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Things are about to get nasty! www.patreon.com/betamaxbabylon

The Last Starfighter poster art by Charles deMar (1984)

PINGU: PINGU'S DREAM (1991) rounded off series one of the children's favourite with this weapons-grade jug of nightmare fuel - the walrus!

This is a joy… youtu.be/4DI527Uf2Q0?...

NEW EPISODE LIFEFORCE The chaps look back at the frankly eye-popping sci horror extravaganza Lifeforce. So bad yet so good. pod.link/1504519574

THE BLACK HOLE (1979) ushered in Disney's brilliant Dark Phase with its visions of heaven and hell, as well as this piece of suggested gory violence as robot Maximilian kills Anthony Perkins, who sells it all beautifully (his strangulated death gargle is horrible).

Help me out. What does this say?

Alien Kong.👾

In the 80s, you felt like James Bond using this pen!

This is a great resource for those transfers you forgot all about as a kid in the 80s…. action-transfers.com/html/a_a/bro...

Ben Stiller & Adam Scott break down #Severance opening scene www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOeF...

Handy guide.

Calculators from your past. I never did work out what most of the buttons on the right did, but who cares! It was powered by the SUN!

David Lynch’s Dune (1984) pop up book illustrated by Daniel Kirk

It’s finally here, so to quote Dylan… @benstiller.redhour.com #severance

One day away from Season 2! #severance

My day just got better with the discovery of the Plain Jane Yum nut. Yum nut.

Happy 40th birthday to the legendary Sinclair C5!

I’ll never forget seeing this in the cinema. An unforgettable title sequence to one of the most influential movies of the 90s. #se7en youtu.be/FD7w2l88dl8?...

Took the boy to an important Bristol landmark. #delboy

It’s the 30th anniversary! So next on the pod is…

HNY!

Happy holidays.

I just discovered that you can ask co-pilot to create an image in LEGO. I described my family and I got this.

Remember when Quality Street was this big?

I found this great Ai app that turns you into Gary Linekar.

On the next podcast… our first Festive Flick!

It’s the Where’s Wally vs Alien crossover we’ve all been waiting for! Tree’s up!

So excited.

Is it that time again already? Yes. May we present this years Festive Flicks.

NEW EPISODE T2 James Cameron’s iconic 90s sequel comes to the podcast as the chaps are trapped in a post-apocalyptic bunker Listen to full episode here: betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net

We visited a retro arcade to play an original Donkey Kong cabinet. Pure joy! #retroarcade #donkeykong

On the next episode of Betamax Babylon…

NEW EPISODE DONKEY KONG The guys witness the birth of Super Mario and Bruce battles Johnny Depp cult members betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net

If you're thinking of buying our books as Christmas pressies for yourself or loved ones, hang on until Black Friday weekend (starting 29th November). The discount is going to be HUGE.

At last, a great use for AI. I FED the old BBC test card image that haunted us all as children into an app and made it more fun! Good bye nightmares! #bbctestcard

You’re first home games console is a great way of showing your age. May I present the Binatone Colour TV Game Mk6!

WORZEL GUMMIDGE (Lucio Fulci, 1979)

It's Monday

Who’s this? Child actor in a classic late 70s sci-fi show!

My personal intro to Donkey Kong was the unofficial 1983 Commodore 64 version released by Anirog software, simply called KONG. It took half an hour to load on tape and usually crashed half way through. youtu.be/RLAQ0AxPQno?...

Remember the amazing titles for Terrahawks? Meet the guy how made them and see the work that went into it! Amazing stuff! youtu.be/2cbbyNRbfd8

@boardsofcanada.bsky.social new platform… new album? youtu.be/XX6CHy4lsD0?...

Introducing my 9 year old son to my one of my favourite movies. He loved it! (Scary how similar their hair is!)

How many trooper helmets is too many?