Granny's Garden on the BBC Micro 80s Nostalgia Overload

Granny's Garden on the BBC Micro 80s Nostalgia Overload - Octav1us

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5 жыл бұрын

Let's take a look at the classic BBC Micro game. This video has been the bane of my life for the last two months. The toughest video to research, toughest script to write, and an absolute nightmare to edit together. I'm so glad it's done, and I really hope it makes you smile :)
Featuring the voice of HDE's totally unoriginal gaming show / @hdestotallyunoriginal...
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@Hyreia 5 жыл бұрын

KZfaq algorithms recommended you and I was hesitant when I saw the costume and skimmed the intro... but your character isn't random or wacky or overly energetic. You're like a young version of a really weird aunt that all the kids in the family love.

@stephenturner757 3 жыл бұрын

That's a fair description! I found myself 'awwing' after a few of her jokes at her own expense. She's a sweetheart to sure.

@logicalphallusy2364 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you were able to overcome the depression to be able to resume making videos, after you said people told you you were too old for it. I'm glad you didn't listen to them. There's always going to be mean people like that on the internet, but understand that they are the minority and the rest of us do appreciate you making these videos.

@reoreborn1209 5 жыл бұрын

Seriously? I hadnt heard that (Somebody said shes too old). Not sure how you can be too old to entertain people while enjoying yourself -_- Some people are fucking morons. Totally agree with your comment though!

@fotofillholland 5 жыл бұрын

God damn it, did people really say that?? How horrible.

@logicalphallusy2364 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLGWmLN-mNrTpJs.html Here's the video where she talked about it. It was a combination of her age and her gender. There's a lot of video game youtubers her age or older (AVGN, etc.) but no one harasses them and tells them they're too old to be doing what they do, but because she is a female some people had a problem with that. It's definitely a double standard.

@brianm6337 5 жыл бұрын

@HicksZ34 Wtf is wrong with ppl? You want the whole list, or just the top 10?

@brianm6337 5 жыл бұрын

@@logicalphallusy2364 Or, it's just assholes who like to ruin someone simply because it (no, I am not just making this up) gives them a stiffy. I have had prior experience with people like that. Honestly- a ballbat is about all that cures them of their problem. You cannot reason with them. Or talk to them, or be rational AT ALL. Did I mention how much this planet's population makes me wanna barf? I guess I should.

@mightydegu 5 жыл бұрын

As an American, we didn't have this, but we did have Death by Dysentery!

@Phoenix2312 5 жыл бұрын

As a Brit - You guys got the better deal... Your's was REALLY educational... as well as hard as all balls!!!

@businessof4 5 жыл бұрын

I know these are hard work but please, please PLEASE don't ever stop making these. You do this better than anyone on KZfaq. The fact that you do everything by yourself makes you wonder woman. Thank you!

@strain42 5 жыл бұрын

I truly believe this is one of the best videos you've ever done. Top notch writing, great jokes, editing, and the game itself was just a TREAT to learn about. You knocked it outta the park on this one, Octav1us!

@wolfgangervin2582 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah the bit with praying to LGR and spying on Ashens through a cupboard got me XD.

@brianoconnell6459 5 жыл бұрын

Why don't I ever get cute girls hiding in my cupboard?

@brianoconnell6459 5 жыл бұрын

Well, besides the ones who are munching on uncooked ramen. Shoo!

@brianm6337 5 жыл бұрын

@@brianoconnell6459 I feel your pain. I keep wanting a cute alien chick to come abduct me, but all I get are these little grey bastards poking and prodding me. It's annoying. :P

@sgtsnokeem1139 5 жыл бұрын

37 year old Aussie here. We had this at our primary school on the schools rack of Commodore 64 running off a network running off of like 1 drive haha... classics

@sonixthatsme 5 жыл бұрын

Yeeee full intro! Good to see you back on track 👍

@RobertPayne556 5 жыл бұрын

Mew.

@geezerdiamond 5 жыл бұрын

Well worth waiting for. One of your best videos and a lovely ending. So great to see you back on here; you have been missed. Well done for getting it finished and making a cracking job of it. x

@TravisWebb 5 жыл бұрын

YES!!! I MISSED YOU! Best thing to wake up to.

@Asobitech 5 жыл бұрын

Well done on slaying your dragons and getting the video out. Excellent work.

@oldhedders 5 жыл бұрын

This was great. One of the best Octav1us videos, actually. I loved the serious turn at the end. Well done for getting back in the saddle.

@GeneSavage 5 жыл бұрын

This was so, so good!!! Wall to wall goodness, from the extraordinarily well researched history, to the comedy, the special effects... and Octav1us in the center of it all! Thank you for sharing this; you put a big ole grin on my face from start to finish. Bravo!!!

@davidhayward119 5 жыл бұрын

The Beeb was an amazing machine: capable of surviving a nuclear war - or a classroom full of kids, had some fun games to play, you could mix both BASIC and Assembly, and we once came into computer club early and caught our computer studies teacher having it off with the Maths teacher on top of the desk where all 8 (yeah, 8 computers in the school - well rich) Beebs were sat.

@ctrlaltrees 4 жыл бұрын

Well that escalated quickly... ;)

@theredknight1757 5 ай бұрын

To use a phrase I have used most of my life, "You have to grow old, but you don't have to grow up." And as I'm three weeks away from turning 50, it has become my mantra. ^.^

@littlemikey46 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't realise you watch LGR! He's an awesome dude :D

@brianm6337 5 жыл бұрын

I live pretty darn close to him- so if I don't watch, he'll show up at the front door and kick me in the shins. :D

@deltib 4 жыл бұрын

@@brianm6337 And steal your wood-grain panelling.

@PantherrGamingg 4 жыл бұрын

@@brianm6337The Lgr Catchphrase. Greetings lol

@vivanecrosis 3 жыл бұрын

LGR is so hot uwu

@DaveRepairs 5 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic, you're such a tallent ! This has brought back some memories from school and thank you for that, I do remember classes on the game and some of those images. I hope this video trends as it's worth it !

@stevemoon2136 5 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this immensely! Just fantastic, thank you for making my day that little better.

@Jackalblade9 5 жыл бұрын

We missed you! And this was a wonderful way to come back, love the video!

@biggsywolves3279 5 жыл бұрын

Best video yet I reckon - nicely done! Brought back a few memories too. Really liked the message at the end.

@lanew5854 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely outstanding. I've been looking forward to another of these videos. Thanks for the incredible content!

@Oculas2003 5 жыл бұрын

You put so much work into your vids - and it shows

@thepropain 5 жыл бұрын

Entertaining as always. THANK YOU!

@richardtherrien4696 2 жыл бұрын

When ever I feel down I just watch one of your vids, especially this one and I feel better. Cheers from an old 80s gamer👍🏻

@TheGamingMuso 5 жыл бұрын

This! This right here is some of your absolute BEST work! 😊 I absolutely loved this game as a kid, never got far enough to complete it as we had limited time on the Micro at school (mainly because we were meant to be using it for word processing and not games) So thanks for actually showing how the game plays out. I can now stop scratching that 30 year itch!

@wolfie78 5 жыл бұрын

Woohoo! That really brought it all back to me! Love the BBC Micro, would love to see more about it in the future. Fantastic video Octav1us, Keep up the good work :) Looks like I need to plan a trip to that museum in Cambridge!

@geosword6 5 жыл бұрын

Most entertaining thing I've seen this week across all media. I really look forward to your videos. No agenda, no politics, just 100% fun and nonsense. More please!

@retrobob3802 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Octav1us, loved it! I never got far in this as we didn't have much time on the computers, but this brings back memories of our computer room at school. Good times, and yes, being an adult sucks but at least people have shared experiences like this to talk about.

@DOYLIE189 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this game, it was one of my favourite childhood memories i had of both the bbc micro(yes we had them in ireland too) and commodore 64. So happy to hear you had a aboslute blast making this video, even though it was a bane for you to do. I cant wait to see what you have planned for the future hon. Be Brave,Be Strong and always Be Yourself. Love Ya

@101wut2 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this one. I have such vivid memories of playing this as a child!

@MachinamaCaves 5 жыл бұрын

Love that intro song!!! If you enjoy making these vids then keep them coming, we enjoy watching them.

@idj20 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for solving a mystery for me. Seeing Chris Serle & Ian McNaught-Davis being presenters of BBC's The Computer Show brought it all back. A real blast from the past. The BBC micro B was certainly the preferred choice of computers in schools and colleges to learn BASIC with, but they used to get hot to the touch where I could have fried an egg on them. The ones we had at my old college were connected to a central "server". This way, someone on one BBC Micro could send messages to another person on a BBC micro, but it all took place in a single room so it would have been cheaper and easier just to talk across the room but I couldn't help surreptitiously typing rude messages to others in that room while the lecturer was occupied with something else. And that to mind, I could say that I have sent my first ever "electronic message" in 1983, all well before emails & the internet even got going.

@skidart9063 4 жыл бұрын

The effort you put into your videos is amazing! Cheers!

@WhiskeyBrewer 5 жыл бұрын

The Queen and the Classic Intro returns :). A fantastic video and glad you were able to put all this craziness together :)

@gomegoz2497 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the video, awesome content once again. Thanks, this saved my week.

@Popmetalj 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this! Your content really has become A+. Funny and informative 😊

@outpostorange9580 5 жыл бұрын

10:36 "You are likely to be eaten by a grue"

@RobertPayne556 5 жыл бұрын

Oh Zork!

@DickDawsonTheShills 5 жыл бұрын

Your a superstar! This was such a great episode, well done indeed. It's so good to see this level of content coming from such a gifted creator, please keep it up. We love ya honey, be cool.

@cjmillsnun 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid Octy. Very entertaining.

@markfgns1265 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why I fond Horace performing a flying headbutt at a tree in "Granny's Garden" so amusing. But I did. Thanks for creating it, Beatrice. Another fine piece of direction with your human cast.

@syndafloden 5 жыл бұрын

You and your wonderful videos makes me feel nostalgic and happy.

@H3adcrash 5 жыл бұрын

I know this is just you acting and stuff, but you're seriously awesome! I just love it! You're doing great.

@pev_ 5 жыл бұрын

So nice to see that you are still around making videos for us peepers, O :) I must say Horace with the tape save "speech" is still your best creation (I know he's a game character; my Speccy is safe in storage).

@mattmyers2863 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back with another video! Well done with the video! Cheers!

@Ipwn477 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, always enjoy these

@saramakos 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me back through my (very distant) childhood, I have such fond memories of the Beeb and this game in particular. They were huge in Australia as well :)

@AtariNerd2600 5 жыл бұрын

Missed you, glad to see you back! Great video!

@dragonmac1234 5 жыл бұрын

We had a couple of Commodore Pet's in my school, although I didn't really touch a computer til the mid 80's. That was a fun 30 minutes or so looking at a game I've never played, but the video was very entertaining. Thanks for all your hard work putting it together Octav1us :D

@thesman32 5 жыл бұрын

NO WAY i had your intro tune stuck in my head for over and hour today between about 5-7pm it was doing my head in (no offence it's a great intro tune) it must of been my intuition letting me know you were uploading another video, i love these little moments of synchronicity it's a nice reminder that we are all connected in some way or another. love the video by the way.

@polishenglish8356 5 жыл бұрын

Yaaaay! :D More Octav1us at last! :D What a happy day! :D

@iainwalker8701 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the video and dedicating it to your gran was nice way to remember her.

@1Thunderfire 5 жыл бұрын

Great review! This felt as trippy as hell!

@fffUUUUUU 5 жыл бұрын

boy... I missed your so much! Glad you're back!

@therealvbw 5 жыл бұрын

You have touched the magic castle. The creator will now shuffle all of the sprites around because he had no other ideas for this part.

@johnbrown3155 5 жыл бұрын

Really loved the video, Granies Garden is one of my fonder memories from junior school. Love the ending, your videos tend to have a more emotional component that some how makes them more whole.

@superscatboy 5 жыл бұрын

Granies?

@funnyjoke9225 5 жыл бұрын

Criminally underwatched. A1 video as always

@THEWEIRDNET 5 жыл бұрын

Talk about a blast from the past! I remember being in P2, so probably around 1987, and becoming totally obsessed with this game. Great overview of the game, and an even more entertaining video. Subscribed and now probably gonna binge watch your videos and deepen the oncoming crush on you I now have...hahahaha!

@chriswathen9612 5 жыл бұрын

How have I never discovered your channel before? Brilliant stuff!

@SpexFPV 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work as always! Fond memories of this system and game from school!

@heidirichter 5 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic, I love seeing these sorts of videos, getting to know what my friends in the UK experienced in the 80s and 90s and how different it was to what we experienced here in Australia. At least in the schools I attended, we didn't have BBCs (although apparently some Australian schools did), we had Apple IIs and the game I remember the most on those is "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"

@thisyearscolour 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I used to go to school about an hour early to switch on the BBC Micro in my classroom to play this game. A fantastic trip down memory lane!!

@John-Smith-999 5 жыл бұрын

This is the reason KZfaq exists. Entertainment, nostalgia and comedy

@KingOfChaos213 5 жыл бұрын

Condolances on the passing of your grandma and thank you for the entertaining video.

@sheep83 5 жыл бұрын

What better thing to come home to after a crap day at work than a new Octav1us video?

@NathanGatten 5 жыл бұрын

I think you did an incredible job, this was a really funny video and the story was so cute!

@annapocalypsezero4719 5 жыл бұрын

Those metal cased monitors hurt when you dropped them on your foot too. Great Vid Octy nice to see you getting back on track :) Also an excellent rule to live by at the end you are never too old for fun!

@vivanecrosis 3 жыл бұрын

SUPERB! You are very cool. Just discovered you from a video about virtual reality. The only game I remember playing on the BBC was Elite. I'm binge-watching you. Okay, onto the next video! uwu

@paulbalcombe3973 5 жыл бұрын

Hurrah , back to your very best . Great video . It helps that I remember this game vividly . I have missed your little comedy bits .

@Skreezilla 5 жыл бұрын

Grats on 20k octa!!! :D

@oliveclub 4 жыл бұрын

First gaming machine I ever owned! Grannys Garden, Labyrinth and Chuckie Egg are fond memories. I actually created the first (I think) Chuckie Egg fan page on Facebook! Great job on the Digitizer show btw! That's where I first heard of you. Keep up the good work!

@Tricob1974 4 жыл бұрын

Good video all around, and the wrap-up was excellent. I vaguely remember playing this game, and the "nonsense sprites sequence" particularly sticks in mind. I probably played it on an online emulator. Thumbs up to sticking to the original hardware; I've always felt that was the best way to go. :-)

@nicholasaldridge4574 5 жыл бұрын

Best Octav1us video yet! And so glad to see Ah-Choo again. Oh, the rude things we'd get him to say made him sneeze...

@H3FTYTOA5T 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making us laugh and smile Sarah, you can always have the first party controller

@vince9292 5 жыл бұрын

She's back! Thanks for the nostalgia!

@StefanTests 5 жыл бұрын

Well done Octy! Horace launching himself at the trees was hilarious.

@UKGareth316 5 жыл бұрын

This is most definitely one of the 1st games I ever played. The BBC micro was in our school too however ours also had an red arrows game which is rock solid. Also had LOGO an very primative drawing programme. Keep up the excellent work.

@grant78uk 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. I remember playing this at school on the bbc computer. Bought back many memories from 1980 something. Hope you are well?

@supafloy 5 жыл бұрын

Any school day that included a bit of Granny's Garden or an episode of Through the Dragon's Eye was a great day indeed. Excellent video!

@RheaIR 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, and we had the Through the Dragon's Eye BBC game too. Never been able to find it since :(

@archiemisc 5 жыл бұрын

You are delightfully silly :) but it's also fascinating to learn about what kids from across the pond would play. We just had The Oregon Trail.

@chrispunks83 5 жыл бұрын

Great to see you back Sarah! I remember this game from primary school.... My high school still used BBC computers in the late 90's!

@prokrastnation6071 5 жыл бұрын

What an exceptional channel, legitimately funny! I’m surprised I’m just now discovering you- thanks Nostalgia Nerd-

@badnewswade 4 жыл бұрын

So weird - I was sure I remembered this game, but in my memories it's completely different, a whole world of awesome. Thank you for posting!

@weskal5490 5 жыл бұрын

Used to own one of these fantastic machines back in the early 80s. It was way ahead of its time, with a powerful onboard BASIC which also allowed for embedded assembly routines; several onboard chip sockets that allowed for processor expansion and for the addition of third party ROM programs. And the icing on the cake was the games made for it, including one very special game called ELITE, that became a cult classic game that ushered in the 3D space simulation genre. It went through several evolutions for other gaming platforms right up to this very day where its now called ELITE DANGEROUS. Great video presentation by the way.

@ganjam0n 5 жыл бұрын

haha when horace found your erm toy in the cupboard, naughty horace :P~~ , also loved the psychedelic bit with you surrounded by colours and the game freaking out, you do some cool videos octavius :) love the work you put into them (ps i remember using the bbc as a kid in primary school, although i never got to play this game, there were a couple of games we had, the names elude me though).

@deadmetalbr 5 жыл бұрын

You're the best thing I've ever found by watching Nostalgia Nerd. Glad to see you back in the saddle! Your work is just so batshit-crazy entertaining that I can't even feel bad for lusting after you any more... ...but that's probably just because I think I'm starting to develop feelings for that fresh-as-heck snack Horace! 😍 Edit: My condolences for the loss of your Nan, I miss my mawmaw every day, and she passed 13 years ago this month. She was right, though. Never give up, even though (and especially because) it hurts. You can move mountains, and all it takes is one part imagination and two parts determination. Keep it up and your channel's gonna blow up in a big way. I believe in you, Octy! ❤

@robbyxp1 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic episode. Made me laugh on monday morning, a lot. Thank you.

@pjgathergood6987 5 жыл бұрын

One of your best videos ever. I had... I have... a BBC B as a boy (actually, I gained seven of them over the years). Although a niche machine and limited on graphics, it's pleasing to see in the last couple of years it's actually started to become recognised for some of this quality output... in amongst some right old tat. By coincidence, in the next few weeks I'm hoping to start a BBC games-reviews-in-a-minute channel. Granny's Garden. Horrance. Horrace IN Granny's Garden. It doesn't get much better! The graphics on these educational games hardly show the Beeb of to it's best (it can do a LITTLE better) but it's amazing how many people remember playing this. I do have the original of this game, and a digital version, so can still enjoy it. Another remembered BBC educational adventure you might want to cover sometime is Geordie Racer. (By the way, my Dad eventually fitted a speaker-mute switch to my original BBC B, after many "Turn that noise off" / "I can't. I'm right in the middle of a game. And winning" tear-drenched incidents).

@trevor_1963 5 жыл бұрын

It's good to see you looking so well.

@pitmatix1457 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome back, and with game that has such massive nostalgia value for me.

@Commander64 5 жыл бұрын

I was 5 years old back in lower school again for just a second. Good Times.

@clutz1988 5 жыл бұрын

Worth the wait.

@mattnde 5 жыл бұрын

Great video; despite having BBC Micros at school and a rich friend who had one, I'd never heard of Granny's Garden. Looking forward to more!

@psypndr669 5 жыл бұрын

Hot damn, you're by far the funniest retor gaming youtuber and this video is gold

@davidgibson121 5 жыл бұрын

Good to see your back. hope you are well. And yes I do remember this.

@marty2682 4 жыл бұрын

I too remember Grannys Garden. As a 4 year old seeing that witch was truly terrifying. I could never complete it. Just couldn't get passed the dragons, kept running out of food. A great nostalgia trip this video. Thanks.

@zoe-janesutherland4359 5 жыл бұрын

That moment when you click like on the newest Octav1us video as soon as the video starts as you know it's gonna be good. :) :) :) (Note: I've watched the video and I was not disappointed!! Welcome back Octavius!! Looking forward to more videos in the future, no matter how long it takes you :) :) :)