Guru Larry's First Gaming TV Appearance

[tomhomer1980]

Ha ha this is classic! Loving the mullet. I was on games master and games world when I was a nipper but never managed to record it when it was on so is now lost forever:(

[retrovideogamejunkie]

larry bundy ...like al bundy? (yeh yeh , the joke is sooooo ooooold....)

[T2xx]

Wait did you... actually did sumo wrestling?

[mcFreaki]

Larry, what team did you say you supported? it sounded like Watford.

On a side note, I wish they had continued this sort of thing on British kids TV to when i was about that age- I would've entered that.

[pattrickinc]

The logo looks like it says "Super KKK" O_o

[vawriss3]

Haha, the look on his face when he won yahtzee.

[garamonde]

Is that Film Brain in the middle there?! 

[jimnjuice]

Thing about Arsenal is they always try and walk it in

[PaulieJ711]

1:30 That made me chuckle =') you seemed very mature for a 14 year old

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@PaulieJ711 Lol, thanks :D

[Kneal2005]

Ha Ha his prize sucked and the kid looked really pissed off, a dice game lol

[XC0MB4TXEV0LV3D]

Where did all these shows go!?

[ThatAnimatedIndieKid]

I remember having Micro Machines V8 on the original Game Boy! :D

[1984Turley]

OMG look at Violet Berlin there! Like a totally different person now.

[HurryHarryNoE]

Shoot if you must but you were an adorable little boy :P

[Omega52]

Mountain bike is a lot better than damn Yahtzee anyways

[megaed99]

Your from liverpool? Wheres ya scouse accent kidda?

[MrFaroeislands]

you failality



[marbleskc]

Larry you should have said " sod off you speccy bollocks and shove that board game up arse"

[atombat]

Violet Berlin, very cute :P

[ultran33b]

Larry! You should've kicked Matt's bastard Glasses in, Fucked Violet the Presenter, and nicked the Mountain bike!

Dear god that would make awesome telly...

[iutlu]

she was distracting you larry!!! i didn't get it, didn't you scored twice? i'm confused...

[Danbotology]

Those monitors are tiny! I'm guessing the production company spunked all their set-building budget on the giant drainhose and fiberglass brain sculpture/cabinet, lol.

[Rorschach1212]

They had a show like this in Canada called Uh-Oh. where at the end they played a video game and whoever won got a video game system or a bop it. Bop Its were the shit. And all the audience got hubba bubba bubble gum. It was awesome

[Serious101Gamer]

my first tv appereance was lasy year for bieng an addicted gamer.

[iAreCuteKitten]

what year was this ?

[ArcadeGames]

Wow, that chicks haircut is hottttttttt...

[Elltrixer]

YOU LOST! D:

[a3HeadedMonkey]

Upload this to your new channel next Larry! :D

[jerzy862]

that woman is really annoying

[MrPeeJay1980]

Oh my god shut up Violet Berlin, "ooooh let's just talk to Larry whilst he's playing Super Kick Off head to head!" Shuuttttt uppppp!

[matafuko]

I remember her being on Bad Influence with Andy Crane and I saw the episode where they put her in Micro Machines 2. Pretty random...

[rorydog02]

milky bar kid HA

[DoomDX7]

Arsenal fan :P Nice one, That kid has good taste :P

[Wallystick]

Matt:- YAYYYY!!! I won a game of Yahtz......... Matt's face shows disapproval. :-p

[styxman09]

Guru Larry always destined for greatness

[xDanielx2016]

After you ever gotten a chance to catch up with this Matt kid later in the future?

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@xDanielx2016 Nooo, I've never even heard of the guy since. I've only ever spoken to one ever contestant since being on that show.

[xDanielx2016]

@ScrewAttackEurope I'd figured he'd be around your age too, wouldn't be able to recognize him I am sure of that. Too bad you didnt win. I must ask, was this show aired on American tele? I'm afraid I never seen such a show back in the day.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@xDanielx2016 If you had a satellite set in the early 90's in the US that could pick up European feed then yes, but it definitely aired all over Europe.

[CThompson151]

nerd kid lol (not you larry) XD!!!

[Carnage1235]

Despite the slight lisp and the Simon Le Bon crew cut (You know..........the period where he had the crew cutty haircut), she actually isn't that bad looking (back then anyway). I think if she had more longer hair she'd look better. But then, she could look COMPLETELY different now for all I know. Like that bird in Emmerdale who used to be really fit when she appeared in Fraiser.

[thehegarty87]

violet berlin I only remember her in game pad

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@thehegarty87 Oh, this was a good 1 years before Game Pad!

[commie3000]

I don't know whats worse Larry. That haircut or the fact the you support Watford. Classic stuff bud!

[LLawleit23days]

First thought he was itsmyyard

[jerzy862]

A Legend Is Born....

[gtvnetwork]

@ScrewAttackEurope wow inventive name.

[94harrit]

The host is prob just like FML

[kingstonlj]

I hated seeing kids play games on tv, even when I was a kid.

When Larry said he does Sumo Wrestling instead of playing football - and beat a teacher, I had to laugh because Violet took him seriously lol

I think Violet is a decent presenter and an actual gamer. She has played games all her life and actually has a decent knowledge of games. She said her favourite games ever are Chuckie Egg & Super Mario Bros 2. Good taste imo.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@kingstonlj Oh Violet is a really nice person to talk to IRL. I've spoken to her many times since, Had a few chats by email too over the years!

There was a thing she didn't know anything about games as she's a girl, but she was ultra hardcore back in the day, she used to import all her games from Japan and everything.

[kingstonlj]

@ScrewAttackEurope

I had no doubts she was a really nice person. I've seen her on tv a lot - both at BI and Gamepad - and she always came across as a natural, sincere person.

Plus.. I've read interviews with her, where she mentioned SuperMarioBros2 being her favourite game. She also talked about early games like Chuckie Egg.

Finding out she imports stuff from Japan, doesn't surprise me. She's clearly a gaming enthusiast.

Cheers, Larry

[gtvnetwork]

I take it this was on ITV

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@gtvnetwork A Channel on Satellite and Cable called "The Children's Channel"

[lorddavid3dxw]

@ScrewAttackEurope What ever happened to that channel? It had some awesome stuff on there. Then it just seemed to vanish.

[GeoMcEvan]

you beat the teacher ?

[jimbolino1]

super kickoff, brings back memories. not good ones but still memories.

[wakkyvideogroup]

I could hear the button mashing when you tried the penalty!

[dogeymon83]

Haha Larry boy. That woman is so annoying

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@dogeymon83 Lol, try concentrating on a game while listening to her.

There's nothing more annoying than someone talking to you while you're trying to play a game :D

[mother242]

fifa 10 would rape every one would be all like i scored bitch

[GeoMcEvan]

Woman: You Have won A Yahtzee game!!!

Speccy kid: Holy Shit! It's the mother of all prizes!!!

seriously though, he looked very disapointed...

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@GeoMcEvan Well at least he didn't win anything awesome like a SNES or a Jaguar, then I'd have been disappointed.

[GeoMcEvan]

@ScrewAttackEurope To be honest i'd probably rather have the Yahtzee than a Jaguar, the controller on that thing was a nightmare

[Normal1S]

Just look at that PERSP Level! It's off the charts! Luckily you had enough DENSITY to level it off. . .

And quite honestly--I don't believe we need to look at the levels of CONC in children. . .I mean, come on now--privacy??

[Hadouken471]

i would have liked to see larry sumo wrestle that geeky kid

larry would have snapped him in half :L

[VengaboysRbackINtown]

Do you know what happened to Violet Berlin? I remember her on 'Bad Influence' with Andy Crane. Andy now has a slot on BBC Radio Manchester.

The 90's were great for video game shows. We had Games Master too. I preferred it with Dominic Diamond than with Dexter Fletcher.

[andy7666]

I used to fancy that bird a bit - that said I never saw head to head, I was more a Gamesmaster person. What was that show with Big Boy Barry (he of current Madcatz fame) on Sky One?

[LewisLongshanks]

The dude you were playing looked so stoic lol.

[wakkyvideogroup]

How did she get on MM2? After you mentioned it I went on it and she is indeed there!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@wakkyvideogroup I think Codemasters asked a load of gamign TV presenters to be on it for publicity. Jeremy Daldry is also in the game.

[LCDragonrats]

I loved the part where Violet got spellbounded when you mentioned you liked Sumo Wrestling, BTW I added you to PSN and it said ya were full on XBox Live, but add me when you get a chance to clean that up! Thanks Larry!!

[LCDragonrats]

Awesome appearance, you had it much better than my 1st in video games. If you look up Jimmy Lynn Web Film, EA Sports shot me on the set of NCAA Football 09 for 1 of their commercials. I did not get much exposure time on TV outside of playing American Football in High School and College.

[BamBoy88]

Didnt know you were from Northwood Larry!! I lived in northwood for years but now have moved to moor park.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@BamBoy88 Wow, it's a small wrorld isn't it? Are you near the station in Moor Park?

[BamBoy88]

@ScrewAttackEurope Really small world. Yeah, i live a 5min walk from the station. I used to live in elgood avenue (gate hill estate) in northwood which was 7min walk from the station. What about yourself? You still live in northwood?

[vi20RickrMetaL12us]

ass-wholes gave him yahtzee...

[hazardous1990]

that looks nothing like Violet Berlin, wtf

[tordeg]

Carlton studios ... Was that the studio TCC used ??. It there a studio there this days ??

[killerhat121]

dat mullet :P

[octupus6]

Nice round there Larry, don't worry, that kid was a total nerd >O

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Lol, thankee :D

[XxCrientxX]

Lol Larry you doesn´t look like 14 in Violet Berlin´s show =P

[IggyHazard]

I had a mullet that same year and kept it til 1994 (I'm a year younger). By the way, you wouldn't happen to have a brother named Lemmy or a sister named Wendy, would you? XD

[ScrewAttackEurope]

I've got one called Iggy and Ludwig. :D

[Zer0nite]

Violet Berlin, omg.

[wakkyvideogroup]

You as a child reminded me of a child I knew when I was younger, called Danny.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Lol, is that a good or bad thing? :D

[wakkyvideogroup]

@ScrewAttackEurope Dunno. It just instantly came to my head when you started talking. :D

[SABushcraft]

You may have lost, Larry, but where's Matt now, eh?

Oh, he's living in a mansion on the French Riviera with a beautiful wife, surrounded by the riches he earned through high-stakes Yahtzee tournaments in Monaco. Ah well.

[DukeOfLochNess]

He doesn't look that happy to of won a game of yahtzee :/

[tom76b]

I was rooting for you Larry! Yeah I too got told the wrong buttons on a game I played on TV...

[ghostrecon420]

i remember seeing this think was rigged

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Well she told me the wrong buttons, and I didn't have a chance to practice penalties, so in a way it was.

He really won by luck rather than skill.

[ghostrecon420]

that sucks

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Tell me about it, I was pissed as a kid.

[panacea999]

@ScrewAttackEurope

I was pissed as a kid too; I once puked TNT cider all down my Nike shellsuit.

Pity you weren't playing the Amiga version of Kick Off where it was literally impossible to score, or indeed keep possession of the ball for more than a millisecond.

[Corndog500]

unlucky you lost but you still rule!!!

[Rugdawg09]

the kid who won looks like a right miserable sod

[dubscarab]

Larry you legend.

[locomaniacs1hmps]

you should track down that kid larry and challenge him to a rematch:)

[GhostReconGuy]

"Did you enjoy it, Larry?"

"Yeah, sure..."

[ganonforce]

do you feel better about urself now then? tool.

[Calzo777]

you have the same humour as you have now

[ScrewAttackEurope]

lol, thanks! :D

[8BitROB]

C'mon Larry! Kick his ass lol.

DAMN IT! Well, I bet you it was rigged.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Gamesmaster and gamesworld were rigged a lot of the time.

But this was up straight, only reason I lost Is I never played the game before and I despise football games.

Rock n Roll racing was a fluke, as it's one of those games you're uncannily good at for some reason.

[NimDod]

Lolz, you were a funny kid.

and the hell gave that dyke a tv show?

[LeisureSuitGaming]

also, this woman is a terrible distracting bitch who obviously knows nothing about games.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Well she did claim to buy plane tickets to Japan just so she could get Super Mario World 2 before it came out here!

[LeisureSuitGaming]

this is so awesome! you are hilarious even as a kid. you make the other kid look like a retard....which I think he is.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Lol, thanks dude :D

[danytoon]

Oh man that was hilarious! And with the CLASSIC kick off! :D Im was coming to scold you about your track-and-field and no daley-thompson video... But this release all the bad feelings hahaha Nice!!! :DDD

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Yeah, in hindsight I should have done the Daley Thompson games, but in all honesty, bar the Olympic challenge game, I never really played them as a kid, I played Int Track and Field a lot more.

[resistanceunion]

Fuck this game and slap her in the face for annoying talking.

[buszmen22]

I Thing they are like:

"Oh, shut your fucking mouth bitch"

[screwattackg1]

those coke bottle glasses look familliar ........hmmm....could it be christian weston chandler in disguise????

[SaitanMar]

Larry as awesome hair.

- host ''Do you play football at school?

- Larry ''NO!''

Love it!

[Sarato]

I thought it was awesome when she asked if you watched/played any sport and said like "Nooooo...!" while shrugging the head. What a nice christmas gift from you by uploading this!

Merry christmas, Larry! =D

[link20115]

she has a really anoying voice zomg

[blarbos]

i think that woman would look sooo much better with longer hair

[YesterdaysNewspaper]

hahahah soooo cute larry <3

[MegaCloud666]

hard to belive we used to think those graphics were cutting edge.

[DoubleIntruder]

No one ever thought those graphics were cutting edge really.

There were arcade games with better graphics than that back in the 80's..

It's just that at that time home video games weren't taken as seriously, there wasn't such fierce competition & consoles tended to be built to a cost effective compromise.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Oh how times have changed, nearly all arcade machines are made up of PS3, 360 or PC parts now.

[SWAGshow]

LEGENDARY!!!

[TanzMan6]

Larry is hilarious even at 14.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Lol, thanks :D

[Mandalorian30]

Dude, this was freakin awesome! But how did you lose to that kid? You should have slammed him after the game, MR. Sumo Wrestler. ;)

-Pixel Dan

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Because I despise anything soccer related, never liked football games and never will.

well, Super Sidekicks 2 on the Neo Geo a little.

[kreeboy411]

Rockin' that mullet ^_^

[robotiod]

Well i would like to see some videos of your other appearance on the show:P

Seriously though you were rubish you kept going straight :P

[RetroRepair]

Ah Violet "Looked-a-lot-better-without-t­he-Guile-do" Berlin.

:-)

[GameTankTV]

Haha! Awesome vid! Nice to see Violet has always had an interesting taste in hairstyles!

[boone180]

Violet looks like Billy Idol

[ptwob]

how cute :p

[AVGNSupporter]

Which one is you.

[frice2000]

Those screens look super tiny...I mean how did you even see it?

[ScrewAttackEurope]

BTW £10 to the first person who can find any information about matt shaeffer on the internets!

[highsco]

Well there's Matt "Shaffer" who's made some flash games like "turk hunt & "plain savior" & there's Matthew Staffer whos an actor that's appeared mostly in theatre but has appeared in "Jackass Number 2" as a dancer & "Cold case" in probably his most famous role "Kit Kat boy".

[ScrewAttackEurope]

well it's spelt like a German way, so it might not be him.

He comes from Clacton if that's of any help.

[highsco]

Ok I think I've got it, Matt Sheaffer is in a Indie band called "The Truth About" that were formed from Clacton-on-sea. formed in 2005, The lead singer is Matt Sheaffer who also plays on bass. Is this right?

[ganonforce]

some say he is still in that studio.

[Owenr22]

Guru Larry-Born Legend

Good to see you chose the right team to play as.

[GOR225]

Seriously, what an absolute legend!

"Ah, well, I tend to kick the ball."

"You like football in real life, Larry?"

-"Ah, naw, I hate it!"

He was a ledge from an early age I see.

[JewWario]

Brilliant. LOVE it!

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Lol thanks, what do you think of these British gaming shows J?

[Chantumon]

Bad Influence TV!! I love that show.

LOL that kid didn't look too pleased win a copy of Yahtzee.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

I don't anyone would be too extactic to win a dice game.

It's the type of game your Dad buys for Christmas or on vacation that you play once, then it remains on the wardrobe for the rest of eternity.

[lab32]

my god lol! GURU LARRY

[cheesefan42]

yea your tactics were awsome larry

[Sharkchill]

Ha ha, Matt looks so nerdish :P

[Klonricket]

I loved her.

[pipesfranco]

guru larry you rock

[justiceuk]

Oh well at least you didn't miss out on much........Yahtzee? Hardly a good prize for a video game show....

[Warlord313]

lmao If I were you, I wouldda been like "STFU AND LET US PLAY THE DAMN GAME!"

[mrmosh666]

do you like football? ....no i hate it lol that was so funny a bit like me

[Doom2Guy]

Too bad you had to play a football game

[conky1234]

lol you can see you didnt know the controls on penalty cos you were smashing them haha unlucky

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Ah,  i'm glad someone could hear that!

[conky1234]

haha what tactics? im gonna try and kick the ball quality :D

[SPac316]

That was interesting! XD

[IgNiiTe08]

LMFAO HE WON YATZHE

[PGtips09]

his opponent is a younger itsmyyard :)

[backyardgaming]

yep because i own larry on any game... even games he doesnt know how to play and has to be told by violet berlin the controls... which were the wrong buttons! lol

[PGtips09]

@backyardgaming lol

[sockdom]

oh my i think i remember this show when it was on Tv.

[GameMan777]

Was this live back in 1993, Larry?

[ScrewAttackEurope]

No, it was recorded at the end of April 1994 and broadcast sometime May/June.

[ChaoticRenegade1]

i see you like alot of underrated youtube videos like big al and darkscream and i think you are a respectful person

[Temposama]

lol, Larry, you schooled that kid. Put the ball in the net next time, eh? :p

[JurpoJarppinen]

You were so adorable :)

[benzo12]

As I watch this, my heart melts a little, because I can see the childlike innocence in your eyes, so different from your public persona now.

QQ

[casioclark]

you didn't get a fair chance. but at least you had a personality. all the other kid was...well, glasses.

[Highretrogameblood89]

I agree.

The other kid also seemed to be a little bit...biased...

But maybe it's just me. :P

[Kriegdrache]

Oh my god.

The nineties. I miss the nineties They are GLORIOUS!

Also, Larry's CONC levels were off the charts!

[Rlyehfinland]

Just sent you the divx.. tried to boost the volume too.

[djmatt82]

That kid looks proper happy with his game of yahtzee

[JoshDaGoodfella]

Fucking Matt!