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No Continues is One Life Left’s off-season weekly book / game club. Each week the team discuss three different games that incorporate a single theme. Last week’s theme was ‘Simulation’. You can listen to Episode 3 here. Next week’s theme is ‘Platforms’. The three games chosen for dissection by NC this week are: 1. Chuckie Egg (A&F Software, 1983) Play it here: http://www.repton3.co.uk/ 2. Super Mario World (Nintendo, 1990) Best played on the SNES, of course, but you'll be able to emulate it with no problem (assuming you own the original, of course, or whatever the spurious piracy-enabling reason du jour is). There are remakes and reissues available for the Game Boy Advance, Wii and GameCube, so I'd favour those if you can't find the original cartridge. 3. Knytt Stories (Nifflas, 2007) Play it here: http://nifflas.ni2.se/?page=Knytt+Stories Play, listen and contribute to the show live on Resonance 104.4FM at 7pm on Monday evening, or we’ll see you back here for the podcast. Team NCxx Learn more about

No Continues is One Life Left’s off-season weekly book / game club. Each week the team discuss three different games that incorporate a single theme. Last week’s theme was ‘Adventure’. You can listen to episode 2 here*.   Next week’s theme is ‘Simulation’. Ignore what we said at the end of Episode 2, because the three games chosen for dissection by NC this week are:   1. Populous (Bullfrog, 1989)   NOTE: THIS REPLACES CIVILISATION / OPENCIV.   Not easy. There's a Master System version online here, but the best way is to follow these instructions.   2. Sim City (Maxis, 1989)   Playable online via this link (only works in Internet Explorer) or through DOSbox emulation by downloading here. There are also iPhone / Android versions; since we're talking about the art of building a city rather than anything relating to the original version, those will suffice.     3. Photopia (Peter Favaro, 1986)   Play it here.   Play, listen and contribute to the show live on Resonance 104.4FM at 7pm on Monday e

No Continues is One Life Left's off-season Weekly book / game club. Each week the team discuss three different games that incorporate a single theme. Last week's theme was 'Mazes'. You can listen to episode 1 here.   Next week's theme is 'Adventure'. The three games chosen for dissection by NC this week are:   1. The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1986) Play it here.   2. The Secret of Monkey Island (LucasArts, 1990) PC version available through Steam, iPhone / iPod Touch   3. Photopia (Adam Cadre, 1998) Play it here.   Play, listen and contribute to the show live on Resonance 104.4FM at 7pm on Monday evening, or we'll see you back here for the podcast.   Team NC xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the very last episode of Season 6 and that means the team, typically, are in a boistrous, last-day-of-school mood. Which is fortunate because they've only got one pre-recorded feature and an hour of airtime to fill. So, videogames, eh? What're they all about? And etc. Spring Break!   Also in #144:   ++ Lots of pre-GDC chat. How accurate were our predictions? Did we even predict anything, or just giggle a lot?    ++ OLL retrofuturespective discussion: a bit of looking backwards, a dash of looking forwards. Do we have any plans? What are those plans? Oh.   ++ Some news, some reviews, some OBE-chat. You know the drill. It's been a long season. And a fun one, right? Right? Right?   And that's it. One Life Left will be back in April. But keep your ears on Resonance 104.4FM and your eye on this feed because we'll be doing other things in between.   love,   Team OLL   PS If you want to contribute to the new series of OLL get in touch.   PPS See you soon! Love you xxxxx Learn more about your a

Ste's back and it's his birthday -- twenty-one again, etc. But more importantly, perhaps, it's Valentines day which means the One Life Left studio is full of love. For videogames? Well, some of them...     Also in this episode:   ++ Ste finds out about plans for the fifth anniversary party   ++ Ste finds out what Simon and Ann talked about last week   ++ Ste finds out why he shouldn't let the other two run the show for a week   Of course, the positive thing about episode #142 was that it appeared, albeit HIDEOUSLY TAGGED, on the internet less that 24 hours after recording. This is not the case here, obviously. Sorry! But it won't be a problem for Season 7. More details to follow...   See you on Monday for the final show of the year.   love,   Team OLL xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wait! Check your calendars. Is it a Thursday? No. A Friday? Nope. SaturdaySundayWednesday? Sorry. Maybe it’s Monday at 7:00pm and you are listening live? Then how comes you’re on a bus or a train or running a run or something? Yep, as a sort-of apology for our recent lack of podcasting urgency, we present yesterday’s show. If you touch it you will see it is still warm. So, in our penultimate penultimate show of this series: STE! Banished from the studio for being too damn sexy! SIMON and ANN! Host! LEO TAN! Returns. Fine music is played, members of the games industry who have been honoured by the Queen are threatened with extreme physical violence, and we have four EXCELLENT features. It is an okay show. 7/10. Hey, we’re not here next week – but please don’t let that stop you from writing us words, We’ve had few suggestions on how to further our OBE/MBE/C3PO aspirations, so get cracking on those.And if you can't think of anything, write us a letter anyway - we will literally be giving away T-shirts o

The final one of three OLL's that almost never were brings a new adventure: how can they do a show with no features, no music, no themes and a broken Mac? We join the broadcast at 7pm with The Bike Show's sassy salsa muffling abject panic in the Resonance FM studio:       Also this week:   + The OBE discussion moves on with a look at what we can learn from the games industry professionals already honoured by HRH The Best Queen Ever   + OH MY GOD WHAT DO WE DO EVERYTHING'S BROKEN   + A review section manfully steered by Simon as Ste tries to put out bits of the studio that are (metaphorically???) on fire   Audio levels are a bit of a mess, particularly during the reviews section. As always we've tried to fix it in post production but it's not the best. Apologies for that.   Next week: Simon and Ann do the show on their own. Probably for the best.   See you soon!   Team OLL xx PS I said this last week, and the week before that, but it deserves repeating for a second time: PLEASE remember to

Welcome to the second part of catch-up trilogy! With Simon excused from duty, the episode from the 17th of January has a different tone to most episodes of One Life Left. Ste and Ann actually talk about games! I know. Imagine. Or better yet, listen.   Once you've listened please let us know what the episode was about? It has been ages and we can't bear to listen just in case it's unlistenable. That would be awkward.   Things we remember:   1) Some chat about the new OBE adventure.   2) ... Music? Features? More Taliah?   3) That's it.   See you shortly for part 3, which was a ludicrous nightmare for all kinds of reasons. But definitely fun.   love,   Team OLL xxx   PS I said this last week but it deserves repeating: PLEASE remember to follow us on Twitter / Facebook / tell your friends / etc. We rely on word of mouth for publicity. WE NEED YOU AND CHERISH EVERY PIECE OF HELP YOU GIVE US. Thank you, thank you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One Life Left shows are like buses. They're noisy, difficult to control, dangerous to cyclists and they have very little to do with videogames. No, wait, that's not right...       Isn't it something to do with how you wait ages for one and then (potentially) three come along at once? Like:   1) This episode, which was lost for two weeks before Ste managed to locate the memory card (which came perilously close to the washing machine)...   2) Last week's episode, which didn't record (because we had to borrow one from Resonance, which turned out not to work) but we're hoping for a bootleg copy tomorrow...   and 3) Tomorrow's episode, which you can hear live on Resonance 104.4FM or streamed at www.resonancefm.com at 7pm. Normally we'd tell you to wait for the podcast, but, etc.   We'll be addressing our 'timing' 'issues' in Season 6*,    In this episode, the first of the trilogy, please find some minor amount of videogame discussion alongside One Life Left's plans for 2011 and lots of brilliant musi

It's the final show of 2010! A time to draw upon everything we've learnt this year and celebrate what a great / terrible year it's been for videogames (which? Help us out). A time, too, to reflect on our personal triumphs and disasters and to produce one more: former or latter, it's One Life Left #138.       In this Episode (which has far more to do with parties than games):   ++ Ste and Simon return from three days of drinking at All Tomorrows Parties, stumbling croak-voiced through the episode, guided by Ann and her celebratory mince pies   ++ Simon interviews Edgar Wright! That is actually true. The mince pies thing is true too, but still.   ++ Ann recalls the best news stories of the year and invents a new party game to do with numbers! She genuinely saves this episode.    Good on her. And good on you, too, for listening to us in 2010. We've had a wonderful time and are totally grateful for all your letters, tweets, comments and downloads. We'll thank you properly at our CHRISTMAS PARTY, which

The call back, a popular comedic device the team learnt about while studying for their sets at Nottingham Game City, involves 'calling back' to a subject you've already discussed with the audience. Howzat relevant? Because, with their videogame standup out of the way, the team can concentrate on something else they don't know how to do. Cricket!     More call backs in Episode #136:   ++ The thorny issue of the lateness of the podcast pops up again. At least it's out in the same week this time. Sorry, listener(s).   ++ Once again we claim we're going to riff on something AND NEVER DO. I think we must have done that at least a dozen times across the last five years. Still, at least it gives you something to write in about, right?   ++ We also threw a fake rock-star-style hissy fit at Resonance before the show started because The Bike Show was hosting a live caller and we like to pretend they get treated better than we do. Which frankly they probably should, but that's not the point, because they don't.

No time for explanation as we're rushing out RIGHT THIS MOMENT to record episode 17, which says more about our scheduling than it does about the quality of this episode of One Life Left. Sorry! It's full of stuff about games except mostly not about games, although there really is some stuff about games this time.   Including: ++ Ste talks about Game Connection at Lyon ++ Simon talks about X Factor ++ Ann talks. Just generally, she talks The name of the episode implies we would like you to send us post. That is still true. We would also like you to come to our Christmas Party. Invite inside the show, or on Facebook, or on our Twitter, etc. Come to our Christmas Party! love Team OLL xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After last week's chastening / celebratory debacle, a humbled team return determined to do justice to the One Life Left 'brand'. That means a mix of videogame chat, friendly sniping and a very special gaming guest. We're number one! Well, he is.     Who? Miles Jacobsen, Footballer Manager's gaffer, who gives some inspirational team talk, tells us how we can kill PC gaming and, typically, attempts to flaunt our review policy.    Also:    ++ Reviews, news, gossip and EXCLUSIVE information about the seque   ++ Information about the One Life Left Christmas Party (17th December!)   ++ A brilliant new track by the doyouinverts   One Life Left will be away next Monday (Ste's in Lyon) but back the week after when we'll have more information about the party and all kinds of other stuff. We're sure. We haven't exactly worked it out yet. Ten days is AGES away.   In the meantime, email us, say hi on Twitter, spread the word about the show and we'll add you to our special LOYAL LISTENER lists, etc.   love

With their commitments clear for the forseeable future, the demob-happy One Life Left team collectively exhale. For an hour. Injokes, indulgence and intermittent attempts at professionalism, it's an episode that almost never was and probably shouldn't be. Hm.      Srsly. We almost didn't podcast this; it was going to be a 'lost episode' that the publishers would release long after we'd split up in an attempt to cash in on Simon's notoriety. The other option was to put it up as late in the day as possible, ie on the Monday of the next episode, which is what's happening.   Please find enclosed one episode of One Life Left, featuring Leo Tan, some amazing music, excellent contributions from Derek and Duncan, and us. Being idiots.   Tune in to Resonance 104.4FM tonight at 7pm to hear a better one. Promise.   Team OLL xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Excuse the brevity, lateness and general incompetence, but we're Writing this in a hotel four hours before we go on stage for One Laugh Left. So we sort of have other things on our mind. E.g. Being funny / avoiding bottles.     In this episode:   ++ Nigel Taylor, who is anything but nasty, joins us to talk about stand-up comedy, how it goes write and how ours could go wrong   ++ Other things that we can't remember right now   There was no episode this week because we were too busy 'preparing' for tonight, so apologies for that too. We'll all be back on Monday though and you'll be able to find out what happened (though we're sure you'll have heard about that on our Twitter, anyway) (if you're not following us, why not?).   Wish us luck, Team OLL-ers,   Ste, Simon and Ann xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As One Life Left moves closer to its videogame stand-up comedy debut, the team are joined by Actual Real Life Comic Catie Wilkins, who explains to the team what being on stage under pressure to be funny is really like. Turns out it's genuinely no laughing matter.   Ulp. Also this episode (which is the last before the team lose the right to call themselves OFFICIAL BEST BROADCASTERS, incidentally):   ++ Poetry from Craig The Rage, new music from the doyouinverts, Derek Williams issues some wisdom from his market stall and Dr Avatar receives another patient   ++ Lots of Twitter jokes and Ann receives a suggestion for a feature from a listener. More letters, please, to team@onelifeleft.com   ++ News, gossip and reviews. Ste reviews Solitaire again. IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT WEEK   Music this episode from minusbaby, downstate and Daemon Hatfield.   Join us next Monday (or Thursday for the podcast) when we'll be joined by another comical studio guest. Write and tweet in the meantime. Oh, and if you do so

No special studio guest this episode which means the One Life Left team can forgo politeness and professionalism and just be themselves. What does THAT mean? Pointless pop culture chat, fractious behaviour and the smallest bits of videogame gossip / insight, apparently. It's episode 11!       (Insight? Yes, OK, let's go with that and see if anyone calls us out.)   Also in Episode 11:   ++ ALL NEW EX EX EX EXCLUSIVE material from The Doyouinverts!    ++ News on OLL's half-hearted Resonance co   ++ A robot comedian   Also music from Copy, L-Tron and Electric Children.   Tickets are now SOLD OUT for the preview show at The Blue Posts on the 23rd. If you want to attend your best shot is to email the address in the show and we'll put you on a waiting list. If you turn up we'll do our best to squeeze you in the room but no guarantees. You can totally drink with us afterwards, though.    Please do add us on Twitter, tell people about the show and generally perform the services of the marketing budg

Let's put videogames to one side for a moment, as if we didn't do that enough already. With under four weeks to go until the One Life Left team's latest public humiliation it's time to get serious. About comedy.    With that in mind, please welcome Radio 4 comedy producer and very special guest Tilusha to the studio.   Also:   ++ Videogame features, including Derek Williams!   ++ Chiptune music, including tracks by IAYD and Massive Until Morning!   ++ Reviews, previews and general gossip.   If that seems vague that's because we recorded this six days ago and every word I type here is another moment this isn't being podcast. SORRY.   Email us some letters. Book tickets for our preview show on the 23rd in London. Add us on Twitter. Do all those kinds of things! Yes! And again, sorry for the podcast delay, we were too busy negotiating a new contract with Resonance. We're demanding a shed! They're demanding professionalism. We'll work something out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch

Stop us if you've heard this one before, but musical guests are like buses. You don't have one for 128 episodes and then two come along at once. What? You've heard if before? And it doesn't really work as a joke? Oh God.     No worries, still plenty of time.    On this week's show:   ++ One Life Left welcomes 8-bit superstars Sabrepulse and Natty to the studio. They chat! They bleep! They play the hits!   ++ One Life Left announces a SECRET SPECIAL EVENT for London listeners (or those dedicated / foolish enough to travel down on the 23rd). Listen for details.   ++ One Life Left talks about cricket.   Musical contributions include little's scale's brilliant Bitshifter cover, The Rapids by Fighter X and our studio guests. Share and enjoy.   See you Monday, live on 104.4 FM or podcast later in the week. Add us on Twitter! We'll tell you all our secrets, promise.    Ste, Simon and Ann xxx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  In which, with their comedy gig still far enough away for the whole thing to seem funny, the team are joined by Curve Studios' Ed Fear for the usual mix of somewhat game-related stuff and nonsense.     Also in this episode:   ++ Ann 'interrogates' Ed to find out some exclusive game news for the show   ++ The return of Ann Art and all the sketchiness that entails   ++ A brilliant new feature and instructions for audience participation   Music from the fabulous Henry Homesweet, Apricorn and Shirobon.    Add us on Twitter / Facebook and try to listen to the live show later today (Monday) on 104.4FM in London or www.resonancefm.com elsewhere -- will try and get the podcast up earlier this week, too. Honestly.   Team OLL xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices