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What video game do you love, but you know nobody else has played? What cult classic lingers in the realm of obscurity, or what major hit is way better than anyone says? On "The Best Game You've Never Played" stand-up and improv comedian Lewis Dunn plays video games that his guests think are the best he's never played, and discusses their merits, flaws and unusual histories with them.

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    • Nov 23, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Devotion - Sam See

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 59:47


    A terrifying game about that most horrifying of things - live in a small apartment. Could this (banned) game be the best you've never played? Sam See, international stand up comedy superstar, certainly thinks so!  Sam See: Link Tree Lewis Dunn: Link Tree

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    Universal Paperclips - Anna Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 63:18


    Just make paperclips. It'll be fine. How could making paperclips be anything other than fine? Anna Thomas joins Lewis to discuss capitalism, A.I, the end of the world and paperclips. Lady Bigfoot: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001nl8h/lady-bigfoot    Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

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    Age of Mythology - Edy Hurst

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 52:46


    Summon the Gods and brace for an epic war! Lewis and Edy Hurst come to blows over this strategic classic, but will the Gods show favour or rain down their anger! This podcast was recorded so long ago it too has become something of a myth!   tanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

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    Party Time with Winnie the Pooh - Tom Mayhew

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 50:12


    One day, Lewis Dunn woke up, and realised he needed to play a video game. "I know" thought Lewis, "I'll go ask Tom Mayhew what sort of a game I should play". And so off he went, And Tom Mayhew suggested he play Party time with Winnie the Pooh. Would it be The Best Video Game You've Never Played?   Patreon: patreon.com/tbvgynp Tom Mayhew Edfringe show: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tom-mayhew-this-time-next-year-we-ll-be-millionaires Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

    The Outer Worlds - David K Barnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 71:24


    Hi there, you look like you could use a podcast that will really help explain the universe to you! Well valued customer, why not download this episode of The Best video Game You've Never Played podcast, with esteemed guest David K Barnes, loud host Lewis Dunn as they discuss The Outer Worlds, a game that's sure to get your brain thinking and your trigger finger pumping! (Please note podcast may cause sudden thudding realisation that we live in a world designed to make us miserable for the sake of a graph that has no feelings. side effects may include dizziness, nausea and an overwhelming sense of dread. Please listen responsibly). Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later: https://rustyquill.com/show/cry-havoc/ Wooden Overcoats: https://www.woodenovercoats.com/  Patreon: patreon.com/tbvgynp Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

    Championship Manager 2001/02 Season- James Cook - Episode 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 63:22


    Well it's a beautiful day here at Lewis' home ground of the best Video Game You've Never Played podcast, but can the rival team of James Cook score an unlikely victory with this strategy based management sim. it's a game of two halves, one ball, and about 800 spreadsheets. Will Championship manager 2001/02 Season take home the silver of The Best Video Game You've Never Played?   Patreon: patreon.com/tbvgynp James' Cook: Anonymously Viral: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/james-cook-anonymously-viral Board Game Smackdown: Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

    Might and Magic VII - Joz Norris - Episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 65:48


    Ready to go, with another episode of magic, wonder and dragonflies. Just... hundreds of dragonflies. This week's guest is the fantastic Joz Norris, Mr Fruit Salad himself, here to try and convince Lewis that this RPG classic is the Best Video Game You've Never Played!     Patreon: patreon.com/tbvgynp https://www.joznorris.co.uk/ Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

    Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Zack Sizer - Episode 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 92:23


    What's 0.05 mm, has a moustache and is ready to save the world? Zack Sizer returns to the podcast to find out whether or not Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is The Best Video Game You've Never Played. Patreon: patreon.com/tbvgynp The Silliad: https://edinburgh.justthetonic.com/event/88:3310/ Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

    Contradiction - Alasdair Beckett-King - Episode 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 87:06


    The truth will out, especially if you force it by confronting people, and ESPECIALLY if those people are real live action video actors! This week we're joined by Alasdair beckett-King who dares to bring on a game from a genre that *gasps* died 20 years ago?! Patreon: patreon.com/tbvgynp ABK's UK Tour 2023: http://qr1.be/8C3J Montgomery Bon Bon: Murder at the Museum: http://qr1.be/H7JH Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou  

    Shadows of Destiny/Memories - Steffan Alun - Episode 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 96:20


    We're back! Steffan Alun is here to take us on a creepy, bizarre and hilarious time travel adventure so we can finally answer the question - who is that weird impish guy that keeps bringing me back to life? Steffan Alun's Twitter - @StAlun Patreon: patreon.com/tbvgynp Stanley Brooks - I Can Make Me Rich bit.ly/jttrich Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody - bit.ly/asdfringe23 Suggestions of Unexpected - bit.ly/jttsou

    Christmas Special! The List 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 162:11


    Ho ho ho! Have a special episode i nwhich I sit down with Chris for nearly 3 hours as we go over all the games that have been on the podcast and rank them! It's a list! Lists are great!

    The Neverhood - Ed Greenwood - Episode 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 96:39


    In the beginning, there was nothing. Does it get nay better? I make Ed play a game i remember being better.

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    Tropico 5 - Jack Bernhardt - Episode 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 49:47


    Sun, sand and swiss bank accounts await as Jack Bernhardt joins the shows to chat about the dictator themed Tropico 5! https://www.thefootballbookclub.com/ https://anysuggestionsimprov.co.uk/ 

    Kim Kardashian Hollywood - Mary O‘Connell - Episode 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 65:11


    Mary makes me play a game that I have honestly no idea how to judge.

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    Persona 5 - Zack Sizer - Episode 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 115:30


    Ambush! You'll never see it coming, when Lewis chats with Zack Sizer about Persona 5! The Silliad can be found @TheSilliad on Twitter and Instagram Any SUggestions, Doctor? The improvised Doctor Who Parody is on tour! Find details here

    Frost Punk - Glenn Moore - Episode 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 75:50


    Gather coal, gather food, but most importantly, gather round as Lewis sits down with Stand-Up comedian Glenn Moore as he tries to pitch the idea that there's no food or energy as a great way to spend an evening! Is Frost Punk The Best Video game You've Never Played? Glenn Moore's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/glennmoore  Any Suggestions Doctor: The Improvised Doctor Who Parody is now on tour! https://anysuggestionsimprov.co.uk/ 

    Lost Egg - Gareth Waugh - Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 51:27


    This week we CRACK on with an EGGciting game all about how being an egg is no YOLK when you need to roll far enOEUF to get to your FRYING PAN! Gareth Waugh brings on Lost Egg to discuss whether it's The Best Video Game You've Never Played! Gareth Waugh's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/GarethWaugh Any Suggestions Doctor: The Improvised Doctor Who Parody is going on tour! https://anysuggestionsimprov.co.uk/

    The Sims 2 & 4 - Louise Jones - Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 101:34


    Lewis is taking life into his own hands this week, after writer, comedian and critic Louise Jones joins the podcast to suggest that The Sims 2 is The Best Video Game You've Never Played (though technical issues means that it's actually mostly about The Sims 4). Any Suggestions Doctor: The Improvised Doctor Who Parody is going on tour! https://anysuggestionsimprov.co.uk/ 

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    Full Throttle - Tom Crowley - Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 82:05


    Rev up yer hog and get ready to hit the open road! But first let's click on everything in this bar. Comedian Tom Crowley joins Lewis to find out who murdered the head of Corley Motors as we take a look at Full Throttle. Is it The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Crowley Time can be found at: https://pod.link/1438849221 Any Suggestions Doctor: The Improvised Doctor Who Parody is going on tour! https://anysuggestionsimprov.co.uk/   

    Series 2 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 1:00


    Season 2 is about to kick off! Enjoy this teaser trailer that hints at what is to come!

    BONUS - Lewis tells Chris off about Pokémon and the Vita

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 14:58


    Here's about 15 minutes of stuff cut out of the Tearaway podcast because it got wildly off track but also it's quite funny so enjoy. It's mostly about Pokémon and Vita games.

    The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time - Sam Went - Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 136:13


    It makes absolutely no sense that we're covering the most beloved game ever made but here we are. Twitter: @GameNeverPlayed The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Tearaway - Chris Booker - Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 87:47


    Chris returns to fold, cut, stick and yell his way through a perfect paper PS Vita classic. Twitter: @GameNeverPlayed The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Alan Wake - Charles Deane - Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 60:26


    It'd been a while since I'd seen him, but also it felt like no time at all had passed. Charles Deane regarded me with weary eyes, as he held up a small, thin green box. "This," he said, his voice heavy with the knowledge of a man who had been into the darkness and back "this is what you made do." It reminded me of a Stephen King novel. Is Alan Wake The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @GameNeverPlayed

    Observation - Mungo Tatton-Brown - Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 67:26


    You're in a space station. Something unfathomable has happened. If you don't act quickly everybody on board the space station will die. Most have already. Also, you are the space station. Mungo Tatton-Brown returns to discuss the terrifying and unusual Observation. Twitter: @GameNeverPlayed The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    The Simpsons Game - Chris Booker - Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 100:06


    Cowabunga, D'oh and so on and so forth, it's The Simpsons Game! No, not Hit & Run, The Simpsons Game! That's what it's called! It is a bad name you're right! Chris Booker is here to discuss/justify it's existence, and it's a fun time. Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Wandersong - Emma Gadsdon - Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 57:17


    Let your voice carry your spirit this week, as Lewis has a chat with Emma Gadsdon about the 2018 Indie game and all round joyful delight that is Wandersong. Is it The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Professor Layton and Pandora's Box - James Gamblin - Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 54:49


    Hm, quite a puzzling little game this week. Perhaps sitting down with a pot of tea with James Gamblin will make sense of it all. Is Professor Layton and Pandora's Box The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.  

    Jet Set Radio - Joby Mageean - Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 58:06


    Woah dude, ready for some totally radical ROLLERBLADING!!!! Joby Mageean is, like, throwing down this totally sick suggestion of play Jet Set Radio and seeing if it's The Best Video Game You've Never Played dude! Tubular! 90s cool reference! Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.  

    Stronghold HD - Paul Savage - Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 64:10


    Need more podcast m'lord. Needs Paul Savage as a guest m'lord. Need to determine if Stronghold HD is The Best Video Game You've Never Played m'lord. Savage Comics: https://www.savagecomic.com/ Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    The Black Line - Ed Greenwood - Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 49:32


    Do you have the black disease? Ed Greenwood is here to check, by bringing on this very underrated and unknown classic. Is The Black Line The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Gone Home - Cieran Douglass - Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 60:55


    In the first of what will hopefully be a few special episodes, Cieran Douglass RETURNS to the show to give us his take on Gone Home! Will it be The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Long Live the Queen - Luke Malkin - Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 63:50


    Now please rise as we talk for an entire hour about a game where you must survive as a young queen despite the fact the world is unpredictable, unfair and quite generic. Luke Malkin (Presiding from the very non-fictional country Bolivia) brings forth a game with blue blood and the manners of a 14 year old. Is Long Live the Queen The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Language Connection Podcast: https://languageconnection.com.bo/podcast/ Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    The Red Strings Club - Mungo Tatton Brown - Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 83:56


    Open up a tab here at TBVGYNP because we're drinking into the night. Mungo Tatton Brown has brought a game that's dark and stormy, with graphics that might look a bit Old Fashioned but it has a soundtrack Tequila for. Is The Red String Club the best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Among Us - Caitlin Powell - Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 53:21


    Put on one of various hats and get ready to yell colours at children as this week Queers Gone By's co-host Caitlin Powell puts on a space ship careening... somewhere. Is Among Us The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Queers Gone By: https://pod.link/1476391790 Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    BONUS DLC - Witcher 3 Follow Up - Sam Went

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 35:57


    In the spirit of the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, here's a free update based on the fact I actually finished the game. Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Sam Went - Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 85:55


    Toss a coin to your podcast host, as Lewis pours oil all over his sword like it's a good idea before taking the contract to play this huge action RPG from his guest, host of the Infinite Deer podcast, Sam Went. Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Infinite Deer: Find it here! Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 Time Stamps to Avoid Sensitive Topics 34:51 - Discussion about the miscarriage/abortion plotlines 43:15 - End of this Discussion 1:00:40 - Sex, Sexuality and Politics 1:17:38 - End of Discussion The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh. (I am aware you have played this video game. I hadn't though.)

    Return of the Obra Dinn - Alysia Judge - Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 44:16


    Whey anchor and hoist the mainsail, we're on a boat! A boat full of dead people! And we have to find out how they died! For insurance purposes! This week IGN, Guardian and BBC contributor Alysia Judge brings forth a game designed for those of you with extensive thinking cap collections. Is Return of the Obra Dinn The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Outer Wilds - Cieran Douglass - Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 52:27


    Cieran brings a game to get lost in, and die, and then get lost in, and die, and then get lost in, and die. But you know, it's kinda chill. Is Outer Wilds The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

    Sniper Elite 4 - Charles Deane - Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 66:31


    Lewis is joined by fellow improv comedian Charles Deane to discuss shooting fascist in Italy with pin point accuracy and revealing that they are all secretly skeletons. Is Sniper Elite 4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played? Twitter: @TheBestVideoGa4 The Best Video Game You've Never Played is presented & produced by Lewis Dunn, with title theme by Bennet Kavanagh.

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    Trailer Season 1 - The Best Video Game You've Never Played

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 1:04


    Join stand-up and improv comedian Lewis Dunn as he is talks to a new guest each week to try and find The Best Video Game You've Never Played!

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