Uploaded December 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This Christmas, we're going back to the genesis (no, not the games console, or indeed that American Pro Wrestling tournament) of video games with a couple of type-in classics for the Amstrad CPC.
I can say with some certainty there is not one person watching that hasn't played either Breakout or Pong, most likely both. But have you played Bustout or Telly Tennis? If so, I pity you... :P
Bustout by Alexander Martin holds the distinction of being the first Amstrad type-in outside the system manual. Telly Tennis, meanwhile, provides a novel alternative to the classic Pong... at 0.1mph. The former holds a place in type-in history and is worth a place in this most festive of specials, but the latter? Well, I wouldn't bother.
[0:07] Bustout AKA Breakout AKA Arkanoid AKA bashing blocks
[3:07] Telly Tennis AKA Ping Pong AKA... well, Pong
Whiteboard Pong by Harold Yack: illarterate.co.uk/projects/virus/media/officepong.htm
Merry Chrimbo.
This Christmas, we're going back to the genesis (no, not the games console, or indeed that American Pro Wrestling tournament) of video games with a couple of type-in classics for the Amstrad CPC.
I can say with some certainty there is not one person watching that hasn't played either Breakout or Pong, most likely both. But have you played Bustout or Telly Tennis? If so, I pity you... :P
Bustout by Alexander Martin holds the distinction of being the first Amstrad type-in outside the system manual. Telly Tennis, meanwhile, provides a novel alternative to the classic Pong... at 0.1mph. The former holds a place in type-in history and is worth a place in this most festive of specials, but the latter? Well, I wouldn't bother.
[0:07] Bustout AKA Breakout AKA Arkanoid AKA bashing blocks
[3:07] Telly Tennis AKA Ping Pong AKA... well, Pong
Whiteboard Pong by Harold Yack: illarterate.co.uk/projects/virus/media/officepong.htm
Merry Chrimbo.
![[Commentary] Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? UK & 2nd Edition [PS1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qBpC78r-0lI/mqdefault.jpg "[Commentary] Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? UK & 2nd Edition [PS1]
For Blackphoenix9000.
Special bonus commentary for Harry Yacks 2011 WWTBAM video review, taken from the Harry Yack Master Tapes Volume 1 Home Video Library VHS released in parts of Cornwall sometime last year.
Original video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTAij8qpAsA")
![Road Rash [Mega Drive] crash compilation II](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qU4DIxRV_Sg/mqdefault.jpg "Road Rash [Mega Drive] crash compilation II
More madcap crashes in Road Rash for the Mega Drive/Genesis.
After completing my recent Road Rash review video I had some footage left over, mostly of my failure to keep the bike on the road. This is the resulting montage video.
More retro video game stuff
http://retroyakking.blogspot.com/")
![Jean-Claude Van Damme Dance Fever AKA The Timecop Challenge [SNES]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rl0AGX6mqao/mqdefault.jpg "Jean-Claude Van Damme Dance Fever AKA The Timecop Challenge [SNES]
Blurb on back of box (maybe): Dance your way through numerous levels of white jumpsuited Mr Motivator-trained weirdos as the FBI geddonit. Throw ineffective punches and fire invisible rounds from your handgun, but be careful not to slip on the highly polished floor!
Timecop sold exactly two copies. The first retired to become a doorstop after one play, while the second, yellowed by tea stains, was bought by local idiot Harry Yack for £2. Still, it was worth it to see JCVD jump around like Luigi from Super Mario Bros. 2.
There is a special trophy for anyone who does not crack a single smile while watching this video. Just think, The Begoggled Fool could soon be sitting proudly on your mantelpiece...")
![What Makes a Bad Indie Game? With (the Excellent) Snowflake Tattoo [PC/Indie]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rnDE6DQdOPg/mqdefault.jpg "What Makes a Bad Indie Game? With (the Excellent) Snowflake Tattoo [PC/Indie]
Hypocrites Corner: examining why it is silly to lambaste other peoples games when my own are a million times worse. Except this isnt mine, but one I have a personal connection to.
Its hard to categorise this video, really. It begins as a rant against YouTube lets players in general, then lapses into a review before finishing with the strongest of anti-review sentiment you could ever find this side of Tumblr.
(By the way, I always used to call that site TumblARR because I like reading spelling errors verbatim.)
Remember The Milk of Ultra Violet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_hsZis1Gw Well, its come a long way since 2012. In fact it now has a prequel, and Rail Slave Games is one of the biggest micro game dev studios in the world.
As mentioned in the video, the best thing you can do is try it for yourself and ignore idiots on the internet who base their opinion of a game on five minutes worth of gameplay.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/355430/")
![Buy Expensive Lingerie? | The Traveller [Amstrad CPC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/se398i_MYtc/mqdefault.jpg "Buy Expensive Lingerie? | The Traveller [Amstrad CPC]
Graphic Adventure Creator returns for some LIVE Amstrad action!
From Harry Yack Live 4/7/15.")
![Brian Lara Cricket 96 [Mega Drive] - A Calamity of Cricket](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t7rAo-sT1n8/mqdefault.jpg "Brian Lara Cricket 96 [Mega Drive] - A Calamity of Cricket
Calamitous goings-on in Lara 96 for the Mega Drive. Can you spot the AI fails?
The tune is Scott Joplins Ragtime Dance. For some reason YouTube insists on plastering an ad for the song just below the description, even though I used a Public Domain recording by the man himself. Nonsense.")
![Weetabix vs. The Titchies [Amstrad CPC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u3Yfw9aBwsc/mqdefault.jpg "Weetabix vs. The Titchies [Amstrad CPC]
Requested by Burp Reynolds many years ago... I think. YouTube deleted all my old private messages so I cant be certain.
To celebrate the relaunch of retrounlim.com. Harry Yack thought he might come out of reviewing retirement to show those whippersnappers how its done. Thats right, its time for the questionable scripts again!
Incidentally, do not try eating sponges - unlike Weetabix, their taste cannot be improved by banana slices and dried up grapes.")
![All New Blockbusters: TV Showtime [Amstrad CPC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vsmns9Eygo0/mqdefault.jpg "All New Blockbusters: TV Showtime [Amstrad CPC]
With a very pixellated Bob Holness!
Recorded live on 1/7/15.")
