Bad Influence! : Series 2 Guide (1993)

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	Featured Video Clips

	Industrial Light and Magic [AVI 8.7Mb, 5:14min] Z visits the special effects studio behind some of the most visually spectacularHollywood films.

	The Atari Jaguar [AVI 3.8MB 2:18min] A look at the Jaguar console, and an explanation of just what '64-bits' actuallymeans.

	The Computer Cavern [AVI 5.9MB 3:37min] Violet visits a collection in London of nearly all the consoles and computersever made.

	Aladdin [AVI 2.3MB 1:23min] A review of the Megadrive game.

	Thinking Machines' CM5 [AVI 5.8MB 3:27min] Z finds out about the CM5 super computer used for weather prediction andcomputer graphics.

	Video Game Piracy [AVI 5.4MB 3:16min] A report on the rights and wrongs of piracy. At the time games on CD werealmost impossible to copy.

	Super Empire Strikes Back [AVI 2.9MB 1:42min] A review of the SNES game.

	More Video Clips

	Opening Titles [AVI 1.8MB 0:46min] The opening titles to the series, followed by an introduction to the show.

	News and Previews [AVI 1.7MB 1:00min] This News and Previews section features a look at the new games, Sonic CD andTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a Game Boy add-on.

	Nam's Pet Fish [AVI 1.7MB 0:59min] Nam shows us the soothing effect of pets... that is to say, his piranhas!

	Nam's Movie Impression [AVI 1.5MB 0:54min] A movie impression precedes a cheat from Nam.

	Datablast [AVI 1.4MB 0:25min] The datablast shown during the end credits - a synopsis of the week's show.

Series 2

Back for a second series, Bad Influence! remained mostly unchanged. The presenters had developed a great on-screen chemistry together, and Nam Rood's sketches from the shed were to become ever more eccentric. During this period CD's were quickly emerging as the next big advance in the games and technology fields, with the launches of the Mega CD and CD32 and videos on CD.

Series Guide

Violet explains the new CD format; Andy creates music on a computer; Z at ILM; The classic ZX81 computer; Nam visits himself in the future; The Thunderseat; Violet's computer-designed dress; Football stars test new soccer sims; The Walsal laser show; Nam's Christmas party.

01. 09/09/1993	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

02. 16/09/1993	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

03. 23/09/1993	Main Review: Super Mario All Stars (SNES) Features: A look at the Dinosaurs CD-ROM; The luxury games consoles Report: Industrial Light and Magic

04. 30/09/1993	Main Review: Asterix (SNES) Features: The Amiga CD32; Amiga Scrabble challenge and other games based on board games Report: The Virtual Geographic League

05. 07/10/1993	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

06. 14/10/1993	Main Review: Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES) Features: The Atari Jaguar; Reports: Back to the Future the Ride; The Computer Cavern

07. 21/10/1993	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

08. 28/10/1993	Main Review: Jurassic Park (SNES) Features: A look at new spooky games; Voice-activated software Report: Forthcoming Star Trek games, precursor for many space games that were designed in the years that followed.

09.04/11/1993	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

10. 11/11/1993	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

11. 18/11/1993	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

12. 25/11/1993	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

13. 02/12/1993	Main Review: Lawnmower Man (SNES) Features: A look at joystick, joypads and other control devices; The latest football games Report: IS Robotics

14. 09/12/1993	Main Review: FIFA International Soccer (MD) Features: How you can play arcade games at home; The Cam Net headset; Games you build yourself Report: Walsal Arboretum Laser show

15. 16/12/1993	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

Pictures (from Top to Bottom): Opening Titles; Violet explains the new CD format; Andy creates music on a computer; Z at ILM; The classic ZX81 computer; Nam visits himself in the future; The Thunderseat; Violet's computer-designed dress; Football stars test new soccer sims; The Walsal laser show; Nam's Christmas party.