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2015 ROUND-UP: THE ANNUAL ONE

23/12/2015

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And thus, we come to the end of Digitiser2000's first full year. And what a splendid year it has been.

Given that none of this was planned, and it was a case of me very much figuring it out as I went along... I think we got there in the end; it's not quite a continuation of the original Digitiser, but something a bit more personal, I suppose. But just as silly.

We've certainly ended on a high, selling out of our Digitiser t-shirts. We also had our biggest ever month in December, and there was a brilliant response to the Games of My Years series - as a result of the reception, a much expanded version of the Digitiser story is being planned for release as a book sometime in 2016.

​Thanks to everyone who has supported us through Paypal, or Patreon, or just by being really nice. It's all appreciated. And - of course - you can still support us in the usual ways.

Exhaustion and Christmas means that we've not quite gotten around to finishing the new version of the Man's Daddy's Joke Book - but it's on the way.

Next week we'll be running some of your Digitiser memories - thanks to everyone who wrote in - but in the meantime... if there is any doubt that Digitiser 2000 is your favourite gaming/nonsense website... cast your view-holes over this massive list, of just some of our most popular features, articles and videos from the last 12 months. There's more than enough here to carry you through the festive weekend; imagine it's a massive selection box of gaudy chocolates... but for your eyes.

Have the most Merry Christmas imaginable, you lovely people.

LISTICLES AND STUPID STUFF
31 BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF HUMAN ART
10 THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH MICROSOFT'S HOLOLENS
TOP 20 VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES
FAR CRY 4: THE MOVIE - Script Exclusive!
EXCLUSIVE: Flappy Bird: The Movie script extract
TERMINATOR GENISYS - SCRIPT EXCLUSIVE!
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - EXCLUSIVE SCRIPT EXTRACT!
ARE YOU DATING A HARDCORE GAMER?
CUT-OUT AND KEEP: AMUSEMENT ARCADE CHECKLIST
SECOND-HAND GAMES SHOP CHECKLIST
BEST EVER VIDEO GAME EASTER EGGS - with Comments by Our Political Overlords
6 BIZARRE JAPANESE ARCADE GAMES
10 TERRIBLE RETRO "SEX" GAMES
10 TV & MOVIE GAMES YOU'VE PROBABLY FORGOTTEN
13 ANIMALS THAT SORT OF LOOK LIKE SUPER MARIO A BIT
22 BIZARRE EXAMPLES OF MEDIEVAL TOILET HUMOUR
12 LUCKY KIDS WHO COULDN'T BE HAPPIER ABOUT THEIR MARIO FACE PAINTING
10 BRILLIANTLY WRONG BOOTLEG DVD COVERS
20 AWFUL VHS VIDEO COVERS
10 DISTURBING POKEMON COSPLAYS
25 HORRIFYING SANTAS THAT YOU WILL WISH YOU HADN'T SEEN
19 BAFFLING VINTAGE CHRISTMAS CARDS
THE GREAT STAR WARS BAKE-OFF! 23 TERRIBLE STAR WARS CAKES
NEVER FORGET: 15 ITEMS OF 9/11 MEMORABILIA THAT WILL MOVE YOU TO TEARS
PLEASE DO NOT LOOK AT THESE 22 TERRIFYING VENTRILOQUIST DUMMIES
5 THINGS THAT AREN'T MADE OUT OF TUNGSTEN
31 TERRIFYING SIMPSONS COSPLAY ERRORS
21 PHOTOS OF KIDS WHO ARE TERRIFIED OF HALLOWEEN
13 BIZARRE VICTORIAN INVENTIONS
CELEBRATING THOR: THE DARK WORLD DAY - HERE ARE 20 QUESTIONABLE THOR COSTUMES!
THE 15 GREATEST EVER BACK TO THE FUTURE MOMENTS
32 BIZARRE AFRICAN MOVIE POSTERS
LET'S ALL GO TO THE ZOO: A Gallery of Taxidermy Disasters
12 BIZARRE TOYS THAT WOULDN'T BE MADE TODAY
16 DELICIOUS SPAM RECIPES
16 JAW-DROPPINGLY SEXIST VINTAGE ADS
13 POCKET MONEY PRACTICAL JOKES THAT HARDLY EVER WORKED
20 VINTAGE ALBUM COVERS THAT'LL UPSET YOUR STOMACH
17 RIDICULOUS FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT KNOCK-OFFS
MARCH OF THE CRAPSOLES: 10 CONSOLE KNOCK-OFFS
32 KIDS WHO JUST COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE SANTA - with comments from Chip Shop Man
SO MOVING... 11 BEAUTIFUL BAPTISM PHOTOS
20 SUPER-HERO MOMENTS WE WANT TO SEE IN THE MOVIES
17 INEXPLICABLE "CELEBRITY" LOOKALIKES
20 VINTAGE ALBUM COVERS THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL ILL
18 BIZARRE BOOTLEG TOYS
10 MEDICAL TRAINING DUMMIES MORE HORRIFIC THAN ANYTHING IN SILENT HILL
10 BIZARRE NES GAMES THAT WE SWEAR WE DIDN'T MAKE UP
11 TERRIFYING FORTUNE TELLER MACHINES
15 (LITERALLY) CRAP TATTOOS
10 STUPIDEST ITEMS OF VIDEO GAME MERCHANDISE
10 MAIL-ORDER ADS FROM THE DAYS BEFORE GAMING
10 COMPLETELY USELESS GAMING ACCESSORIES
15 EXAMPLES OF TERRIBLE VIDEO GAME COVER ART
10 MORE HORRIBLE GAMES ADS
10 MORE TERRIBLE GAME COVERS
10 BIZARRE LICENSED VIDEO GAMES
10 FURTHER TERRIBLE VIDEO GAME COVERS
10 EXCITING ZANGIEF COSPLAYERS - With Comments by Chart Cat
10 RIDICULOUSLY OTT VIDEO GAME COLLECTORS EDITIONS
10 VIDEO GAME TOILETS
10 MUNDANE JOBS THAT GOT TURNED INTO GAMES
7 INTENTIONALLY TERRIBLE GAMES
21 TERRIFYING CLOWNS THAT MUST NEVER BE SEEN
10 KIDS HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES AT DISNEYLAND
15 STUFFED MONKEYS YOU'LL WISH YOU HADN'T SEEN
CHART CAT: 50 SHADES OF YELLOW
12 FACES EVERY GAMER RECOGNISES - introduced by Insincere Dave
10 KIDS HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES AT DISNEYLAND
MEGA-QUIZ 5 BILLION - Presented by a G... G... GHOST!
WHAT'S UP WITH GARGOYLES?
15 MORE LUCKY KIDS WHO ARE SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THEIR FACE PAINTING
A DAY IN THE LIFE: SUPER MARIO
10 VIDEO GAME QUOTES WRONGLY ATTRIBUTED TO JEREMY CORBYN
10 FACTUAL INACCURACIES IN THE BBC'S GTA DRAMA
20 NIGHTMARISH BABY CAKES
10 THINGS THAT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE LORD ALAN SUGAR
WHAT THESE 21 STUPID KIDS STUCK IN CLAW MACHINES CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE PURSUIT OF MATERIAL WEALTH
GAMESMASTER, CAN YOU HELP ME?
LET'S GO TO THE CAR BOOT SALE!
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: 21 TERRIBLE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WHILE PEOPLE WERE PASSED OUT
TOI STORY: 16 KIDS STUCK IN TOILETS
WHAT DOES KIM JONG UN FIND FUNNY?
LET'S GO TO SIR CLIFF'S HOUSE!
12 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR DOG SAFE ON DOG-AIR DAY
WHAT VIDEO GAMES WOULD THE ANIMALS PLAY IF THE ANIMALS COULD PLAY GAMES?
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - TRAILER BREAKDOWN
IT'S TIME TO LINE UP FOR STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS!
THE MAN'S DADDY: HILARIOUS JEREMY CORBYN JOKES
WHO'S WHO IN METAL GEAR SOLID V
FIND YOUR METAL GEAR SOLID CODENAME
QUIZ: CAN YOU SPOT THE HIPSTER?
WHAT WILL VIDEO GAMES BE LIKE ON MARS?
10 AMAZING THINGS WE KNOW ABOUT NOLAN NORTH
10 WEIRD THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE FIRST TEN NUMBERS
DISGUSTING: 10 PEOPLE WHO ARE SO DESPERATE FOR FAME THAT THEY'D EVEN EAT A TAPEWORM
11 GROUPS OF PERFECT PEOPLE LAUGHING AT LISTICLES
10 MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN GAMING HISTORY
16 TIMES RONALD McDONALD INDUCED NIGHTMARES
HORRIBLE: 16 MASKED MONKEYS TO GIVE YOU NIGHTMARES
OMG! IT'S TIME TO QUEUE UP FOR BLACK FRIDAY!
10 AMAZING THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT GHOSTS
ONE YEAR ON: GAMERGATE EXPLAINED
TOP 10 VIDEO GAME CLICHES
THE DIGI2000 INDIE GAME TITLE-O-MATIC
HOW OLD ARE YOUR FAVOURITE GAME CHARACTERS?
IF VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS WERE SPOONS
IF VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS WERE SPOONS - PART 2
TOP 10 HEDGEHOGS WITH ATTITUDE
TOP 10 VIDEO GAME SUNSETS
SO YOU WANT TO WORK IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY...
LET'S ALL GO TO DISMALAND!
10 VIDEO GAME QUOTES WRONGLY ATTRIBUTED TO INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE
COMMON GAMER DREAMS ANALYSED - with Belvedere Pollon
17 GAMES CHARACTERS IN REAL LIFE
THE WORLD'S BEST WAX WORKS
MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO GAME QUOTES
MISSION: STEALTH - With Solid Snake
10 PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED DARK SOULS
SMILE! WE IMAGINE HOW THE GAME DESIGNERS BRUSH THEIR TEETH
10 MIND-BLOWING THINGS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IN A VIDEO GAME, PROBABLY
NEW STAR WARS MERCHANDISE CHECKLIST
WHO CHEWED MY 3DS?
MOVIE MAGIC: 10 BEHIND-THE-SCENES SECRETS OF STAR WARS
A DAY WITH DONALD TRUMP
LET'S GET A JOB AT NINTENDO!
OMG! LET'S SELL SOME SECOND-HAND GAMES!
SO DISRESPECTFUL: 10 WAYS JEREMY CORBYN RUINED REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY FOR EVERYONE
10 THINGS GUARANTEED TO RUIN ANY GAMING SESSION
THE SEXIEST LARA CROFT COSPLAYERS with Chart Cat
CHART CAT - 16 Valentine's Day Vintage Computing Hunks
15 HORRIBLE RETRO GAME ADS
10 MOST HORRIFYING VIDEO GAME COSPLAYERS
THE MAN'S DADDY: RACIST JOKES
THE MAN'S DADDY: TOP GEAR JOKES
THE MAN'S DADDY: Crooner Jokes
THE LIVING BUM: THREE COOL NEW VR GADGETS
FIGHT NIGHT: GAMES CHARACTERS vs REAL-LIFE CELEBS
THE APP TREE: BEST CHRISTMAS APPS introduced by Mr T
SUPER-QUIZ 33: Are You a Gaming Addict? - Presented by BW
TRAILER ANALYSIS: FALLOUT 4
TRAILER ANALYSIS: RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER

MR BIFFO
GAMES OF MY YEARS - The Digitiser Story by Mr Biffo
I WAS A BAFTA GAMES JUDGE by Mr Biffo
PHIL HARRISON: BETWEEN YOU AND ME by Mr Biffo
THE POWER OF NOWSTALGIA by Mr Biffo
THE FEEL THING by Mr Biffo
THE MAN IN THE MIRROR'S EDGE by Mr Biffo
VIRTUAL REALITY BITES by Mr Biffo
THE WITCHER 3 - IT'S 'CSI: NORTHERN KINGDOMS' by Mr Biffo 
IT PEGGLES THE MIND by Mr Biffo
MASTER CHIEF: A SPARTAN PERSONALITY by Mr Biffo
HERE IS THE NEWS: IT IS BORING by Mr Biffo
WE'RE ALL HOLOGRAMS AND ONIONS: What Our Style of Gaming Says About Us by Mr Biffo
VIDEO GAMES: A REFLECTION OF TERROR by Mr Biffo
WHY THE BBC NEEDS GAMERS IF IT WANTS TO SURVIVE by Mr Biffo
SCAREMONGERING: DOES THE GAMES INDUSTRY BRING IT UPON ITSELF? by Mr Biffo
VG TIPS: GAMES JOURNALISTS ARE IDIOTS TOO by Mr Biffo
A HIDEO KOJIMA ARTICLE by Mr Biffo
BOYCOTT STAR WARS VII: A NON-MOVEMENT by Mr Biffo
THE FORCE AWOKE by Mr Biffo
U2 CAN BE BRAINWASHED by Mr Biffo
MR BIFFO'S PLAY EXPO DIARYTHE ONLINE CUL-DE-SAC by Mr Biffo
TELL ME WHAT TO FEEL by Mr Biffo
ZOE QUINN'S NUCLEAR OPTION by Mr Biffo
A ROUND TUIT by Mr Biffo
HAVE PITY FOR THE GAMES CRITICS by Mr Biffo
HALO 5: WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? by Mr Biffo
HALO 5: A HOLLOW VICTORY by Mr Biffo
NOT MY GAMES OF THE YEAR LIST by Mr Biffo
LARA CROFT: THE FRAIL PSYCHOPATH by Mr Biffo
FEMALE GAMES CHARACTERS: LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD? by Mr Biffo
GAMES JOURNALISM: WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE? by Mr Biffo
GAMES: WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME by Mr Biffo
EVERYBODY'S CHANGED THEIR MIND by Mr Biffo
PATIENT ZERO: HOW THINGS GO VIRAL by Mr Biffo
VIDEO GAMES: A PRIMAL INSTINCT by Mr Biffo


VIDEOS
THE MOST BORING GAMING VIDEO YOU'LL EVER WATCH
SUPER BERLUSCONI WORLD
VIRTUAL REALITY GAMING: DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE?
VIDEO PREVIEW: MAD MAX - PS4/Xbox One/PC 
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN - PREVIEW
DENTAL TRAINEE RELAXATION VIDEO
15 STUPIDEST STAR WARS EXPANDED UNIVERSE CHARACTERS
VIDEO GAME MOVIES MAKE ME ANGRY - by Mr Biffo
OLD GAMES ARE THE WORST - A rant by Mr Biffo
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET
THE TOP 500 GREATEST MINECRAFT CREATIONS
MAN VERSUS GOOGLE CARDBOARD
WHY BIGGER GAMES DOESN'T MEAN BETTER GAMEPLAY

THE GAMING POET: DOES MARIO DREAM?
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16 Comments
Mr Jonny T
23/12/2015 08:01:08 pm

Merry Christmas Mr Biffo!

Can't believe it's been a year already!

I hope 2016 continues to be another great year for Digi!

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Retro Resolution link
24/12/2015 12:14:35 am

Strewth, prolific doesn't begin to describe your fantastic outpourings Mr. Biffo! Time for some digindulgence...

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Mr Biffo
24/12/2015 12:44:23 pm

Cheers, gents. Have a good one.

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Prof. Toblerone
24/12/2015 10:13:39 pm

Just wanted to say thanks for all the entertainment you've provided us with this year. I only found out you were back a few months ago, but it's honestly been one of the highlights of the year. Like the return of a long lost friend. Y'know, one of the ones you actually like.

Great work, Biffo. Merry Christmas!

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Mr Biffo
24/12/2015 10:32:23 pm

Cheers, TableOne. Welcome back to the fold. Merry Chrimmington to you and yours too!

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Bruce Flagpole
24/12/2015 10:41:32 pm

Cheers Mr B

Have a good one!

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Mr Biffo
24/12/2015 11:58:47 pm

You too, Flagpole!

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Adam
25/12/2015 12:14:19 am

It's Christmas Day! Merry Christmas Mr Biffo, and Mr Hairs too if he's reading. Thanks for making Digi2000 the gift that keeps on giving!

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Frank Chickens
25/12/2015 01:58:03 am

Merry Christmas Mr Biffo, I hope you have a fantastic day. :)

Many thanks for the great articles this year, especially the Digitiser series. It was a very interesting read and appreciate what you went through in order to write it.

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Chris
25/12/2015 11:39:38 am

Great work Biffo, thanks for the laughs!

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Col
25/12/2015 05:49:31 pm

Wow that's quite a list! Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

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Dr Lokoss
26/12/2015 12:03:57 am

Ruddy hell,what a Christmas present. Digi alive and kicking with Mr Biffo steering a ruddy fab course through the mire. Cannot wait to catch up with all your scribblings. Aaaah,the halcyon days of teletext! And who said "nostalgia's not what it used to be" anyway?! Cheers Mr B, long may it continue.

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Dan F link
27/12/2015 08:51:54 pm

Thanks for everything in 2015, Biff! Digi2000 made it through a whole calendar year, which is more than can be said of many sites. :)

Oh yes, and remember to tell Mr T that the bin collection dates are slightly different over Xmas...

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Mr Biffo
28/12/2015 11:58:24 am

Aw, cheers, everyone. You are too, too lovely. Hope you all had a splendid Christmas. I'm still recovering, but there should be a couple of Digi updates this week.

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dab88
30/12/2015 08:50:49 pm

I'd like more gaming content. I understand that's a big ask for a one man team and I get this isn't the old Digi. Just throwing my two cents in.

It doesn't need to be contemporary stuff. I value your opinion as a gamer and think you offer a unique viewpoint. I'd love to read about your favorite games and why. I'd like to hear your take on the future of gaming. I'd like to read about how you predicted the fall of many consoles while the rest of the industry seems to champion hardware destined for the bargain bin. You have a wealth of experience and a thoughtful opinion... I wanna hear it!

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Mr Biffo
31/12/2015 10:11:06 am

The success of Games of my Years might see a bit of a shift more towards what you want, Dab. But yes - we're a tiny team of 1.5, and I've got a day job... but watch this space.

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