important http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/06/we-paid-our-fare-with-hobo-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-8619761720771090066Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:53:00 +00002008-06-29T21:55:08.875+01:00Site newsSudden idea! People keep asking me where they can get various bits of knock-off tat. My response is nearly always "Keep an eye on Ebay", because you can't reliably find them at normal retail outlets. Well, I've now put together an Ebay links thing which shows you auctions for various items of interest. Please note that I am not selling these items personally - I am just providing links. In http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/06/buy-low-sell-high.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-2987442883974501927Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:54:00 +00002008-06-12T15:07:12.984+01:00Site newsNoseybonkWell blimey. Noseybonk features in the latest issue of UK celebrity news magazine Heat. He inexplicably appears sideways on the letters page together with the slogan "Bring Back Noseybonk!" There is no mention of him elsewhere. That's the photo I had taken for the "Cookery" wallpaper, reversed and with the carving knife removed - presumably so as not to completely terrify readers. (Surely http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/06/like-dog-in-heat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-492134729007826657Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:04:00 +00002008-06-10T21:21:06.529+01:00VideoIn association with Trailer Club 70... Bonus feature! Look in the bottom right-hand corner of the frame at 3:12 - you can see the puppeteer's arm.http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/06/it-conquered-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-7371713022252158518Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:06:00 +00002008-06-05T21:07:49.208+01:00ReviewVideoIt's a review of a horrid Guitar Hero rip-off! Rock on! Rock off, more like.http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/06/i-fought-controls-and-controls-won.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-455586846000920588Mon, 19 May 2008 13:50:00 +00002008-05-19T15:00:33.966+01:00VideoAnimationDoritos, the triangular snack people, recently ran a competition for people to make a 29 second TV advert for their wares. I dusted off everybody's least favourite hen-pecked husband, Henry Pickles, for this slightly odd effort: If you don't completely despise it, why not head over to YouTube and rate it before leaving a nice comment? If enough people do that it may not fail as badly as I http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/05/buy-squashed-corn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-7170828783059115762Thu, 15 May 2008 11:13:00 +00002008-05-15T12:35:39.653+01:00VideoPhotoMany people have e-mailed me to advise that a current UK advert for Dairylea cheese-type-stuff features a POP Station. By using the dark powers of the Internet I've extracted this screen cap showing it: Judging by the position of the controls and screen, it isn't actually a POP Station but a less authentic-looking PSP rip-off. The screen also appears to be grey, implying that it's a normal http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/05/all-new-pop-station-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-8630769101278071442Sat, 10 May 2008 20:28:00 +00002008-05-10T21:36:02.820+01:00VideoNoseybonkGood ol' Nosey is spending some time in the kitchen, with delicious results: Yum!http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/05/noseybonk-still-returning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-7937290000916396691Sat, 03 May 2008 11:03:00 +00002008-05-03T12:14:20.104+01:00VideoSite newsI've finally caved to the repeated e-mails from people asking where they can buy one of the action figures featured in an old video, and made ten more of the bearded monsters. Point your eyes towards this limited-edition advert (use of ears is also advised): So, in the immensely unlikely event that you want one, run over to auction.ashens.com which attempts to sort out an Ebay link suitable http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/05/bizarre-quasi-merchandising-of-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-5424137420932523048Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:16:00 +00002008-05-01T22:45:44.734+01:00ReviewVideoIt's our old friends Tiger Electronics again... And if that wasn't painful enough, here's a bit more: In a word: Ugh.http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/05/arse-zone-more-like-hahahaha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-9011783892447548425Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:12:00 +00002008-04-24T12:16:41.405+01:00VideoArticleLet's lay this blighter to rest! Quickest Game Overs Ever Part 2: Please note that the raft of grotesque video effects were an aesthetic choice, and in no way an attempt to conceal a major flaw in the original footage...http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/04/faster-faster-faster-speed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-8175204111186553053Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 +00002008-04-16T19:11:07.459+01:00Site newsCalling all viewers in the East of England! A friend of mine runs the Green Canaries Wheelchair Basketball Club, which is a small East Anglian sports organisation. It's aim is to help isolated people with disabilities get out and about more, gain confidence and learn wheelchair skills. Surprisingly, locally-despised finance company Norwich Union has taken time out from proffering mediocre http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/04/proper-charity-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-2110585005564761208Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:24:00 +00002008-03-28T12:34:45.390ZVideoNoseybonkNoseybonk has returned in his first outing for over twenty years: "Fridge." I've had several e-mails from adults who said that the teaser trailer gave them nightmares, so I hope this actual episode doesn't push them into therapy... I'm currently putting together a proper site for Good ol' Nosey, with suitably eerie desktop wallpapers and stuff. Stay tuned! (and hiding behind the sofa)http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/03/you-sillier-outlaw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-3628291928754513339Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:08:00 +00002008-03-15T16:22:14.284ZVideoJust how quick is quick? And now the hunt is on for the quickest game over ever! Only commercial games count and joke games are omitted. So no Flash games such as Cursor Thief, no deliberately difficult stuff like Soybon Action, and no comedy semi-games like Monty Python and the Holy Grail. After tip-offs from viewers I'm investigating the following: ECW Hardcore Revolution (PS1) Karateka http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/03/faster-pussycat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-6886744289930089988Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:46:00 +00002008-03-13T12:55:42.779ZVideoParodyHe's back. Oh, how he's back. Noseybonk was a bizarrely eerie character from Jigsaw, a 1980's kids TV show. He's one of those childhood things that few people remember until you show them a picture, then they say "OH MY GOD I REMEMBER HIM!" and hide behind the sofa in a foetal position. For the next three weeks. I'm going to produce a series of videos based around him because I missed him http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/03/did-he-ever-really-leave-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-66122705724715279Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:43:00 +00002008-02-21T21:59:41.222ZPhotoArticleYou're not going to believe this, folks. Here's some stills from last night's episode of Torchwood, the BBC sci-fi drama series and Doctor Who spin-off. Here is an ill child hiding in a hospital toilet. Is that a Sony PSP he's playing on? Now he's skulking through a deserted ward. But wait! The PSP screen is a familiar blue. Surely not...? ZOMFG!!! as the kids say. It's a bloody POP http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/02/torch-it-torch-it-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-8958446748676893378Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:33:00 +00002008-02-18T16:56:46.274ZVideoI've already had e-mails from people wanting to buy a clearly fake action figure. I don't know why the video quality is so low - I used the same settings as always. I'll try a different format next time. As an added bonus-y thing, here's the Liquid Filth song on it's own in higher quality! I might sort out an mp3 download for the extras page later.http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/02/exciting-meal-has-been-ruined-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-984574613522796490Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:22:00 +00002008-02-12T11:24:44.083ZVideoLook out, it's me talking into the camera. Try not to notice how I get the movies 'Rebel Without a Cause' and 'The Wild One' mixed up...http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/02/i-am-not-lovejoy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-7947147225678624200Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:03:00 +00002008-02-11T13:09:56.941ZReviewI've been getting a lot of mail saying I should try to put a Gameboy Advance cartridge into the Vii, as they are the same format. NOT POSSIBLE! They're not actually the same format. In the video I refer to the Vii VC-1 cartridge as a "Mini GBA cartridge" - this is because it's physically smaller than GBA games. So, as you can see, I can't plug a GBA cart into the Vii. Or vice versa.http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/02/cartridge-clarification.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-6522380712746132975Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:58:00 +00002008-02-06T15:14:36.429ZReviewVideoChintendo Vii review! Woo! I mean, Voo! Since procuring the dreaded Vii incurred a HARSH FINANCIAL PENALTY, I've used it to the max by putting together a further review of the "VC-1" games cartridge that came with it: And that's not all! In the unlikely event that you're not thoroughly sick of my voice by now, there's even some unused footage! These two videos are available at my new http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/02/veni-et-vidi-vii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-4066331031040460173Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:53:00 +00002008-02-06T14:57:52.609ZSite newsTwo quick things whilst the Vii review uploads: 1. I've SOLD OUT of Neo Double Games. I got all of the wholesaler's stock so there will probably not be any more ever. SAD FACE :( 2. I've put a little donation button on the right of the page. I feel a bit funny about taking people's money without providing anything directly, but the bloody Vii was so expensive that I'm willing to overlook http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/02/before-i-forget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-683083376475524952Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:33:00 +00002008-01-14T21:47:03.205ZVideoAnimationI've uploaded some old videos that may be of vague interest - kind of like web-based DVD extras, or something. The first is an unused scene from my Gamespower 50 Review, which features the built-in game Sky Mission: The second is a fairly crappy animation I made 18 years ago on an Atari ST: Crikey, 18 years. Time flies like an arrow! (Fruit flies like a banana)http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2008/01/la-recherche-du-temps-perdu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-5349201096853658789Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:25:00 +00002007-12-19T12:47:52.672ZReviewVideoI've been wanting to rip this piece of hideous crap to pieces since I spent £10 on it fifteen years ago. CATHARSIS ACHIEVED. DVD Bonus Extra Thing! Here's a cobbled-together preview of the game from the ZX Spectrum magazine Crash, which shows that the publisher originally wanted to promote Human Killing Machine as the official Street Fighter II. Until higher-up people at Capcom told them to http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2007/12/kwon-is-strong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-3068140690367121949Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:17:00 +00002007-12-15T19:28:06.385ZAnimationAbout time I released the now ancient Naughty Heffalump on YouTube... INFINITELY HIGHER QUALITY VERSION HERE.http://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2007/12/that-there-ol-heffalump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29892160.post-6413824508446801916Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:06:00 +00002007-12-07T22:11:20.334ZReviewVideo Ugh. These were the most horrible pieces of rip-off tat I've found so far. Ugh. Thanks to Narcoleptic Insomnia Productions for sending me the games for this review. I've still got a few Neo Double Games left if you want to buy one. They're the perfect gift for Xmas!* *This is a liehttp://www.dancingyak.co.uk/blog/2007/12/dad-dad-i-cant-see-screen-dad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. A.)