Episode 323: Bill & Ted / Spectrum Next
Added 2020-08-31 14:00:00 +0000 UTCI suppose it's only fitting that this episode would have become unstuck in time, huh? We planned and recorded this look back at the Bill & Ted films and games a couple of months ago with the intent of running it immediately before the launch of Bill & Ted Face The Music, only to have the film's release leap forward in time a couple of weeks and cause our podcast to come out a little belatedly. Wibbly-wobbly indeed.
Regardless, there are the usual notes here: Praise for the films, mingled with disappointment over jokes that haven't aged well, venom and dismay about the games... and a surprise discovery of a game that isn't actually bad!? UK-based blog correspondent Stuart Gipp joins the regular podcast crew this time around to share an interesting outsider perspective on the franchise. Anyway, this is less of an appetizer for the upcoming film than a post-viewing sorbet, but it's a good time all the same.
As a last-minute add-on, I've also included a short conversation with the man behind the Spectrum Next Kickstarter campaign, which is something that caught my eye a few weeks ago and I wanted to promote. There's still another 10 days to go (or so) as of this posting, so give it a look. Consider this interview our penance for all the terrible slander we committed against European platformers in the Bill & Ted segment.
Edits by Greg Leahy and cover art by John Pading!
Comments
Stuart Gipp's experience of Bill & Ted was exactly the same as mine- I thought the franchise WAS the cartoon I watched on Channel 4, and I always confused it with Wayne's World. My only other memory is Napoleon's tantrum at the bowling alley(?), which was the first time I'd ever seen swear words on broadcast TV.
Adam Elmahdi
2020-09-04 14:30:32 +0000 UTCwe shared a 1400x1400 version on Twitter when posting the episode https://twitter.com/retronauts/status/1300486006420811777
Diamond Feit
2020-09-03 12:17:20 +0000 UTCAre there links to higher res versions of the show art? (sorry if this has been asked before, I really like this one)
Nico Blier
2020-09-02 20:42:32 +0000 UTCMy sister had the Game Boy Bill & Ted game; it was one of the first ones she got for Christmas with the thing. I really didn't expect much from it, but it is surprisingly good!
Kevin Bunch
2020-09-02 04:05:25 +0000 UTCI find myself enjoying these movie-based episodes more than I ever would have expected. And it's even more fun knowing you guys are stretching your legs a bit and stepping out of video games, while not entirely forgetting why we're all here. Hope things get back to normal soon and the East crew gets together for another movie (and games) talk.
Phoequinox
2020-09-01 15:05:11 +0000 UTC
