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Consolevania is a video games TV show filmed in and around Glasgow, Scotland. It is notable as one of very few online TV shows to make the leap onto broadcast TV as the show videoGaiden, which has had three series shown on BBC Scotland. The name Consolevania is a reference to Konami's long-running horror-adventure game series Castlevania. Fittingly, the first game reviewed on the show was Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. The first episode was filmed in the summer of 2004 and initially distributed on CDs posted out by the team. Eventually all episodes became distributed online via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network, although an archive of http first and second series downloads now exists and lower quality http downloads are released concurrently with the more recent BitTorrent releases.
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2005
Reviews: Batman Begins (Xbox), Conker: Live & Reloaded (Xbox), 7 Sins (PS2), Battlefield 2 (PC) Regular Sketches: Legend, John Gacy (interrupting a review of Another Code on the Nintendo DS), Manpuncher vs Boxhead One-off Sketches/Features: Metal Gear Solid 3 re-edited and voiced by Lylatians, Live from Tokyo, CV MILF search
Introductions: Mister Jeff Minter, Kevin Leddins Reviews: Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (Xbox), Sid Meier's Pirates! (Xbox), Guild Wars (PC), Overblood 2 (PS) Regular Sketches: Hitler (in Pimp My Console, a parody of Pimp My Ride), Consolevania News One-off Sketches/Features: Consolevania Dance Off, Robert's Impersonation Spot, Consolevania Tips (featuring Osama bin Laden), A games-oriented re-edit of Perversion for Profit, NSJ (parody of New Games Journalism)
Introductions: Cameron and Fraser, TEAM Previews: Final Fantasy 12 (PS2) Reviews: Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (PS2), Dragon Quest VIII (PS2), Shadow of the Colossus (PS2), Trapt (PS2) Regular Sketches: Consolevania News with Jessica Fletcher, TEAM call out Codemasters (The Art of the Square-Go) One-off Sketches/Features: QuizVania (Quizmania parody), Special Report undercover visit to a games shop attempting to false advertise games, Rockstar Presents Table Tenni$, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker/I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) parody, Dangers of the Nintendo DS
Reviews: Lula 3D (Console Unspecified), Final Fight Streetwise (PS2), New Fantasia (Coin-Op), ThriXXX Technology Games: 3D Sex Villa & Hentai 2 3D (PC) Regular Sketches: Consolevania News Africa, TEAM 'So Who's Next?' One-off Sketches/Features: Night Trap with Robert and Ryan, Reggie Fils-Aime on J Allard, Psychic Detective, Alicia Rhodes & Pornstar Game Addiction
Reviews: Makai Kingdom (PS2), Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360), Far Cry Instincts: Predator (Xbox 360), Dreamfall (Xbox) Regular Sketches: John Gacy's Top Ten Kids Games, End of Level Boss and Mid Level Sub Boss: Tickets to E3 One-off Sketches/Features: Phoenix Wright defends O.J. Simpson, Shoes on the Roof, Marble Madness, KOEI Spotlight, Hatris: Get it on!, Reggie Fils-Aime & J Allard: Purple Rain (with sex scene filmed by Ken Kutaragi)
Introductions: Louie "The Light" Gunn Reviews: Sensible Soccer 2006 (Xbox), World Poker Tour (PS2) & Stacked (Xbox), Urban Chaos: Riot Response (Platform Unspecified), Hitman: Blood Money (Xbox 360) Regular Sketches: Ask Kenny, TEAM call out Rare, Manpuncher vs. Boxhead 2 Proposal One-off Sketches/Features: Next Gen Overblood,Football (as dubbed by International Super Star Soccer 98's announcer) Michael McDonald's music for Halo 3, Louie "The Light" Gunn: Videogame Standup
Reviews: Naked War (PC), Galactic Civilizations 2 (PC), The Ship (PC) Indie Roundup: Bullet_Candy, Narbacular Drop, Nero, Tremulous, Break Quest, New Star Soccer 3 Regular Sketches: Ask Kenny, Kevin Leddins - NSJ Picketing One-off Sketches/Features: Finding the Coathanger Mic, Exclusive Behind the Scenes Footage including interviews with "Director" Brian Blessed
Reviews: Lack of Love (DC), Blue Stinger (DC), Maken X (DC), Illbleed (DC) Regular Sketches: Kenny leaves to become king of the alternate universe One-off Sketches/Features: The Alternate Dreamcast Universe, Rab on Lovematch (TV Dating Parody), Rab plays Uno with Xbox Live Vision, Father Segato - Ten Steps to Segasm, Rab and Ryan pitch Consolevania to Dragons' Den
2004

Introductions: Hitler, Legend, Mr. Robert, Mr. Ryan Reviews: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (PS2), The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Xbox), Bujingai (PS2), Siren (PS2) Regular Sketches: Legend, Hitler (rant), An Overblood reference One-off Sketches/Features: The Shenmue drinking game, an extensive interview with a games retailer

Reviews: Glass Rose (PS2), Kya (PS2), Biohazard: Outbreak (PS2), Romance Of The Three Kingdoms VIII (PS2), .hack//INFECTION (PS2) Regular Sketches: Legend, Cosplay (Virtuoso), Hitler (complains to the retailer GAME) One-off Sketches/Features: Cosplay - The Consolevania Way, A Day In The Life, Videogaming c. 50,000 BC

Introductions: Kenny, John Gacy Reviews: Syberia II (Xbox), Driv3r (Xbox), Showdown: Legends of Wrestling (Xbox), Full Spectrum Warrior (Xbox), Spiderman 2 (platform unclear) Regular Sketches: Hitler (an update from the front) One-off Sketches/Features: Robert Florence appears on local television (in regards to Manhunt and the phrase "bummed in the gob" as part of a bet on the rllmuk forums), End of Level Boss

Introductions: Peter Molyneux, Joanne, Sammy Miller, Louise, Shigsy Reviews: Winning Eleven 8 (PS2), Gradius V (PS2), The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Xbox), Michigan (PS2) Regular Sketches: Legend, Kenny, Tap Tap Tap, John Gacy's Kiddies' Corner One-off Sketches/Features: The 'Ten' Best N64 Games Ever

Reviews: Halo 2 (Xbox), Cabela's Deer Hunt: 2005 Season (Xbox), Tales of Symphonia (GameCube), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) Regular Sketches: Legend (rap), Tap Tap Tap (DDR), Top 10 (SNES games), Hitler (home video), Sammy Miller (GTA: San Andreas), John Gacy (karaoke), The Shigsy Show ("Let's Say Nintendo's Doomed!", parody of Let's Call the Whole Thing Off), Kenny ("You're the Best! Around!") One-off Sketches/Features: Consolevania: RISE!, Master Chef Chief, Decision Commander, The Deer Hunter (with lightguns), CV Top Gear, Dominik Diamond

Reviews: None (Consolevania Game Awards) Regular Sketches: John Gacy (Santa), Hitler (meets Patrick Moore), Mr. Kenny (As a Christmas present) One-off Sketches/Features: Consolevania Game Awards 2004, Jesus on Xbox, Eddie Murphy

Introductions: Courtney Reviews: Overblood (PSOne), Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube) Regular Sketches: Hitler (and his plans to take over the show), Consolevania News, Tap Tap Tap (while escaping from Hitler), John Gacy (out in the woods), In reference to the previous episode, Kenny kills Mr. Robert as Mr. Ryan, who is ignorant of this, sings "You're the best! Around!" One-off Sketches/Features: Mr. Ryan's evil girlfriend, Resident Evil: Tumblers, Criswell

Reviews: A selection of Commodore 64 titles (with emphasis on Castle of Terror), A selection of ZX Spectrum titles, Speedball 2 Regular Sketches: Hitler (parodying Davros), Legend, Kenny (parodying the Master), Consolevania News with Noel Edmonds One-off Sketches/Features: Doctor Who-themed links, Jimmy Saville, old games adverts
2017
Reviews: Call of Cthulhu (Mobile), Lego Batman (360), LittleBigPlanet (PS3), Wipeout HD (PS3), World of Goo (PC) Regular Sketches: Warhammer WAR Stories ep1 + ep2, Checkin' The Forums, What Music Goes With It, Molyneux Moments One-off Sketches/Features: Bond Girl, 50 Dollars, Steel Drums
Reviews: Nioh and Torment: Tides of Numenera (Rab), Night in the Woods (Gerry), NieR: Automata (Ryan). Sketches: Persona 5, Calendar Girl, Gerry interviews the public, Philip and Phillip on diversity in video game lead characters (a.k.a. Bobby Brownhair), the Lies Booth (Ryan on BioShock Infinite), the Lies Booth (Rab on Assassin's Creed), Xbox advert (TV-am vs. Five Nights at Freddy's), Trump: The Game, Here Comes The Hot-Taker music video.
Reviews: Paradigm and Domina (Ryan), Mass Effect: Andromeda (Gerry), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Rab and Ryan), Stories Untold (Rab). Sketches: Edith and Rosemary's Frightful Memories: Zool, Consolevania Info News, Gerry comes out to his dads as a Nintendo non-fan (intro to Breath of the Wild review), Metacriticwatch, Peter Moore career retrospective. Notes: The opening to this episode was shot outside the University of Glasgow's QMU building, where the earliest Consolevania footage (the first Legend segment) was shot. The previous Edith and Rosemary segment appeared in episode 3.2.
Reviews: For Honor (Gerry), StarCrawlers (Rab), Dandy Dungeon and What Remains of Edith Finch (Ryan). Sketches: Xbox One advert (Very British Xenophobia), Brian Blessed returns to Consolevania, All Those Little Men, Ask Gerry, Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Rab and Ryan on the run, K-Corp, Ask Kenny. Notes: Brian Blessed previously appeared as the 'director' of Consolevania in 'The Consolevania Story' (episode 2.7).
Reviews: Conarium and Tokyo 42 (Ryan), Little Nightmares (Gerry), Mansions of Madness (Rab). Sketches: Father's Day, Xbox One advert (Web Porn), Old Gamers Reminisce (several segments), Kenny and the Nazis, Conti Neweti pays you a visit, Nintendo Switch advert (Reggie in the House), Fake Game Devs.
Reviews: Horizon Zero Dawn (Gerry), Morrowind Online (Ryan), Euro Truck Simulator 2 (Rab). Sketches: The Glasgow heatwave (several segments), The 80s British games industry, We Are The Modders, Brian Horde's Funseum, Video Game Unicorn (intro to the Euro Truck Simulator 2 review), IGN Live.
Reviews: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Ryan), Constructor (Gerry), Absolver (Rab). Gaming: The News Bin with Rab and Ryan (previews of Sonic Mania and Shenmue 3), Cheats in Videogames with Rab and Ryan (a discussion of cheat codes in old games). Sketches: Peter Molyneux: The Live Séance (with Derek Acorah), Xbox One advert (Gamer Cribs), Derek Acorah: the Game (several segments), Only Games in Boxes (an Only Fools and Horses parody, serving as the intro to the Constructor review).
Reviews: Fighting Fantasy Legends and Quake Champions (Rab), 88 Heroes (Gerry), The Pillars of the Earth and Echo (Ryan). Gaming: 2007 games retrospective with Ryan (Super Mario Galaxy, Portal, Halo 3, Overlord, The Darkness, Mass Effect, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja). Sketches: Gerry Philadelphia 2007 (several segments), Sega Saturn advert (David Icke), Cosplay the Consolevania Way #4: Ruiner, Kenny Glasgow 2007 (several segments), Checkin The Forums (several segments), 10 Characters including Conti Neweti (intercut with the 88 Heroes review), a new Atari console, Philip and Phillip spot a new Bobby Brownhair (Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer). Notes: This episode incorporates previously unseen material shot during the production of episode 3.2 in 2007. The first three Cosplayer segments all appeared in episode 1.2. Checkin The Forums first appeared in episode 3.5.
Reviews: Super Mario Odyssey (Rab), Ruiner and Cuphead (Ryan), Agents of Mayhem (Gerry). Sketches: Where does Gerry come from?, Hot Property with Jeff (redubbed Wolfenstein II cut scene), Gerryspeshal (several segments), Brian Horde presents the Consolevania App. Notes: This episode revisits and expands on the storyline of Series 3.
Reviews: South Park: The Fractured but Whole (Gerry), Wolfenstein II (Ryan), Divinity: Original Sin II (Rab) Sketches: Kenny Kenny Kenny Kenny (episode intro), Consolevania Twitch (several segments), Ryan explains the Nazis to Gerry (several segments, including the intros to South Park and Divinity), Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Kenny explains it all. Notes: Following on from the previous episode, this episode ties up loose ends from Series 3 and incorporates them into the overarching plot of Series 4.
Reviews: Star Wars Battlefront II (Gerry), Culdcept Revolt (Rab). Gaming: Ryan's Christmas 1992 Amiga retrospective (also featuring recommendations for Monument Valley 2, Finding Paradise, and Universal Paperclips). Sketches: Kojima Station: Kojima Cut (Geoff Keighley - Gorgeous), the Consolevania boys go to Super Bario (several segments), John Gacy's Kiddies Corner (Christmas edition), Silent Night. Notes: This episode was produced as part of the Series 4 production block, but was not assigned an episode number. First appearance of John Gacy since episode 2.5.
2007
Introductions: Max: The Consolevania Computer, Ziggy Springsteen, Edith and Rosemary, Emilio Zerg & his boyfriend Dave, Victor Douglas Ramshorn III & Emily Reviews: Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (PC), Rogue Galaxy (PS2), Overlord (360), PS3 Roundup Regular Sketches: The Boys move into Consolevania Towers, Meeting Ziggy Springsteen, Edith and Rosemary's Frightful Memories: Mad Panic Coaster, Rab and Ryan ask Max about Kenny, Kenny returns to our dimension and visits Ryan's old house to destroy Overblood One-off Sketches/Features: Ken Kutaragi on the road, Emilo Zerg & Dave's Funk-isizer roundup, Victor's Video Diary: Dead or Alive Xtreme
Introductions: Richard Rankin, Bullet Time & MC Meatshield Micro Reviews: Big Brain Academy (Wii), Armored Core 4 (360), Torrente 3: The Protector (PS2), G1 Jockey (Wii), The Darkness (360), Global Defence Force Tactics (PS2) Bullet Time & MC Meatshield Micro's Roundup: FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (360), Ouendan 2 (DS), Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3) Regular Sketches: Kenny visits Consolevania Towers after getting an invite to a party held by Peter Molyneux and returns to the boys, Rab and Ryan hijack Nintendo's Keynote speech E3 2007, Edith and Rosemary's Frightful Memories: Escape from Monster Manor, Rab has a chug One-off Sketches/Features: Woglinde Street (Has he seen my trousers?), Ziggy Springsteen's Subliminal Messages: Buy a PS3, Bonus Feature: Halo 3 Live Action Film
Reviews: Bioshock (360), Space Giraffe (360), Pipi & Bibi's (360), Zombie Virus (PS2), Robin Hood Quest/Snow Queen Quest (PS2), GrimGrimoire (PS2), Railfan (PS3) Regular Sketches: Safe Gaming by Sammy Miller: Portables One-off Sketches/Features: "In Defense of Beastiality" by Peter Molyneux, The head of Phil Collins, RATSAMAN LeGeORGE: halo cury (sic), Rab and Ryan play Wii Fit
Reviews: NASCAR '08 (360), Two Worlds (360), NASCAR '08 (360) One-off Sketches/Features: Zack Eastwood's guide to dating, Top ten games of all time (the top three being Archlord, Lair, and NASCAR '08), Viewers' jokes ('Knock knock' 'Who's there?' 'Forzamo' 'Forzamo who?' 'Forzamo Torsport') Notes: This episode was supposedly produced by the Sponsors after Rab and Ryan were removed from the show; instead, it is presented by the erstwhile Ziggy Springsteen and Zack Eastwood, both of whom separately review NASCAR '08 during the show. Following the release of this episode, an announcement was posted on the Consolevania news page stating that the Sponsors had terminated their relationship with Ziggy Springsteen, and that all rights to Consolevania had reverted to the original owners.
Consolevania: Lost and Found was output to a videotape and strapped to a bin at the side of the River Clyde in Glasgow. The tape was definitely recovered. Lost and Found has never been distributed by the finder and is not currently available for download.
Reviews: The Call of Cthulhu: Darkness Within (Mobile) (Rab), Lego Batman (360) (Ryan), LittleBigPlanet (PS3) (Rab), Wipeout HD (PS3) (Rab), World of Goo (PC) Ryan). Sketches: Warhammer WAR Stories (two segments), Checkin The Forums, What Music Goes With It, Molyneux Moments: Dog, Bond Girl, 50 Dollars for Bone Training, Wii Music: Steel Drums, The Consolevania Interview: David Icke on his upcoming MMORPG 'Lizardo'. Notes: Wave 1 was inaugurated on 10 October 2008, when reviews and sketches began to appear on Consolevania's YouTube channel. The Wipeout HD review, the What Music Goes With It sketch, and the David Icke 'interview' were exclusive to the Wave 1 episode release. Two segments produced as part of Wave 1 but not included in this episode were eventually included in episode 3.7.
Reviews: Fallout 3 (Rab), Persona 4 (Ryan). Gaming: Independents Day 24.10.08 (Depths of Peril, Synthesia, Barnstorming), Independents Day 31.10.08 (Mount and Blade, Intercept, Crow in Hell). Sketches: Pop!, Checkin The Forums, Andy Ben on FIFA 09, Halo 3: be abused, Ziggy Springsteen: welcome to Consolemania. Notes: Wave 2 was inaugurated on 29 November 2008. Only four videos (the intro, Pop!, Andy Ben, and the Fallout 4 review) were uploaded before production ceased in December 2008. A full-length episode was eventually released via YouTube on 3 April 2018, consisting of the four original segments, as well as two segments (Checkin The Forums and the Persona 4 review) which had been completed but not uploaded in 2008.
Gaming: Consolevania's Top Ten Games of 2008 (actually Rab announcing the end of the show and the reasons for its cancellation, over footage of the Top Ten Games) — part 1 (Grand Theft Auto IV, LittleBigPlanet, Left 4 Dead), part 2 (World of Goo, Persona 4), part 3 (Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Lost Odyssey, Dead Space), part 4 (Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4). Sketches: TEAM Christmas, Kenny's had enough of Christmas, the Ghost of Christmas Specials Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, Andy Ben: gamers are dying, the Ghost of Christmas Specials Future, Rab and Ryan's Christmas present, series 4 simulation ended, Ziggy Springsteen's triumph. Notes: Final episode of the original (2004–09) run of Consolevania.