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Bread Bin & Cartridge
by Unsupervised Overnight
Daily on-this-day retrospective of 1980s and 1990s home computers and games. Hosts Lee and Mark Webb pick a real date, look at the UK charts and high-street computer counters, then review a game from that day across the machines that had it — graphics, music, honest scores.
Episodes
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Ep.34 r1 — Micro Machines — 24 October 1993
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.34 r1 — Micro Machines — 24 October 1993. Codemasters' tiny racer had just gone pocket sized, with Mean Machines Sega giving the Game Gear version 94% that month. Meat Loaf was in week four of seven at number one with I'd Do Anything for Love, Lovejoy was charming his way...
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Ep.33 r1 — Turrican — 22 October 1990
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.33 r1 — Turrican — 22 October 1990. Manfred Trenz's huge German blaster was in Gallup's all formats top ten as autumn set in. The Beautiful South went to number one with A Little Time, Unchained Melody came roaring back, Noel Edmonds had Telly Addicts on BBC One, Bob...
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Ep.32 r1 — Target Renegade — 20 October 1988
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.32 r1 — Target Renegade — 20 October 1988. Six months after it hit the shops, Ocean and Imagine's two-player street brawler was still in Gallup's full-price top twenty. Whitney Houston was at number one, D Mob's We Call It Acieed caused a stir on Top of the Pops, David...
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Ep.31 r1 — Rise of the Robots — 18 October 1994
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.31 r1 — Rise of the Robots — 18 October 1994. One month to the day before the most hyped Amiga game of 1994 finally reached the shops. Take That were at number one with Sure, The Fast Show was four episodes old on BBC Two, GamesMaster was on Channel 4, Power Rangers were...
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Ep.30 r1 — Fairlight — 16 October 1985
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.30 r1 — Fairlight — 16 October 1985. On this Wednesday in 1985, The Edge's isometric castle quest Fairlight sat atop the Gallup Spectrum chart. Jennifer Rush held the UK singles number one with The Power of Love, BBC One was repeating Tenko, Transformers were Toy of the...
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Ep.29 r1 — Last Ninja 2 — 12 October 1988
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.29 r1 — Last Ninja 2 — 12 October 1988. System 3's Last Ninja 2 brings the ninja to modern-day New York in the autumn of 1988. Whitney Houston's One Moment In Time tops the singles chart, Wogan is on BBC One, Sylvanian Families take Toy of the Year again, and the Atari ST...
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Ep.28 r1 — Renegade — 14 October 1987
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.28 r1 — Wednesday 14 October 1987. Ocean/Imagine's Renegade is the beat-em-up of the autumn: number two on Gallup for the week to the tenth, back at number one the week after. Bee Gees You Win Again tops the singles chart, Only Fools and Horses is repeated on BBC One,...
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Ep.27 r2 — Zool — 10 October 1992
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.27 r2 — Saturday 10 October 1992. Gremlin's Zool sits at number one on the Gallup all-formats full-price chart. Tasmin Archer's Sleeping Satellite is the UK number one single, Blind Date is on the Saturday telly, WWF Wrestlers take Toy of the Year, and the Amiga 1200 has...
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Ep.26 r1 — Batman: The Movie — 9 October 1989
Monday 9 October 1989: Ocean's Batman: The Movie was the game every shop was shifting, sitting at the top of Gallup's charts as Batmania swept the high street. Lee and Mark dig into Black Box's Ride On Time at number one, cassette and Amiga pack prices in today's money, and the reviews — Crash...
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Ep.25 r2 — Urban Strike — 8 October 1994
Saturday 8 October 1994: Electronic Arts' Urban Strike, the third Strike helicopter game, had just gone to number one in Gallup's cartridge chart on the Mega Drive, knocking Mortal Kombat II off the top. Lee and Mark strap in for Whigfield's Saturday Night at number one on an actual Saturday,...
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Ep.24 r1 — Shadow Warriors — 7 October 1990
Sunday 7 October 1990: Ocean's Shadow Warriors, the conversion of Tecmo's ninja coin-op, was number one in Gallup's full-price software chart across every format, and the magazines could not agree on it. Lee and Mark grab a lamp post and swing in: Maria McKee at number one with Show Me Heaven…
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Ep.23 r1 — Mortal Kombat — 6 October 1993
Wednesday 6 October 1993: three weeks after Mortal Monday, Mortal Kombat had five versions in the Gallup cartridge top ten, with the Mega Drive cartridge at number one. Lee and Mark step into the tournament: Take That and Lulu at number one with Relight My Fire, Dixons selling the cartridges from...
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Ep.22 r1 — Final Fight — 5 October 1991
Saturday 5 October 1991: US Gold's home computer conversions of Capcom's Final Fight hit the shops, and the magazines could not agree on a thing. Lee and Mark take a stroll round Metro City: Bryan Adams' Everything I Do at number one on its record run, the Amiga 500 Cartoon Classics pack at...
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Ep.21 r1 — Sonic Adventure — 14 October 1999
Thursday 14 October 1999: Sega's Dreamcast goes on sale in Britain at £199.99, with Sonic Adventure leading the launch. Lee and Mark take in Christina Aguilera's Genie in a Bottle at number one, Dreamcast, PlayStation and N64 prices in today's money, the DC-UK, Official Dreamcast Magazine, CVG…
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Ep.20 r1 — Half-Life — 19 November 1998
Thursday 19 November 1998: Valve's Half-Life goes on sale in America, with UK shops getting it on the 27th. Lee and Mark take in Cher's Believe at number one, Half-Life and new sound cards priced in today's money, PC Zone's 95% and C&VG's perfect 100%, Victoria Wood's dinnerladies on BBC One…
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Ep.19 r1 — WipEout — 29 September 1995
Friday 29 September 1995: Sony's PlayStation goes on sale across Europe at £299, and Psygnosis launch WipEout alongside it. Lee and Mark take in Simply Red's Fairground at number one, PlayStation and Saturn prices in today's money, the magazine verdicts, The Bill, Frank Bruno in the Live &…
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Ep.18 r2 — Street Fighter II — 10 June 1992
Wednesday 10 June 1992. Capcom ships Street Fighter II on the Super Famicom in Japan while Britain is already SNES-hungry after the April launch. Erasure's Abba-esque EP owns the Official Chart, Neighbours is on BBC One teatime, and Lee and Mark compare Guile's theme on arcade, Super Nintendo and...
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Ep.17 r1 — Sonic the Hedgehog — 23 June 1991
Sunday 23 June 1991. Sonic the Hedgehog hits UK Mega Drive shops, Jason Donovan holds Official Chart number one with Any Dream Will Do, and Hyacinth Bucket is keeping up appearances on the BBC. Lee and Mark walk the high-street console prices in today's money, dig through Mean Machines, C&VG, ACE...
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Ep.16 r2 — Paperboy — 4 October 1986
Saturday 4 October 1986: Elite's conversion of Atari's Paperboy sits at the top of the Gallup all-formats chart. Lee and Mark take a bike round the day: Madonna's True Blue at number one, the brand new Spectrum +2 at £149 and other high-street prices, a big review split (Crash 88%, Your Sinclair...
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Ep.15 r2 — Doom — 10 December 1993
Friday 10 December 1993 — id Software release the shareware episode of Doom, and crash a university network doing it. Lee and Mark dig into the day: Mr Blobby knocks Meat Loaf off number one, what a 486 PC and a Sound Blaster 16 cost that winter in today's money, Have I Got News For You on BBC…
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Ep.14 r2 — Lemmings — 14 February 1991
Thursday 14 February 1991 — Valentine's Day, and Psygnosis release DMA Design's Lemmings on the Amiga. Lee and Mark dig into the day: The Simpsons' Do The Bartman at number one, shop prices in today's money, Red Dwarf series IV opening on BBC Two with "Camille" and Going Live on Saturday…
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Ep.13 r2 — Altered Beast — 14 August 1989
On this day in 1989, Monday the fourteenth of August, Sega put the Genesis on sale in New York and Los Angeles with Altered Beast in the box. Jive Bunny are at number one with Swing The Mood, grey import Mega Drives are under £200 in the mail-order ads (about £500 in today's money), Wogan is on…
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Ep.12 r1 — Tetris — 6 June 1984
On this day in 1984, Wednesday the sixth of June, Alexey Pajitnov finished the first playable version of Tetris on a text-only Electronika 60 in Moscow. Wham are at number one with Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, a 48K Spectrum is about £130, the new Amstrad CPC 464 is a fortnight from the shops…
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Ep.11 r1 — Starquake — 3 October 1985
On this day in 1985, Thursday the third of October, Bubble Bus put Starquake on UK Spectrum shelves. Midge Ure holds number one with If I Was, Top of the Pops is on the BBC with Ure performing the same song, and Crash is about to Smash Steve Crow's planet-core maze at ninety-six percent. Lee and...
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Ep.10 r1 — Operation Wolf — 2 October 1988
On this day in 1988, Sunday the second of October, Ocean's Operation Wolf is shipping onto UK Spectrum shelves this week. U2 hold number one with Desire, Bread is on BBC One, and Crash is about to Smash the light-gun conversion at ninety-one percent. Lee and Mark Webb dig into the charts, the…
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Ep.9 r1 — Thanatos — 1 October 1986
On this day in 1986, Wednesday the first of October, Durell's Thanatos is landing on the Spectrum shelves. The Communards hold number one with Don't Leave Me This Way, Wogan is on BBC One, and Crash is about to Smash the dragon at ninety-three percent. Lee and Mark Webb dig into the charts, the...
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Ep.8 r2 — Jack the Nipper II — 30 September 1987
On this day in 1987 — Wednesday the thirtieth of September — Gremlin's Jack the Nipper II: In Coconut Capers is on the full-price shelves. M/A/R/R/S are at number one with Pump Up The Volume, and Coronation Street is on ITV at half past seven. Lee and Mark Webb walk through what a Spectrum +2, an...
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Ep.7 r1 — The Living Daylights — 25 September 1987
Ois day in 91,78riday the twenty-ifth,Domark' Living Daylights Bond game is still on the full-rice wall after slipping from the summer film window. Rick Astley stuck at number one,Crash cold at sixty-hree,Zzap shrugging fifty-even while Commodore User cheers eight out of ten,and Crash readers…
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Ep.6 r1 — Sky High Stuntman — 24 September 1991
On this day in 9911—Thursday the twenty-fourth —Code Masters' Sky High Stuntman lands on Spectrum Computing at £3..99Bryan Adams still stuck at number one,Crash cold on the Spectrum,Amiga Power cheering the sixteen-it desk,Commodore Format shrugging the Sixty-our.Lee and Mark Webb dig into the...
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Ep.5 r3 — Bounty Bob Strikes Back — 23 September 1985
On this day in 1985 — Monday the twenty-third — U.S. Gold's Bounty Bob Strikes Back lands on Spectrum Computing at £7.95. Bowie and Jagger on the chart, Crash cheering the Spectrum, Zzap loud on the Sixty-Four, Amtix cooler on the Amstrad. Lee and Mark Webb dig into the charts, the high street…
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Ep.4 r2 — Shinobi — 22 September 1989
On this day in 1989 — Friday the twenty-second — Virgin's Shinobi is fighting for shelf space after the Spectrum Computing drop on the eighteenth. Black Box on the chart, Zzap cheering the Sixty-Four, Amiga Format shrugging. Lee and Mark Webb dig into the charts, the high street, the mags, and a...
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Ep.3 r3 — Joe Blade II — 21 September 1988
On this day, 21 September 1988: UK charts and the high street, Crash Smash versus Zzap’s shrug, and Joe Blade II across Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad. Plus Sid clips—and a remaster paced for Out Run gold.
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Out Run — 20 September 1986
On this day in 1986, we look back at the UK charts and high street, with the magazines and TV flavour of the era, then take Out Run across the arcade, Master System, C64 and Spectrum — with SID clips along the way.
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Elite — 20 September 1984 (BBC Micro launch day)
Pilot episode. On this day in 1984 Acornsoft put Elite on the BBC Micro. Lee and Mark look back at the UK charts, the high-street computer counters, and how Elite played across the Beeb, Electron, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum — with SID music snippets and scores out of ten.
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Daily on-this-day retrospective of 1980s and 1990s home computers and games. Hosts Lee and Mark Webb pick a real date, look at the UK charts and high-street computer counters, then review a game from that day across the machines that had it — graphics, music, honest scores.
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Daily on-this-day retrospective of 1980s and 1990s home computers and games. Hosts Lee and Mark Webb pick a real date, look at the UK charts and high-street computer counters, then review a game from that day across the machines that had it — graphics, music, honest scores.
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