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Next up: Big boxes.
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00:00 Introduction
00:43 Barrel Varieties
03:33 Why Does DOOM Have Barrels?
10:10 The First Explosive Barrel
15:25 Why Barrels?
19:22 Conclusion
Next up: Big boxes.
Patreon: patreon.com/ahoy
Music is here: soundcloud.com/xahoy/e-for-explosive
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Barrel Varieties
03:33 Why Does DOOM Have Barrels?
10:10 The First Explosive Barrel
15:25 Why Barrels?
19:22 Conclusion
![POPPY GAME INSULT TO OUR WAR DEAD
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy
00:00 Introduction
01:24 Some Quick Historical Context
02:16 Cannon Fodder
04:00 Controversy
08:01 Game Changes
09:24 Reception
10:24 Conclusion
Bibliography
[1] Zzap! Issue 62 (June 1990), p46
[2] https://twitter.com/jonhare/status/293414909176328193
[3] Amiga Power, Issue 20 (December 1992), p29
[4] CU Amiga, Issue 44 (October 1993), p65-66
[5] https://theweekly.co.uk/ap2/issues/AP32_real.html
[6] Sunday Mirror, October 24th 1993, p38
[7] Daily Star, October 26th 1993
[8] https://theweekly.co.uk/ap2/dissent/poppy.html
[9] Amiga Power, Issue 32, December 1993
[10] Daily Star, November 23rd 1993
[11] Sensible Software 1986–1999, Gary Penn, p125
[12] https://twitter.com/StooCambridge/status/1140729557668040704
[13] Retro Gamer, Issue 193, p90-95
[14] Retro Gamer Issue 54, p56-57
[15] Amiga Format, Issue 54 (Xmas 93), p80
[16] Amiga Computing, Issue 70 (February 1994), p137
[17] Amiga Format, Issue 66 (December 94) p53
[18] Lemon Amiga - Top 100 Amiga Games [https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/votes_list.php]
[19] Cannon Fodder, Instruction Manual, 1993 POPPY GAME INSULT TO OUR WAR DEAD](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LPnOVK1766E/mqdefault.jpg)









