THE FIRST HANDHELD GAMES CONSOLE! - Digi Level 2 Ep 1 with Ashens, Dan Does and Sooz Kempner

#sonic #retrogaming #digitiser
With the help of their special guests Ashens, Dan Does, Sooz Kempner and Beanus, Mr Biffo and Gannon take a look at the MB Microvision handheld, Densha De Go! for the PlayStation 1, and Space Thunder. Plus, this ep's retro gaming debate asks which was the best Sega Mega Drive/Genesis game: Sonic 2 or Streets of Rage 2?
Thanks to all our backers for making this possible... and for being incredibly patient.
Sorry about the picture quality in some shots. We used too much smoke.
Support Mr Biffo on Patreon: / mrbiffo
Main channel: / @digitiser
Cheapshow: www.thecheapsh...
Digi Level 2 theme and Beanus theme by Jerden Cooke: / jerdencooke
Ashens: / @ashens
Dan: / @dan_does
Sooz: / @soozuk
Topics covered this episode include: Best Mega Drive games, best Sega Genesis games, MB Micovision, Platform game mascots, retro gaming, retro games, gaming, Densha de Go! plug and play edition for Sony PlayStation, Top 10 games characters with attitude, handheld games consoles, Digitiser, Digi Level 2, Digitiser the Show

[@CraigGrannell]

Definitely feels more like the Digi of old in spirit than S1 did, along with how you might imagine Tiswas to be today if it grew with its audience and somehow remained on air, punching above its weight on a tiny budget. Congrats to all involved.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Means a lot, Craig. Thank you.

[@mattress5340]

I cheered, I shouted, I fist pumped the air, I cried, I stood and cheered. It's absolutely everything you hoped it was going to be and I'm so proud to have backed it and I can't wait for you to see it.

[@thekelvingreen]

Glorious. I loved it. It felt like a cross between Colin Baker era Doctor Who, and an episode of Bad Influence, but one filmed the morning after the ITV Christmas party, at which Andy Crane found Jeremy Beadle's secret stash of hallucinogens. Or something.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

This sounds about right.

[@BeasBotBonanza]

Absolutely loved this! Really felt like teletext digi come to life, a bit of games, a bit of wimzy, a few weird adverts and pixel characters, a bit more games, a bit more wimzy. Digi through and through!! ❤😊

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, you.

[@rufiorules]

Discounted Massive Lads makes me want to go back to Found Footage

[@DigitiserLevel2]

And you should!

[@absolutebedlam]

I mean, what's not to like? They're massive, and they're discounted.. I've just ordered 5,000

[@The-Underbaker]

- Streets of Rage 2 is greater than Sonic 2. It had a banging soundtrack, looked great and you could play it with a friend as well. The multiplayer of Sonic 2 was pretty much a pointless gimmick. (they're both the best games in their respective franchises though, in my opinion) - "Some may argue that Conker's Bad Fur Day was a parody of other games starring cute animals, but only in the same way that Andrew Tate is a parody of a functioning heterosexual white male". Paul, I damn near choked on my beer when you said that! lol - "Nevertheless, here he is spinning around like Kylie on poppers." Another example of why you're still needed to review videogames, retro or otherwise. - While Sanja is obviously lovely it did give me flashbacks of girls always breaking my toys. 😢 - With "Gladiators" the TV show recently returning I only wish they'd used your names instead! Looking forward to the future episodes! 😎

[@Garbage_Pail_Kid]

The set looks absolutely fantastic! Great to see that bunker door in all its glory.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Cheers, GPK!

[@richardlyth]

This was absolutely worth the wait. From the animated versions of classic Digi characters, to current-era characters like Beanus, and brand-new slices of insanity like SexDog and Discounted Massive Lads, it's like a showcase for all Biffo's greatest creations. Could have done without all the retching at the end, but I guess that's the sort of thing kids are into nowadays.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

You might want to skip the last five mins of ep 2 then...

[@richardlyth]

@@DigitiserLevel2 As long as it's not as bad as Triangle Of Sadness I should be okay...

[@TimberwolfK]

I recognised Roberta Williams! Then again, I thought one of the cannibals was Jeff Minter, so I wouldn't call that a resounding success for my facial recognition ability.

[@thekelvingreen]

Same.

[@BeasBotBonanza]

Also love how Ashens didnt even flinch when presented with the shark.. man that Cresta really changed him 😅

[@CraigGrannell]

Brave. My wife is Icelandic and she says that stuff is “for the tourists”. And with good reason.

[@fr1ckingh3ck]

Or the shipwreck olives! I can't imagine any "food" being a scary after being in close vicinity to those.

[@paulharries9558]

Ashens will survive with the cockroaches. And be able to eat them.

[@CraigGrannell]

@@paulharries9558 He’ll be eating all the horrible food the cockroaches won’t touch.

[@Soopytwist]

Outstanding. Larry's asthmatic laughter at the start and Gannon retching at the end. That's what Digi is all about! Also, you got my full and proper name in the credits 😁

[@CloudLXXXV]

Sitting here while my gf plays Baldurs Gate 3 and she keeps turning to look at me because I keep bursting out in laughter 😂 Great episode! Can't wait to see the rest. Bravo 👏

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Your poor girlfriend...

[@sirkowski]

I'm French-Canadian and some times the British accent is hard to keep up with (that's not a criticism) and I never saw the original Digitizer teletex, but I loved Level 1 and I love this.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Hopefully we'll get subtitles on it eventually.

[@leytonjay]

Fantastic. I was immediately laughing at Wally Bong. The breaking and them resumption of the Beanus character was hilarious. "I like Beans" is Beanus equivalent of the Windows 95 startup noise.

[@Psy1402]

Absolutely amazing. The lavish sets and graphics, the squabbling and bickering, the flashes of Found/Lost Footage sneaking through, and of course it wouldn't be an episode of Digi if there wasn't a near vomiting. Phenomenal. Can't wait for the rest.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Psy.

[@mikepatterson1]

Duckmonald’s looks like an amazing restaurant. McDonald’s is going to be worried with this new rival.

[@alexandemmaplay3923]

Gannon with a gun looks like an old Lee Harvey Oswald. The highlight was the wistful look in his eyes as he stared down the barrel of the rifle in his hands.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

He got a bit trigger happy.

[@cheapshow]

Oi

[@ShawnGBR]

My fave racism is that car races are better than bike races.

[@pete3767]

Seriously what I thought it meant when first seeing that word as a small child. 'Why would people be against racing?' 😄

[@paulharries9558]

Nigel Mansel. Ooo what a racist.

[@arpz]

Just reached duckmonalds and it's incredible. In stitches. Still love the 3d contrast depth effect things and there's loads of it. This is great, cheering me right up and it's needed so thanks!

[@arpz]

Finished now, loved it all! Well done

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Cheers, @@arpz

[@scowny]

I for one am glad that this shits back

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Boo-ya!

[@drewschon]

Very much enjoyed this! Feels like the older episodes of Digi, talking about videogames, old devices and gadgets and mad sheninganns while people have a laugh. Good times!

[@PeterThomasProdge]

New format works better than series 1

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Phew.

[@milczyciel]

"It would be a good idea to put Larry’s name in the title!"

[@Pencliff]

That was a jam packed hour of fun and I can't wait to do it again

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Sooooon.

[@MellowGaming]

Man there was a lot of great stuff in this. The Rapping Shoe, the advert for The Crown on Netflix, eating of human flesh. Chuckled and guffawed the whole way through.

[@gordonwalker1975]

Well worth the wait - congratulations to all involved. Really looking forward to the rest, but is it possible there is a range of DMLs for those that live in flats?

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Discount Average Lads.

[@MTRM]

Beanus, Sooz, Ashens, elephants and dogging in the bunker? Definitely getting my money’s worth on this one!

[@Drawyah]

Here we are, Digi Level 2 let's goooooo! 🙌

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Go, Drywall!

[@Dougjrae]

Absolutely fantastic Biffo. Well worth the wait! Too much to chose a favourite moment from. So, so good!

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Doug!

[@derekgriffin5035]

In DuckMonalds and bloody hell, Hamburglar seems to have gone mental. Definitely don’t remember him being this hardcore. Maybe they shouldn’t have stopped selling the McRib.

[@yeismeload]

I'm lovin' that

[@magicknight8412]

I came for Rock Me Amadeus content and I was not disappointed. Loving the set and look and feel of this series, bloody well done !

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, you.

[@simonday9013]

Wait. Beanus was Biffo all along!? I feel lied to. Also as a Simon, having my name shouted out randomly by a robot from time to time was disconcerting.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

We share a lower face.

[@MrNuRetro]

Incredible 1st Episode. Loved it

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Hurrah!

[@mitchyk]

My favuorite racism is Formula 1. Love you guys. Very funny! Keep up the good work!

[@jerdencooke]

I remember singing “My Daddy’s Car (Has a Clock Built In)” at school assembly.

[@SkullMan---]

This was delightful, so many good bits!

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Pleasing to hear!

[@ebridgewater]

Aside from the audio level of the whole video being about 20% or so too quiet, that was amazing!

[@c1v1lwar24]

WTF was all that about? It's mental but I loved it.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

That's all that matters.

[@thefinalv8]

This was so impressive, so much creativity in just the first episode. I know I'll be coming back and rewatching these a bunch!

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thank you. This is a lovely comment!

[@mzsharpworks]

Enjoyed muchly :D Definitely appreciate the '90s TV styling

[@squelching]

My favourite racism is when I look in the mirror. I say to myself: "why dont you go back to where you came from?".

[@simonhopkins1338]

Nice to see you back Mr Biffo! Loving the new set and the Teletext graphics are a top touch. Great to see all of the usual digi suspects too. Been a while since I've been in Twitter/X whatever it's called so I was well chuffed to see you back on the Tube of You.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

I never went anywhere! Still been making non-gaming vids over on our other channel...

[@Infamousuk]

Ahh this was definitely worth the wait ❤ absolutely fantastic

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Glad you liked it!

[@razerow3391]

The start made me cry. My Dad is extremely ill and about the same age. He was ahead of his time and after leaving the army got into computers. He was part a company that computerised Essex NHS (Broomfield was the hospital he did I believe) even though we are from near Wolverhampton. He got me my first computer a Amiga 500 screen gems pack. I don’t know what I’m gonna do when he goes and this has kinda broken me. Sorry.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Nothing to apologise for at all. I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. It's been tough since we lost my dad. It gets easier, but there's not a day when I don't wish he was still here.

[@Xyphoe]

Amstrad Man checking in! I rate this 11 Alan Sugars out of 10 (Nailed the format, much improved over Digi Level 1 - not dissing that of course, but this just feels 'right' and just giving it the praise it deserves for the hard work put in!)

[@DigitiserLevel2]

We'll take it!

[@tornado_smith]

So glad I backed this

[@DigitiserLevel2]

We are too!

[@BigTsutts]

Absolutely fantastic team! Gonna be something to look forward too at the end of the week. Well done guys be very proud

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Tsutts.

[@MothFaced]

IT BEGINS (again) FOR THE FIRST TIME.

[@mrpsb]

Well that was all splendid fun

[@kevinclarkson5565]

This was awesome! Great job everybody! Maddest thing with my name on it! LOL

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Excellent to hear!

[@ItsCrapContent]

Proper enjoyed that...😂 ❤️

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Woot!

[@oneofmanyjames-es1643]

Beanus has no right to be funny at this stage, and yet... Love that Ashens went straight into the shark flesh

[@hdestotallyunoriginalgamin3555]

Only just catching up with this now - this was loads of fun!

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

This was a delight from start to finish! There was a bean game for the ZX80 that looked a bit rubbish. No bean graphics for a start.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Snorkers.

[@DomIstKrieg]

7 minutes in and Biffo and Gannon are doing an impromptu version of Amadeus by Falco. God, I missed this.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

We sing beautifully.

[@birchvand]

Awesome, that hour flew by - and I found my name in the producer credits! Woot!

[@martinlynn4733]

So brilliant to see the whole gang back 2024 has started out right

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Martin.

[@HighwayUK]

This was class... was like Gamesmaster after a night on the beer.... made me feel like I was 15 again...

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Success!

[@anumeon]

Ohh, i have been looking forward to this for a long time

[@DigitiserLevel2]

We got there eventually.

[@spraypopmusic]

This really is the most tremendous fun ever

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Whooooooot!

[@absolutebedlam]

Fantastic stuff really enjoyed this

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Cheers, mister.

[@Kriv]

That flew by. What a jolly fine show.

[@antster1983]

Worth waiting for! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@yeismeload]

I have a four egg omelette loaded with ham and cheese. Digitiser level 2 has begun, all is right in the world.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Lucky you.

[@DjynnFlyssa]

Fantastic work, so worth the wait and so proud to be a backer!

[@alastairward2774]

Same, however little money it was it was worth it.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Every little helped. Thanks, you two.

[@Melancolombia]

Can’t wait to see more of this madness!

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Imminent!

[@_SLABS_]

This episode has generated considerable amounts of wind outside.

[@CraigGrannell]

Loads of Beanus will do that to you

[@ThisIsPete]

Watching this while enjoying a super-size Monald. Excellent work by everyone involved, and I would be disappointed if a Digitiser episode _didn't_ end with someone (it was always going to be dear old Gannon, let's face it) nearly vomiting.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Stay tuned for ep 2...

[@TheFettz]

Dude, massive lads near killed me 😂 stoppit 😂

[@EdinMike]

I wonder why Biffo was so worried about this… Paul ruins it…

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Be nice.

[@ele30006]

Great job, reminds me of a mix between Attack of the Show! and X-Play from G4TV. Hoping that there'll be more episodes of the show throughout 2024 and beyond!

[@DigitiserLevel2]

We would like that too.

[@Lukethefox]

Maybe Mr. Biffo would have more fun playing Spirit Tracks as that's a Train Simulator with Zelda.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Yes.

[@milczyciel]

_Depending on who is doing the dining, shark meat tastes like chicken - or roadkill. It's meaty and mild - but has to be soaked well before it's eaten because sharks urinate through their skin._ Well, that explains Ashen's "amoniary" comment oO

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Horrible.

[@strongcoffee7]

Well tickle me kneecaps I'm pleased to see this back!

[@nixellated2349]

Love you Mr Biffo!

[@lightfootbrosgames]

Loved it! Well done all!

[@lightsonno1home311]

32:21 you left up "N64, 2001" when the reel flipped from Conker to Cool Spot. Just pointing it out in case you can fix it

[@DigitiserLevel2]

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry…

[@lightsonno1home311]

@@DigitiserLevel2 laugh

[@snackplaylove]

11:05 - one bite at a time 🐘 Best missing mascot? Titus The Fox! That Gladiators bit as a vertically formatted short would do the numbers (1 being a number)

[@NumptyMcNumptyface]

Best mascot who we pretend doesn't exist? Skunny.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Tit-arse the Fox more like.

[@joncrowley9835]

Surrealism, bickering and Video Game Content. Digi level 2 is everything I wished for!

[@DigitiserLevel2]

This is pleasing news!

[@supermarx]

Did Ashens get food poisoning?

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Ashens has a Teflon stomach.

[@greatestytcommentator]

This is great.. it's like the 1990's again.

[@ljsquirrel]

Stands up and applauds wildly. Great work team

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Squirrel.

[@vexphoenix]

Membrane of parliament broke me. Nothing on earth is comedy like this and I'm so excited for it xD

[@DigitiserLevel2]

See?!? It is a good joke!

[@Jaws19show]

Brilliant work 👏👏👏

[@duckypresents]

Fantastic this was definitely more digitizer feeling than S1 can't wait to see what comes with rest of episodes

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Huzzah!

[@AllOuttaBubblegum123]

Hooray!!!!!! Great to see you got the band back together.

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Yes!

[@Johnnyafc]

Brilliant thank you Paul and all the gang you never disappoint 👏

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Johnny.

[@Sedric-and-Charlie]

oh I want a soundtrack album so badly

[@cadburybunny]

Oh My Glom!! I am watching this for the third time and JUST noticed Sooz's Troll 2 reference in with the sequels mention ... that's a DEEP cut!

[@DigitiserLevel2]

THIRD time?!!?

[@cadburybunny]

@@DigitiserLevel2 Yeah I will pop the current episodes and let them play in the background while I tinker with fixing phones and old electronics, or trying not to let Long Covid completely ruin my existence lol.

[@davidhale9730]

Just been on Just Eat and they don't support Duckmonald's :((

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Closed down due to muggers coming in.

[@MichaelMulqueen-j6c]

ok....dissreapecting coolspot you have just lost a sub and parteon from 2 channels...coolspot rocks

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Coolspot: good game. Stupid character.

[@Drivaaar]

Glorious. Cant wait for the rest!

[@earthwormsally5211]

Stupid question but is biffo ok 😂 are thoughts are with you sanja , you deserve a bloody medal 😂😂😂

[@DigitiserLevel2]

She encourages it!

[@DenkyManner]

Gladiators bit was great, I'm a simpleton so silly names work great on me

[@DigitiserLevel2]

"Denky"

[@strongcoffee7]

Cracking show Grommit

[@electrodruid]

Thank you for this. I'm off to eat some shark and go home.

[@thekelvingreen]

Love Gannon repeatedly missing a target from 10cm away. Action Man would be furious.

[@thekelvingreen]

Yuzo Koshiro is the answer you were looking for. And he's great.

[@MrJasonMcintyre]

I bloody love you guys (yes, even Eli!)

[@DigitiserLevel2]

Thanks, Jason.

[@paulharries9558]

Cannibals. I am reliably informed that they are incredible. But which out of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone or Lou Ferrigno cant you eat? Lou Ferrigno. He's the Inedible Hulk.