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Bad Influence

All Episodes 1992 - 1996
TV-G

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  • 1992-10-05T15:45:00Z
  • 30m
  • 19h (57 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
Bad Influence! (working title- Deep Techies according to BUZZ!, a now defunct video games magazine on ORACLE) was a mid 1990s British factual television program shown on Children’s ITV that looked at video games and computer technology. It was shown on Thursdays at 4:45pm between 29 October 1992 and 2 January 1996 and had a run of four series of between 13 and 15 shows of twenty minutes. For at least two of the four series, it had the highest ratings of any CITV program.

57 episodes

Series Premiere

1992-10-29T16:45:00Z

1x01 Computer Paint Packages

Series Premiere

1x01 Computer Paint Packages

  • 1992-10-29T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Joe+Mac Caveman Ninja (SNES) Features: Using a computer paint package; A look ahead in the series Report: Virtual Reality

1x02 Looking inside the Consoles

  • 1992-10-05T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: NHLPA Hockey (MD) Features: A look at Alone in the Dark; Looking inside the consoles Report: Exploring other worlds

1992-10-12T15:45:00Z

1x03 The Amiga A1200

1x03 The Amiga A1200

  • 1992-10-12T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Aleste (SNES) Features: The Amiga 1200; Using a computer to create Ballet Report: The Future Entertainment Show

1x04 The Hidden costs of Handhelds

  • 1992-11-19T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Sonic 2 (MD) Features: The Hidden Cost of Handhelds; Desktop VR Reports: Games shops in the US; Using VR in a special needs school

1x05 Creating music on the Atari ST

  • 1992-11-26T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Mario Land 2 (GB) Features: A look at the Freewheel controller; Creating music on an Atari ST Report: Creating a morphing special effect

1x06 Video Editing on a Computer

  • 1992-12-03T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Indiana Jones 3 (MD) Features: Video Editing on a Computer; ‘Fresh’ vs Bad Influence! Street Fighter 2 challenge Report: The Nintendo games help line

1992-12-10T16:45:00Z

1x07 Christmas Buyers Guide

1x07 Christmas Buyers Guide

  • 1992-12-10T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: World of Illusion (MD) Features: Christmas buyers guide; Buying Consoles from the US Report: The Computer Museum

1992-12-17T16:45:00Z

1x08 The Atari Falcon

1x08 The Atari Falcon

  • 1992-12-17T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Mario Cart (SNES) Features: The Atari Falcon; ‘Take That’ on Virtua Racing Report: A guide to gaming in Tokyo

1993-01-07T16:45:00Z

1x09 Software on CD

1x09 Software on CD

  • 1993-01-07T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Ecco The Dolphin (Mega Drive) Features: How powerful computers can be used to create special effects Report: Software on CD

1993-01-14T16:45:00Z

1x10 Gaming cheat devices

1x10 Gaming cheat devices

  • 1993-01-14T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Prince of Persia (SNES) Features: Gaming cheat devices; Robots; A first look at Sleepwalker Report: The CES in Las Vegas

1x11 Reducing the risk of Epilepsy

  • 1993-01-21T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Streets of Rage 2 (MD) Features: A look at Mario Paint; Reducing risk of epilepsy; A look at Stunt Island Report: The latest in puppet technology

1993-01-28T16:45:00Z

1x12 Surround Sound at Home

1x12 Surround Sound at Home

  • 1993-01-28T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Star Wars (SNES) Features: Surround Sound at home; A virtual fish tank; The latest laser game Report: Universal Studios in Hollywood

1993-02-04T16:45:00Z

1x13 Barcode Battler

1x13 Barcode Battler

  • 1993-02-04T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Lemmings 2 (Amiga) Features: A look at the Barcode Battler game; The latest in British VR; A look at upcoming games Report: A Virtual Summer Camp

Season Premiere

1993-09-09T15:45:00Z

2x01 MPEG and the new CD Systems

Season Premiere

2x01 MPEG and the new CD Systems

  • 1993-09-09T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Jurassic Pak (MD) Features: Personal computers that recognise handwriting; A look at the new CD systems and MPEG; A look at Mortal Kombat Report: The latest from the US including the 3DO

Main Review: Rocket Knight Adventures (MD) Features: Composing music on The Deluxe Music Construction Set 2; Playing Air Warrior over the telephone lines with other players Report: How a Jean Michel Jarre concert is staged

1993-09-23T15:45:00Z

2x03 Luxury Game Consoles

2x03 Luxury Game Consoles

  • 1993-09-23T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Mario All Stars (SNES) Features: A look at the Dinosaurs CD-ROM; The luxury games consoles Report: Industrial Light and Magic

1993-09-30T15:45:00Z

2x04 The Amiga CD32

2x04 The Amiga CD32

  • 1993-09-30T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Asterix (SNES) Features: The Amiga CD32; Amiga Scrabble challenge and other games based on board games Report: The Virtual Geographic League

1993-10-07T15:45:00Z

2x05 The Development of MPEG

2x05 The Development of MPEG

  • 1993-10-07T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Street Fighter 2 Turbo (SNES) Features: A Mega CD Karaoke add-on and a Karaoke Macbeth CD-ROM; The development of MPEG and the Reel Magic PC card Report: Turning movies into games

1993-10-14T15:45:00Z

2x06 The Atari Jaguar

2x06 The Atari Jaguar

  • 1993-10-14T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES) Features: The Atari Jaguar; Reports: Back to the Future the Ride; The Computer Cavern

1993-10-21T15:45:00Z

2x07 Computer based Animation

2x07 Computer based Animation

  • 1993-10-21T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Aladdin (MD) Features: The Thunder Seat accessory; A look at a computer- based animation package Report: How photos can be manipulated in advertising

1993-10-28T16:45:00Z

2x08 Voice Activated Software

2x08 Voice Activated Software

  • 1993-10-28T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Jurassic Park (SNES) Features: A look at new spooky games; Voice-activated software Report: Forthcoming Star Trek games

1993-11-04T16:45:00Z

2x09 PC Firework Simulator

2x09 PC Firework Simulator

  • 1993-11-04T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Sonic Spinball (MD) Features: Using a PC Firework simulator package; The appeal of Beat ‘em ups; Andy's Bad Influence! fireworks display Report: SIGGRAPH ‘93

1993-11-11T16:45:00Z

2x10 A to Z Guide to Computers

2x10 A to Z Guide to Computers

  • 1993-11-11T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Bomberman (SNES) Features: A look at the Oceans Below computer package; An A to Z guide to computers and computing Report: Thinking Machines' CM5 Super Computer

Main Review: Yoshi’s Safari (SNES) Features: A look at Make My Video games; The rights and wrongs of video game piracy; The Dual Turbo IR MD controller Report: Using computers in fashion design

1993-11-25T16:45:00Z

2x12 Onyx Reality Engine 2

2x12 Onyx Reality Engine 2

  • 1993-11-25T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Jungle Book (GG) Features: A look at Theme Park; Creating graphics using an Onyx Reality Engine 2 Report: The Other Side VR Arena

1993-12-02T16:45:00Z

2x13 Joysticks and Joypads

2x13 Joysticks and Joypads

  • 1993-12-02T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Lawnmower Man (SNES) Features: A look at joystick, joypads and other control devices; The latest football games Report: IS Robotics

2x14 Playing Arcade games at Home

  • 1993-12-09T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: FIFA International Soccer (MD) Features: How you can play arcade games at home; The Cam Net headset; Games you build yourself Report: Walsall Arboretum Laser show

1993-12-16T16:45:00Z

2x15 Panasonic 3DO

2x15 Panasonic 3DO

  • 1993-12-16T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES) Features: The making of Rise of the Robots; A look ahead at games coming in the New Year; The 3DO Report: The MIT Media Lab

Season Premiere

1994-09-08T15:45:00Z

3x01 The Super Gameboy

Season Premiere

3x01 The Super Gameboy

  • 1994-09-08T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Donkey Kong (GB) Features: The Super Gameboy adaptor; Voice recognition software Reports: Dave Perry and Shiny Entertainment; ECTS

1994-09-15T15:45:00Z

3x02 Print your own T-Shirts

3x02 Print your own T-Shirts

  • 1994-09-15T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES) Features: Print your own T-Shirt's using transfer paper; A look at the Woodstock CD-ROM; The 3DO Report: SIGGRAPH ‘94

1994-09-22T15:45:00Z

3x03 Screensavers

3x03 Screensavers

  • 1994-09-22T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Stunt Race FX (SNES) Features: Various screen savers; The making of Magic Carpet with Peter Molyneux Report: Flintstones the musical

1994-09-29T15:45:00Z

3x04 VR Go Karting

3x04 VR Go Karting

  • 1994-09-29T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Rebel Assault (MCD) Features: A look at the Way Things Work CD-ROM; 8-way VR Go-Karting Report: Silicon Valley

1994-10-16T15:45:00Z

3x05 Game Specific Controllers

3x05 Game Specific Controllers

  • 1994-10-16T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Earthworm Jim (Mega Drive) Features: 3D Design software & virtual modelling Report: Visual Computing

1994-10-13T15:45:00Z

3x06 Click & Play

3x06 Click & Play

  • 1994-10-13T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Earthworm Jim (MD) Features: Game-specific controllers; An architects virtual design package; The Primal Rage arcade game Report: Silicon Graphics

1994-10-20T15:45:00Z

3x07 The Video Toaster

3x07 The Video Toaster

  • 1994-10-20T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Alien Versus Predator (Jaguar) Features: The Video Toaster/Lightwave 3D software; A look at basketball games Report: Kodak’s film facility

1994-10-27T16:45:00Z

3x08 3D Imaging

3x08 3D Imaging

  • 1994-10-27T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Dynamite Headdy (MD) Features: Explanation of 3D imaging technique; A look at new spooky games Report: The Big One Rollercoaster in Blackpool

3x09 Weather Forecasting on the PC

  • 1994-11-03T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Super Bomber Man 2 (SNES) Features: A weather forecasting package for the PC; How ASF created the music for Inferno Report: The Information Superhighway

1994-11-10T16:45:00Z

3x10 VR Helmets

3x10 VR Helmets

  • 1994-11-10T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: The Lion King (MD) Features: Various gun accessories; VR helmets/Virtual world software Report: Jim Henson’s British HQ

1994-11-17T16:45:00Z

3x11 The History of Pinball

3x11 The History of Pinball

  • 1994-11-17T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Features: The history of pinball and pinball sims; Robots Report: Exploring the moon and planets

1994-11-24T16:45:00Z

3x12 Magic Eye Pictures

3x12 Magic Eye Pictures

  • 1994-11-24T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (SNES) Features: Creating Magic Eye pictures with new software; Video projectors; Testing fabric drapability Report: IMAX cinema

1994-12-01T16:45:00Z

3x13 The Sega Saturn and 32X

3x13 The Sega Saturn and 32X

  • 1994-12-01T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Star Wars Arcade (MD32X) Features: A look at Artpad and Dabbler art package; The Sega Saturn, 32x and The Scorpion Megadrive Clone Report: A Motion capture studio

1994-12-08T16:45:00Z

3x14 The Neo Geo CD

3x14 The Neo Geo CD

  • 1994-12-08T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: The Need For Speed (3DO) Features: The Neo Geo CD; The Twelve Days of Computer Technology Report: Recreating a Viking with the help of a computer

Main Review: Doom (Jaguar/MD32X) Features: Multiplayer gaming; The Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation Report: A Virtual trip below Loch Ness

Season Premiere

1995-09-06T15:45:00Z

4x01 Update on the Super Consoles

Season Premiere

4x01 Update on the Super Consoles

  • 1995-09-06T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Panzer Dragoon (Saturn) Features: A update on the super consoles; Virtual Violet on sequels; The Virtual Guitar accessory Report: Dave Perry and Earthworm Jim 2

1995-09-13T15:45:00Z

4x02 Games based on TV Shows

4x02 Games based on TV Shows

  • 1995-09-13T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Comix Zone (MD) Features: Games Based on TV Shows; Virtual Violet on Websites; A look at Nickelodeon Director’s Lab Report: Community access cable TV show Video Game Slams

4x03 Serial Play Multiplayer Gaming

  • 1995-09-02T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Donkey Kong Land (GB) Features: Serial Play multiplayer gaming; The Bad Influence! web cam; Virtual Violet on live web cams Report: SIGGRAPH ‘95

1995-09-27T15:45:00Z

4x04 The Sony Playstation

4x04 The Sony Playstation

  • 1995-09-27T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Wipeout (PS) Features: The Playstation, its games and peripherals; Virtual Violet on Development of Joypads; A look at a Doom editor Report: The birthplace of videogames, Silicon Valley

1995-10-04T15:45:00Z

4x05 The History of Pool Games

4x05 The History of Pool Games

  • 1995-10-04T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Command & Conquer (PC) Features: The history of Pool Games; A look at the flight sim EF2000; Virtual Violet on Endorfun; The Nintendo Virtual Boy Report: Virtual World in LA

1995-10-11T15:45:00Z

4x06 Worms

4x06 Worms

  • 1995-10-11T15:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Shinobi X (Saturn) Features: Getting Worms noticed by publishers; a look at The Net film and its website; Virtual Violet on viewers’ feedback Report: A motion capture studio in Sheffield

1995-10-25T16:45:00Z

4x07 The Cheat Boy

4x07 The Cheat Boy

  • 1995-10-25T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Killer Instinct (SNES) Features: Cheats and tips with Cheat Boy; A new 3D imaging system without special glasses; Virtual Violet on science fiction Report: Using GPS to aid the visually impaired

4x08 How a Laser Display is created

  • 1995-11-01T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Tekken (PS) Features: Game Pro magazine’s worm lollypop cover mount; How a laser display is created; A look at Doom-style games; Virtual Violet on playing bad guys Report: Filming The Darkening at Pinewood Studios

Main Review: Powerdrive Rally (Jaguar) Features: A look at new gadgets; Making phone calls over the Internet and the latest Internet technology; Virtual Violet on viewpoints in 3D games Report: Guide to turn an idea into a game

4x10 Clothes designed on Computer

  • 1995-11-15T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Worms (PS) Features: Clothes designed on a computer; A look at the latest football games; Virtual Violet on cheats available on the Internet Report: Shooting video sequences for games

1995-11-29T16:45:00Z

4x11 Cyber Pets

4x11 Cyber Pets

  • 1995-11-29T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Vectorman (MD) Features: Cyber pets; A new technique to model virtual hair Report: The Nintendo Ultra 64

1995-12-06T16:45:00Z

4x12 Games for the Sega Saturn

4x12 Games for the Sega Saturn

  • 1995-12-06T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES) Features: Games for the Sega Saturn; A look at Simply 3D scene designer software; Virtual Violet on Consoles Versus Computers Report: A Royal Navy helicopter simulator

1993-12-13T16:45:00Z

4x13 Motion Capture Animation

4x13 Motion Capture Animation

  • 1993-12-13T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Extreme Games (PS) Features: A look at Card Studio and Animated Greetings packages; Motion Capture Animation; Virtual Violet on her top 10 games of 1995; The best places to buy a console this Christmas Report: Tokyo’s National Games Day

1996-01-02T16:45:00Z

4x14 New Games for 1996

4x14 New Games for 1996

  • 1996-01-02T16:45:00Z20m

Main Review: Yoshi’s Island (SNES) Features: The best things to do with a computer; A look at games coming out in 1996; Using the Atari ST as a music computer; The highs and lows of 1995; A look at Juggling Master package; The Shamen sing Heel the Separation

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