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Thursday, it was already mentioned once in the thread... Nice range of content, still working my way through it all. Don't know if we needed two Wii ads. Or a picture of those drunks at the Retro Fusion event

Mitch Benn - Myspace ("Tom, if you're like everbody's friend, do you think you could like turn around and face the right way occasionally?")

The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Behind The Sun, from the Electric Proms performance, dedicated to John Peel (Hurry up if you want to listen again on the BBC website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms - as today is the last day this performance will be available)

guillemots - If The World Ends, XFM Live session

Blur - Girls and Boys (live at the Astoria, February 1997 - from a rather nice live bootleg CD)

MJ Hibbett & The Validators - Better Things To Do (single version)

Been catching some of the TNG episodes on Sky Two recently, reminded me how good it could be...

If you want to try something a bit different from Thalamus, try SNARE by Rob Stevens (puzzle game where the screen turns 90 degrees as your craft turns) or HEATSEEKER by Paul O'Malley (you control a Leg with a Ball on it looking for flames... unusual and good fun)

Another nomination for the Zelda Collection...

Athlete - Shake Those Windows, from Vehicles & Animals

Reyn Ouwehand - Aztec Challenge, from Nexus6581

MJ Hibbett & The Validators - The Gay Train, which now comes with a Rob Manuel (B3TA) video: www.mjhibbett.net/gaytrain

There's a few new C64 puzzle games around at the moment actually... Zoo Mania (based on the Zookeeper Flash/DS game) Marble Logic beta (similar to Bejewelled) Stranded (conversion of the Cronosoft Speccy game)

B52s - Love Shack

One Man & His Mic - The Last Ninja Special http://www.binaryzone.org/podcast/

Well, sort of. It was one of those "if you find nobody else, let's get together" deals... The actual episode was OK. I just found the ending weak and predictable. Like he's really going to brush off a meeting with De Niro for Maggie and the sick kid. Should have played up the possibility of Andy & Maggie getting together MORE in the BAFTA episode.

As the music started, going through my head was "I bet they do Letterwang" this week... Close guess! I think Mock the Week was the wrong sort of show for Mark Steele - his Lectures on BBC4 are excellent, but like Phil Kaye you can't "straightjacket" him and tie him down to a seat behind a desk on a panel show. All change for Thursdays next week - Catherine Tate and Buzzcocks.

Press Play On Tape - Kettle, from the album Run-Stop/Restore

Press Play On Tape - Wizardry, from the album Loading Ready Run

And if you've never seen it, head over to http://www.gtw64.co.uk for the complete and unreleased Commodore 64 version of Solar Jetman...

Yep, the 125+ had a rotating grip, but I think only Flying Shark and Victory Road were programmed to take advantage of it... I must admit I never had any problems with Cheetah sticks, found them more reliable than the Quickshot 2's. Powerplay Cruiser also had the torque ring - you could change the stick between three levels of "firmness", so level 1 was loose and floppy, and level 3 needed a lot of effort to move.

R-Type, Parodius, Darius Alpha, Galaga 90... almost as good a format as the Saturn for shmup fans.

Madballs by Makke - from the album It's Binary, Baby!

There's no doubt it's gone downhill in recent years, and Alexander Armstrong was a great guest presenter - he should have got the permanent job. I'd agree with those calling for it to end...

R.E.M.IX - a remix album of tracks from the Reveal LP. Currently on She Just Wants To Be, remixed by Janie Candlioro