Uploaded October 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
youtube.com/user/GameReviewerArchive Go now.
WARNING: EXTREME PROFANITY. Heheh.
Alright, so I agreed to help Larry (he of ScrewattackEurope, Games World and Northwood Tesco fame) with the collation and upscaling of some stuff for the GameReviewerArchive. Why? Because I remembered I had a load of old game review videos circa September 2008 on my old computer!
Whilst trawling through the hard drives of said system, I came across this. Now, I really can't remember exactly when I did it or what it was for, but I thought it good enough for uploading here. Besides, it's a fantastic way to promote the Reviewer Archive, of which Mr U Tree is a part.
Goodnight and God speed.
youtube.com/user/GameReviewerArchive Go now.
WARNING: EXTREME PROFANITY. Heheh.
Alright, so I agreed to help Larry (he of ScrewattackEurope, Games World and Northwood Tesco fame) with the collation and upscaling of some stuff for the GameReviewerArchive. Why? Because I remembered I had a load of old game review videos circa September 2008 on my old computer!
Whilst trawling through the hard drives of said system, I came across this. Now, I really can't remember exactly when I did it or what it was for, but I thought it good enough for uploading here. Besides, it's a fantastic way to promote the Reviewer Archive, of which Mr U Tree is a part.
Goodnight and God speed.
![For the Good of the National Grid - High Rise [Amstrad CPC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JkYB5imXwt8/mqdefault.jpg "For the Good of the National Grid - High Rise [Amstrad CPC]
AKA Butchering the Classics #427.
High Rise picks up from where Harrier Attack leaves off as yet more innocent civilians are subject to horrific peacetime treatment. Good job its only a game, eh?
Surely everyone knows this? Its the one where you circle a cluster of skyscrapers in a helicopter, destroying sections of them one bomb at a time. Its actually quite enjoyable, but as usual, Harry Yack suffers from a bout of performance anxiety and fails to portray the game to its fullest extent. Ah well, I never said this is a walkthrough. ;)
Predates the infamous bootlegged City Bomber by 2 years. :P
http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Sinclair_ZX_Spectrum/Title/big/Dive_Bomber 1988 Gremlin_Graphics.jpg")
![Silent Paperboy [Amstrad CPC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KDlijDXcjug/mqdefault.jpg "Silent Paperboy [Amstrad CPC]
In which Harry gets overexcited by a 25-year old game.
Ready for some traditional Yack hot air and hyperbole? Good, because Bog Standard Reviews is back. Thank goodness for the Easter Weekend, eh?
Music is from the arcade version, because the tone deaf fools forgot to put background tunes in the CPC version!")
![Super Hang On [Mega Drive] - video review](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KJ-rAbmLcLU/mqdefault.jpg "Super Hang On [Mega Drive] - video review
I need a new scriptwriter.")
![[Archive] Bog Standard Walkthroughs LIVE! Selfie: Sisters of the Amniotic Lens (23/05/15)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kvoyj5kWvNI/mqdefault.jpg "[Archive] Bog Standard Walkthroughs LIVE! Selfie: Sisters of the Amniotic Lens (23/05/15)
More fly-swattin action with Rail Slave Games cult indie smash SOTAL. http://store.steampowered.com/app/287140/
Sorry about all the tuts - it is the product of a perpetually dry mouth and an insistence on shunning the word err.
Warning: Spoilers abound, since this *is* a playthrough... :P
It seems these Selfie streams are becoming slightly more well-known in the general indiesphere - certainly, at least one message references a previous livestream. Good for Harry.
1:01:20 Dodgy goings on in the adjacent room!!!
1:24:20 The games final cinematic - SPOILERS!
1:32:00 Checking messages")
![Type-in Tacenda: Smiley v. the Grumpies [Amstrad CPC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LmAdwvV1BaY/mqdefault.jpg "Type-in Tacenda: Smiley v. the Grumpies [Amstrad CPC]
If Centipods was the budget brand version of Centipede, then this is surely the free sample edition of Pac-Man. Roland Waddilove actually coded a few half-decent BASIC games in the mid-80s, but I really dont think this is one of them.
The main problem here is that it is not entirely clear how, or if you even can, defeat the enemy faces (henceforth referred to as ghosts for obvious reasons). Without a method to effectively extinguish them, it is rather hard to evade the clutches (mouth?) of three frowny faces with simple yet deadly BASIC AI.
Weirdly, in a test recording for this, I did actually manage to defeat two of the three ghosts so either it *is* possible or I glitched out the game. I have not invested a seconds worth of play in the game since I made this video so I am unable to confirm or deny this with any certainty.
Want a good Pac-Man game for the Amstrad? Well, you cant get much better than Pac-Man itself, I guess:
http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=7270")
![Supermans Dead - Music 2000/MTV Music Generator [PSX] rock/grunge original composition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NEt8XwW0k2I/mqdefault.jpg "Supermans Dead - Music 2000/MTV Music Generator [PSX] rock/grunge original composition
A strange combination of noises thrown together in vaguely harmonious fashion. This tune, a slowish, grungy affair, represents the peak of my music composing with the game some years ago. Yes, it must have been about 2001 I created this monstrosity.
Anyway, you might be interested to know there were some lyrics. Ahem.
Supermans dead, he flew into the wall
He fell to the floor, which hurt him some more
*Cough*... yeah. Just so you know, Im not really a fan of grunge music and never have been, it just so happened that this particular track turned out that way.
PS Apparently there was a commercial band that released a song of the same name. I only discovered that today. So yeah, this has nothing to do with it.")
![Won 15p on Pub Trivia [Amstrad CPC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NHLuMTj854o/mqdefault.jpg "Won 15p on Pub Trivia [Amstrad CPC]
Kids, *do* try gambling at home with Codemasters classic Pub Trivia!
Why bother walking a whole 20 feet to the pub across the road when you can sit here and watch Harry Yack feed virtual 10 pence pieces into a non-existent pub bandit? Because hes rubbish, thats why.
Cheeky plug for the backup channel: http://youtube.com/HarryYack
Heres that Arnold quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8-HDUBbtgQ")
