Thumb Bandits — Season 1, Episode 13: Episode 13
Documentary, News • 25 min • 1 season, 15 episodes • ★ 6.5/10
Episode synopsis
On this irreverent episode of Thumb Bandits, the gang dive headfirst into gaming’s weird and wonderful side. There’s industry gossip on piracy-busting tech in Operation Flashpoint, rumors of Dreamcast games on the Xbox, and wizarding hype with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. A scream-prone review of Silent Hill 2 pits psychological horror against patience, while Ian hits the booze-soaked BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards, rubbing shoulders with winners like Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec and Black & White. Elsewhere, the team test-drive the bruiseless brawling gadget Thrustmaster Fighting Arena, put musical management sims through their paces, slam the familiarity of Crash Bandicoot: Warped, and preview incoming heavyweights including Eternal Darkness, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, and the stunt-filled thrills of Stuntman. Chaotic, cheeky, and gloriously unfiltered, it’s gaming news with a wicked grin.
About Thumb Bandits
Thumb Bandits was a British video game television series. It aired on Channel 4 in 2001. The program was presented by Iain Lee and Aleks Krotoski, but only ran for thirteen episodes before being dropped.