Consolevania Season 3, Episode 8: Consolevania Christmas Carol (Episode 3.8)

Consolevania Towers

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

36 min

You Are Desirable

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

42 min

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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

27 min

C

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.

16 min

Lost and Found

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.

Series Four Wave 1 (Episode 3.6)

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.

50 min

Second Wave, a.k.a. Series Four Wave 2 (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.

37 min