I like the concept of them, and they’re partly what drew me to the series in the first place. But they’ve rarely been executed well, which is a bloody shame.

Despite coming home empty handed, and finding out that day that I get nervous tics, it was a great day out. Had lunch in the canteen with Trev & Simon, who were great (and as an avid watcher of Going Live/Live & Kicking, it was especially cool!)

The audition was completely quiz focused - No gaming whatsoever (unlike GamesMaster auditions). I definitely remember being asked who the dog was in Jet Force Gemini (Lupus) and when PAC-Man was released.

I played Rayman 2, Sonic Adventure & Um Jamma Lammy. We had to do a second take on a couple of the quizzes because I buzzed too soon, guessing Tekken 3’s intro from the first second.

Yeah, I did really like the format! I was there for almost whole day of filming for 1 & 1/2 episodes (I easily won the quiz rounds but did real bad at the challenges - It wasn’t made clear that I could practice!). It was pretty cool to see a retail EU Dreamcast set months before launch!

A kind gentleman even gave my son a 3D-printed Astro Bot because he was decked input in his favourite Astro Bot clothes (and his walker is decked out with Astro Bot stickers as well!)

It’s an absolutely lovely bit of kit. Feels so good in the hands. I couldn’t decide whether or not to get the first run, and when I realised I wanted one they were sold out. Glad to finally have one!

This screen bring back heaps of memories. Didn’t have a PSX so I experienced FFs 7 & 8 through the PC first!