Video Archives - Cane and Rinse

Fallout Shelter Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 04 May 2017 18:27:19 +0000

Our very own Mister Handy Darren deals out diktats in Bethesda’s free-to-play Fallout Shelter on Windows 10. Fallout Shelter is also available to play now […]

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Macbat 64 Quick Rinse

Leon Cox — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:15:02 +0000

Subtitled ‘Journey of a Nice Chap’, who better then than Our Darren to put Marcus Siactro’s affectionate Nintendo 64 homage through its paces? Beta version […]

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Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:42:48 +0000

Our very own ‘rogue one’ Darren locks S-foils in attack position to bring us this Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Quick Rinse. Emulated […]

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Waypoint: LEGO Dimensions – The Wizard of Oz

Leon Cox — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:32:46 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Waypoint: Need for Speed: The Run

Leon Cox — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:54:51 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Waypoint: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater – The Lost Levels

Leon Cox — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:58:03 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Thumper Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:35:33 +0000

Droolin’ Darren dares to enter the world of rhythm violence in Marc Flury and Brian Gibson’s Thumper. PlayStation 4 version shown. If you like these […]

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Waypoint: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 4 – San Francisco

Ryan Hamann — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:44:26 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Waypoint: Kinect Disneyland Adventures: part 4

Ryan Hamann — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:33:28 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Waypoint: Kinect Disneyland Adventures: part 3

Ryan Hamann — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:02:27 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Waypoint: Kinect Disneyland Adventures: part 2

Ryan Hamann — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:20:06 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Waypoint: Kinect Disneyland Adventures: part 1

Ryan Hamann — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:49:25 +0000

Waypoint Travel Agency is a show about taking virtual walking tours of the spaces within videogames with an eye for detail, and with research about […]

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Yooka-Laylee Toybox+ Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:49:18 +0000

As a generous Kickstarter backer, a giddy Gargette gets his clammy paws on Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee Toybox demo. http://store.steampowered.com/app/426750/ If you like these Quick Rinse videos […]

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The Incredible Baron Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:01:24 +0000

Darren is rather charmed by this quirky offering from FlatRedBall – The Incredible Baron. The Incredible Baron is available now for Windows PC on Steam: […]

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ADR1FT Quick Rinse

Ryan Hamann — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:27:38 +0000

Ryan goes a bit Sandra Bullock while seeking his spirit Clooney in this little look at floaty amnesiac space adventure ADR1FT. ADR1FT is by THREE […]

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Unreal Gold Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:14:26 +0000

Darren used to love him some Unreal Gold but now (as far as he’s concerned) “It’s just a bunch of corridors and rooms stitched together…” […]

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Acorn Assault: Rodent Revolution Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:23:05 +0000

Turn-based French political allegory with squirrels is all too much for Darren, who can’t Conker his confusion and decides he prefers his Sciuridae to get […]

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Machine Gun Train Run Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:28:05 +0000

Darren has some RUN AND MACHINE GUN FUN in this tuneful, tongue-in-cheek Contra clone. Machine Gun Train Run is by Party Robot Studio and is […]

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SOMA Wuss Mode mod Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:19:40 +0000

‘Wuss mode’ engaged: Scaredy-pants Darren plays Frictional Games’ SOMA with a mod installed to make it less terrifying for him, the poor wee petal. Wuss […]

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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:32:05 +0000

Why still so Serious Sam? Darren returns to the CryEngine remake of Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter after having played 2016’s very DOOM. If […]

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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:30:50 +0000

Why so Serious Sam? Darren returns to the CryEngine remake of Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter after having played 2016’s very DOOM. If you […]

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Raining Blobs Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:54:23 +0000

Humidity is rising, barometer’s getting low. Darren looks out of his Windows and finds that – for the first time in history – it’s Raining […]

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Devil Daggers Quick Rinse

Leon Cox — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:21:10 +0000

Darren directs dirks at demons in Devil Daggers. Devil Daggers is by Sorath and is available now for Windows PC on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/422970/ If you […]

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DarkMaus Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:19:00 +0000

Darren Gargette dares to delve into Darren Wright’s DarkMaus. DarkMaus is available now for Windows on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/406130/ If you like these Quick Rinse videos […]

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Gang Beasts online multiplayer beta Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 31 May 2016 19:54:46 +0000

Darren can hardly contain himself as he gets to play the hilarious multiplayer shenanigans of Gang Beasts online, in this fresh multiplayer beta. Gang Beasts […]

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The Adventures of Mr. Bobley Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 26 May 2016 19:47:51 +0000

‘Adventures’ is a big word, and one that Darren doesn’t like to use lightly. The Adventures of Mr. Bobley is available now for Windows PC […]

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Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:40:41 +0000

Darren recalls his ninja training in this Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (2003) PlayStation 2 looksee. Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (aka Tenchu 3) is emulated here […]

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Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 18 May 2016 21:40:06 +0000

In which Darren somewhat overestimates what a ZX Spectrum was capable of, graphics-wise. Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is available for Windows PC on Steam […]

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Crash Co. Steam Greenlight Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 05 May 2016 23:20:59 +0000

Darren takes an early look at this spiritual successor to Blast Corps from Studio Besus. Crash Co. is up on Steam Greenlight now: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=659830464 If […]

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Downwell Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:45:56 +0000

Darren is a curious man, who is at the local park on a lovely night when he decides to explore the depths of the well […]

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Axiom Verge Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:04:07 +0000

Darren loves the Super Metroid vibes of Thomas Happ’s Axiom Verge (PC version shown). If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many […]

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Marble Muse Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 20:46:03 +0000

Singalonga dezm0nd as he occasionally breaks off to wrangle with this somewhat Super Monkey Ball-esque (or – rather more accurately – Kororinpa-esque) spot of marble […]

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Condemned: Criminal Origins Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:34:17 +0000

A detective game, where you play a detective and do detecting! So says our Darren as he tentatively creeps back into Monolith Productions’ Condemned: Criminal […]

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Gravity Error Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:58:00 +0000

Darren Gargette inspects Faris Mohammed’s puzzley platformer-cum-platformy puzzler, Gravity Error. Gravity Error is available now on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/379760/ If you like these Quick Rinse videos […]

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Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:58:02 +0000

DG gets his TK on with Midway’s 2004 sixth generation and PC title, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (known as Psi-Ops: Psychic Operation in Japan and […]

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SUPERHOT Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 21:23:41 +0000

Darren Gargette gets SUPERHOT. No, wait, Darren Gargette IS SUPERHOT. No wait, Darren Gargette *plays* SUPERHOT. SUPERHOT is available now for PC and Mac via […]

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BlackShadows Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 21:39:48 +0000

“Be careful: BlackShadows are never friendly!” As Darren Gargette finds out, the blurb doesn’t lie. BlackShadows is available now for PC via Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/398210/ If […]

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Wave Race 64 Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:43:45 +0000

It’s close… *really* close! Darren Gargette gets wet for Nintendo’s legendary jet-ski jamboree, Wave Race 64. Darren’s playing the PAL version of the game via […]

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TeraBlaster Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:48:47 +0000

Gargette gets juiced with frenetic shoot ’em up, TeraBlaster. TeraBlaster is available now for Windows PC and Mac OS X on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/384150/ If you […]

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The Witness Quick Rinse

James Carter — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:31:59 +0000

James takes a jaunt around the opening area of The Witness. Don’t worry, there’ll be no puzzle solutions beyond the opening tutorial area. The Witness […]

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Vampire of the Sands Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 11:18:54 +0000

Darren Gargette digs the bongos but struggles with the game in Homph’s “punishing” dungeon-crawler, Vampire of the Sands. Vampire of the Sands is available now […]

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Galacide Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:28:37 +0000

Darren Gargette commits Galacide. Galacide is developed by Puny Human and available now on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/356790/ http://galaci.de/ If you like these Quick Rinse videos you […]

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Assault Android Cactus Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:07:51 +0000

In which Darren doesn’t rate the name but does enjoy the frenetic twin-stick shoot’em-up game – Witch Beam’s Assault Android Cactus (PC version shown). Assault […]

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Scott in Space Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:51:04 +0000

Scott in Space is a thing that exists. Check it out if you like the idea of a ‘Metroidvania’ starring a domestic guinea pig. Scott […]

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The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 11:03:11 +0000

Darren casts a butcher’s hook towards The Ultimate Halo Companion DVD Set from 2003. This Quick Rinse ties in with our series of Halo podcasts: […]

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BlastZone 2 Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:11:23 +0000

Self-confessed non-aficionado Darren gives Matt Edzenga’s budget PC shoot’em up BlastZone 2 a little spin. BlastZone 2is available on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/349260/ If you like these […]

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World of Warcraft – Going home..?

Darren Gargette — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:21:57 +0000

A verbal and geographical ramble across Blizzard’s legendary MMO, World of Warcraft as a wistful Darren Gargette goes on a nostalgia-fuelled adventure through its various […]

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Resident Evil 2 Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 09:27:34 +0000

In celebration of Capcom’s recent remake announcement, this here’s Darren Gargette playing Angel Studios’ ambitious N64 conversion of Resident Evil 2, as emulated (poorly) on […]

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One week with… The Swindle

Darren Gargette — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:48:55 +0000

Darren Gargette has played Size Five Games‘ The Swindle on Steam for a week now. How is it? Who really gets swindled? You can purchase […]

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Dark Souls: Duelling with Artorias

Joshua Garrity — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:00:46 +0000

Joshua takes a look at one of his favourite boss battles of all time, Artorias the Abysswalker, from Dark Souls. He’ll not only talk about […]

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Grow Home Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:50:39 +0000

Darren Gargette goes crystal-sniffing with his lovable robot BUD in Ubisoft Reflections’ Grow Home. Grow Home is available on Steam now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/323320/ If you like […]

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Castle in the Darkness Quick Rinse

Leon Cox — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:43:53 +0000

RemiNEScent of 8-bit times, Castle in the Darkness comes from Matt Kap, lead artist on The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Sir Darren of Gargette reports. […]

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Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:31:07 +0000

Our Darren “Chris Tarrat” (sic) Gargette had a notion to Quick Rinse number one chart smash hit (a decade and a half ago), Who Wants […]

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Overture Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:21:21 +0000

Darren Gargette conducts a feel of Black Shell Games’ Overture, available now for a very reasonable £3.99 (or equivalent) on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/343100/ If you like […]

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Joshua Garrity’s videogame highlights of 2014

Joshua Garrity — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:05:14 +0000

Our Josh takes a look back at some of his favourite games that were released during 2014. If you like this video you can find […]

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Dragon Age: Inquisition Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:00:54 +0000

Or: “How Not To Do It”. Josh attempts to take down one of Dragon Age: Inquisition’s titular wyverns… it doesn’t go well. If you like […]

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Darren Gargette’s videogame highlights of 2014

Darren Gargette — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:45:36 +0000

Our dezm0nd reflects upon yet another full year’s worth of fun with videogames in this charming and thoughtful video. When Darren says he hasn’t played […]

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The Talos Principle Quick Rinse video review

Darren Gargette — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:53:45 +0000

Darren Gargette liked Croteam’s intriguing new 3D puzzle adventure The Talos Principle enough to make this ten minute Quick Rinse-cum-video review of it. Please enjoy. […]

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The Talos Principle public test Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:34:53 +0000

Darren is thoroughly intrigued by the free public test version – or “demo” as we like to call them – of The Talos Principle on […]

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Alien Trilogy Quick Rinse: “You know when Quasar was big in Milton Keynes?”

Darren Gargette — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:00:10 +0000

Gargette takes a drop-ship back to 1996 and Probe’s Alien Trilogy FPS. This here’s the PlayStation disc being run via emulation on a PC, but […]

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Steamworld Dig Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 07:00:43 +0000

Steamworld Dig is a resource-driven platformer along the lines of Miner Dig Deep and Terraria. Our Darren excavates. http://store.steampowered.com/app/252410/ If you like these Quick Rinse […]

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Ziggurat Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 06:00:26 +0000

Darren goes delving yet again, this time deep into Milkstone Studios’ Ziggurat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat). “Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, […]

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Heavy Bullets Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:00:10 +0000

Heavy Bullets is “a randomized FPS dungeon crawler”, as is our Darren. http://www.heavybullets.com/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/297120/ If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many […]

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Tomb Raider Recollections

Jay Taylor — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:16:04 +0000

The first in our new series of videos based on our communities opinions starts with Tomb Raider (2013) For those of you who listen to […]

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Tango Fiesta Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:12:00 +0000

Darren Gargette tries to explain to you what Tango Fiesta is all about but really, that persistent attract mode does a far better job. http://store.steampowered.com/app/276730/ […]

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Nuclear Throne Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:02:54 +0000

In this quickest of Quick Rinses, Darren tries to reach the Nuclear Throne as a sword-wielding chicken. http://nuclearthrone.com/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/ If you like these Quick Rinse […]

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The Escapists Quick Rinse: First day in Center Perks

Darren Gargette — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 07:00:04 +0000

Darren Gargette rolls with the punches in The Escapists and shows you what day one will be like. All that stands between dez and his […]

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Crypt of the NecroDancer Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:00:51 +0000

In which Darren sings The Great Mighty Poo song while playing an RPG where the ‘R’ stands for ‘Rhythm’: Crypt of the NecroDancer by Brace […]

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:41:54 +0000

In which Darren Gargette hunts down a Qurupeco in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can […]

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Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:52:54 +0000

It’s a ROGUE-like first-person SHOOTER, see? Looking something like Doom made in clipart, Hippomancer’s Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike is available to download on Steam […]

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Diehard Dungeon Quick Rinse – Not a Bruce Willis movie

Darren Gargette — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:00:50 +0000

Darren Gargette wears a vest but no shoes for real-time Rogue-like antics with Tricktale’s Diehard Dungeon on Steam for PC. The game is also available […]

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BattleBlock Theater Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:20:45 +0000

Darren Gargette is your puppet on a stick for this vignette of Behemoth’s XBLA and PC (this version) platformer, BattleBlock Theater. If you like these […]

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Unreal Tournament 2003 Quick Rinse – We’ve got your back!

Darren Gargette — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:33:23 +0000

Darren Gargette converts his PC into a time machine and takes a trip back to Unreal Tournament 2003 – an era of double-jumping, railguns, jump-pads, […]

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Gang Beasts Quick Rinse – Doughboys, Jelly Babies or Morphs?

Darren Gargette — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:29:25 +0000

Darren Gargette talks over pre-recorded multiplayer games of Gang Beasts – a ridiculously funny physics-based drunken brawler (?!) We dunno. It’s off the hook either […]

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Kero Blaster Quick Rinse – Let us tell you a cave story

Darren Gargette — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 07:00:49 +0000

Darren Gargette takes Daisuke ‘Pixel’ Amaya’s all-action amphibian for a hop in our Kero Blaster Quick Rinse. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you […]

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Paper Mario Quick Rinse – If all the world were paper

Darren Gargette — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:00:24 +0000

Darren Gargette generally finds RPGs challenging to his noggin, even this one, which is clearly just for children (it isn’t). Here our dez is playing […]

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Sabre Wulf Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:32:26 +0000

Our man Darren Gargette worked on Rare’s 2004 re-imagining of Ultimate’s ZX Spectrum masterpiece Sabre Wulf. In this Quick Rinse a nostalgic Darren revisits the […]

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It’s Mr Pants Quick Rinse – Darren suffers many a pant disaster

Darren Gargette — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:18:34 +0000

The game that was at one stage called Donkey Kong: Coconut Crackers became this Rare GBA puzzle oddity, It’s Mr Pants. Listen out for Darren’s […]

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Darren Gargette talks local multiplayer gaming in 2014

Darren Gargette — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:04:32 +0000

Darren Gargette muses upon and celebrates the current resurgence of local multiplayer gaming.

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Over 9000 Zombies! Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 23:01:46 +0000

Guess what? Someone else (Loren Lemcke) made a game with zombies in it. Over 9000 Zombies! in fact. Darren Gargette takes a look. Over 9000 […]

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Shovel Knight Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:55:26 +0000

Darren shows you how to shovel your nights away. Explore the world map, the towns within and of course, enjoy some 8-bit style platforming in […]

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theHunter Quick Rinse – Flying micro-transactions!

Darren Gargette — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:28:00 +0000

Darren Gargette boldly tracks down some poor, defenceless bunny-wabbits with a big ol’ shooty bang-bang stick in theHunter. Guilt doesn’t stop him from whooping and […]

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Mario Kart 8 video review

Darren Gargette — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:27:10 +0000

Darren Gargette evaluates the latest instalment in the much-loved Mario Kart series over MKTV-captured footage of his own Mario Kart 8 triumphs and disasters. If […]

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Tower of Guns updated Quick Rinse – Achievement Unlocked!

Darren Gargette — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:30:28 +0000

Update: Darren Gargette has a sneak preview of the latest ToG build which has new features such as dice-roll (random effects per room) and achievements. […]

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1001 Spikes Quick Rinse – Rick Dangerous returns?

Darren Gargette — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:25:53 +0000

Our Darren ‘dezm0nd’ Gargette is sadly disappointed with 1001 Spikes, the full-blown sequel to the Xbox Live Indie game, Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes […]

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Three Amstrad CPC Quick Rinses

Darren Gargette — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:50:03 +0000

An excited Darren ‘dezm0nd’ Gargette lowers himself gently into a hot, deep bath of nostalgia as he returns to some of the 8-bit games of […]

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Road Redemption alpha Quick Rinse – Let’s go for a Mega Drive!

Darren Gargette — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:02:06 +0000

Our Darren ‘dezm0nd’ Gargette gets leather-clad and test-drives the Road Redemption alpha. Yes it’s EA Mega Drive/Genesis classic Road Rash, 2014 style, courtesy of DarkSeas […]

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FRACT OSC Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:36:41 +0000

Darren Gargette feels the beat in Phosfiend Systems’ award-winningly Tronish world of ambient electronica in our FRACT OSC Quick Rinse. Out now on Steam, FRACT […]

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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:58:59 +0000

Our Darren Gargette and faithful companion ‘Bob’ explore the new land added by Blizzard in their Diablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion. If you like […]

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inFAMOUS: Second Son Quick Tour

Jay Taylor — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 07:39:54 +0000

What better way to see how the Seattle in Sucker Punch‘s inFAMOUS: Second Son holds up against its real-world counterpart is for Cane and Rinse’s […]

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Conker: Live & Reloaded Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:47:25 +0000

Darren Gargette plays the Xbox version of Rare’s saucy update Conker: Live & Reloaded (formerly Conker’s Bad Fur Day on the N64) on Xbox 360. […]

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10 Second Ninja preview build Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:33:32 +0000

Darren Gargette attempts to be a Ninja, ten seconds at a time. Not only is trying to be a ninja hard enough, Darren also learns […]

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Door Kickers alpha Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:22:22 +0000

Find out what happens when the lives of many professional killers are put in the hands of Darren Gargette. Door Kickers on PC from KillHouse […]

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Joshua Garrity’s favourite videogame experiences of 2013

Joshua Garrity — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:51:26 +0000

Josh takes a look at some of his favourite videogame experiences of 2013. Despite what the title might suggest, this isn’t a game of the […]

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InFlux Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:28:25 +0000

If Samus Aran never left her Morph Ball and was planted in Portal-esque puzzles. That’s how our Darren Gargette describes pretty PC puzzler InFlux, available […]

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WipEout 64 Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:54:41 +0000

Our Darren Gargette floats gracefully on a cushion of air thanks mostly to his high-fibre diet. WipEout’s only N64 outing was ostensibly a cartridge-based port of […]

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Blast Em! Quick Rinse – Just one more go, okay?

Darren Gargette — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:00:39 +0000

Get ready to Blast Em! in a series of short, violent and frantic sessions of shooting robots in space. Non sh’mup genius Darren Gargette attempts […]

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Super Metroid Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:12:31 +0000

Here’s our Darren Gargette re-entering the wonderfully mysterious world of Super Metroid. Here DG is playing Nintendo’s 1994 SNES classic via emulation on PC. If […]

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Gargette Vs … Nidhogg

Leon Cox — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:18:12 +0000

In a regular series of videos, Darren Gargette (the Orange Dude) will play random and not-so random people from the internet at a best of […]

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Speedball 2 HD Quick Rinse – “Ice cream! Ice cream!”

Darren Gargette — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:25:42 +0000

Future sport 1990 style in this 2013 PC remake of the Bitmap Bros.’ 16-bit classic, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe. Darren Gargette is your behelmeted host. […]

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Botanicula Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:41:44 +0000

Darren Gargette gets his chlorophyll of pointin’ and clickin’ with Amanita Design‘s plant-filled puzzler, Botanicula. PC version shown. If you like these Quick Rinse videos […]

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Super Mario Kart Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:46:43 +0000

Darren Gargette karties like its 1992 in the original SNES (Super Famicom) Super Mario Kart from 1992, emulated here on PC. If you like these […]

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Saints Row IV Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:41:48 +0000

Darren Gargette is very much feeling one of 2013’s absurdest highlights, Saints Row IV. Here Gargles is enjoying the PC version. If you like these […]

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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft beta Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:19:02 +0000

Darren Gargette builds his deck in the beta of Blizzard’s free-to-play CCG: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can […]

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Motor Rock Quick Rinse – Rock n’ Roll Racing too

Darren Gargette — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:22:49 +0000

“Who brakes in Rock n’ Roll Racing?” Darren Gargette burns up the circuits in Motor Rock, an indie ‘tribute’ to 1993 16-bit isometric racer Rock […]

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Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition Quick Rinse – Dezzy Duke

Darren Gargette — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:47:39 +0000

“Your face. Your ass. What’s the difference?” Darren Gargette pays those alien bastards for shooting up his ride in Devolver Digital’s Steam Megaton Edition of […]

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Grand Theft Auto III Quick Rinse – Claude reigns

Darren Gargette — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 19:50:28 +0000

“I see pain in your future!” Darren Gargette returns to 2001 and the heady time we took control of Claude (yes, Claude) in Rockstar’s (née […]

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Electronic Super Joy Quick Rinse – Lady sex noises

Darren Gargette — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:28:27 +0000

“Ooh la-laaa!” Darren Gargette plays the in-your-face 2D platformer formerly known as Techno Ninja: Electronic Super Joy. This is the Windows version of the game […]

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Super Smash Bros. Melee Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:55:40 +0000

“Choose your character!” Darren shows us a few of Super Smash Bros. Melee’s deceptively deep ropes. If indeed ropes can be deep. Here Darren is […]

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Mario Kart 64 Quick Rinse – BATTLE! VERSUS?

Darren Gargette — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:28:21 +0000

“I’M THE BEST!” Darren Gargette plays the second of Nintendo’s Mushroom Kingdom racing games, Mario Kart 64. Here Darren is playing the game on PC […]

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Mario Party Quick Rinse – I got blistas on my palms

Darren Gargette — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:52:29 +0000

“Does each of you really want to be a Super Star?” Darren Gargette remembers a time a decade-and-a-half ago before the eight sequels of varying […]

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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (GBA) Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:27:03 +0000

“I thought you were supposed to be a big star!” Dezzy Kong relives one of his finest adventures, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest. […]

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Turok: Dinosaur Hunter – Only one wall texture but plenty of fog

Darren Gargette — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:46:10 +0000

“I. Am Turok!” Darren Gargette plays sprawling first-person Nintendo 64 (near) launch title Turok: Dinosaur Hunter via emulation. This is the fully gory, neck-clutching, gargling […]

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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:53:24 +0000

“Who are you to judge?” Darren Gargette plays one of the most critically reviled games of all time: Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. Here Darren is […]

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Ethan: Meteor Hunter (not so) Quick Rinse – parts one to four

Darren Gargette — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:54:13 +0000

Darren Gargette takes on tricky puzzle/platformer Ethan: Meteor Hunter from Seaven Studios for PC and PS3. In the first of four videos Darren kills the […]

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The Typing of the Dead: Overkill – Death cab for Mavis Beacon

Darren Gargette — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:14:54 +0000

I got 99 problems but an itch ain’t one Darren Gargette straps on his combat keyboard and gets typographical on the zombie horde courtesy of […]

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Metroid Prime Quick Rinse – First-person adventuring?

Darren Gargette — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:30:42 +0000

“Never has a camera gone into a back of a head so good!” Darren Gargette gives us a brief but effusive glimpse into Nintendo/Retro Studios’ […]

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Papers, Please Quick Rinse – They come over here…

Darren Gargette — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:43:46 +0000

Darren Gargette tries his hand at a new career courtesy of Lucas Pope’s absorbing border patrol puzzle of observation and ethics: Papers, Please. You can […]

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Quick Rinse

James Carter — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:50:01 +0000

James puts on his dunce’s cap and goes to the bottom of the class after the copious tutorials featured in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon […]

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Far Cry 3 Quick Rinse – Welcome to distraction island

Darren Gargette — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:52:20 +0000

Darren Gargette deliberately loses the plot in order to focus on Far Cry 3’s many diversions. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can […]

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Banjo-Kazooie Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:09:00 +0000

A gleeful Gargette re-enters the sumptuous and magical fairy tale world created by his beloved Rare. Banjo-Kazooie debuted on N64 in the summer of 1998, […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 15 – Gwyn

James Carter — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:00:32 +0000

This is it! But not before visiting Solaire one last time. With that done, James and Solaire venture into the Kiln Of The First Flame […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 14 – Archiving the Duke and scaling Seath

James Carter — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 07:00:42 +0000

The Duke’s Archives is real quick and easy if you use the shortcut and make use of a bow. James does neither, making this a […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 13 – New Londo, so good they named it once

James Carter — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 07:00:21 +0000

New Londo Ruins is a special place, where James loses his head and death quickly follows. The Very Large Ember and the scalp of The […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 12 – A Gravelord and a grave wolf

James Carter — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 07:00:22 +0000

James would find running through Tomb Of The Giants much easier if Leeroy and Nito weren’t busy killing him. Fortunately it’s quick and easy second […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 11 – A flaming club for Pinwheel

James Carter — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:00:32 +0000

It’s time to set this world alight… with a Fire Reinforced Club +10. Oh, and Pinwheel is easy. Defeated: Pinwheel The full Dark Souls playlist […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 10 – Taking a nap on the Bed Of Chaos

James Carter — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:37:59 +0000

It’s high time to wrap up Lost Izalith and the first Lord Soul by defeating the Bed Of Chaos. Then James remembers that he doesn’t […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 09 – Visiting old friends in the Demon Ruins

James Carter — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:00:36 +0000

Capra? Taurus? The Asylum Demon’s big brother? It’s time for the bonanza boss rush that leads into Lost Izalith. Prizes include the Large Flame Ember […]

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Quick Rinse – Hotpot Pursuit

Darren Gargette — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:49:05 +0000

Darren G. shows us why he should never be allowed on the road in the real world whilst pondering chocolate bars and impatient gamers in […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 08 – Ornstein, Smough and a bonus Discharge

James Carter — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:55:03 +0000

It’s a tag team match as Useless James and Knight Solaire face off against Dragonslayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough. There’s time left to visit poor […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 07 – Lightning strikes Anor Londo

James Carter — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 08:00:31 +0000

Anor Londo doesn’t know what hit it… and then James crafts himself a nifty Lightning Reinforced Club. The full playlist can be found right now […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 06 – Sen’s Fortress base jumper

James Carter — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 08:36:11 +0000

James climbs to the top of Sen’s Fortress in double time, but then Dark Souls has its way, and he’s summarily sent to the bottom […]

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Parappa the Rapper Quick Rinse – Ribbet ribbet me can’t hold it

Darren Gargette — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:00:45 +0000

Darren Gargette lays down some rhymes with NanaOn-Sha’s 2D canine MC Parappa the Rapper. Originally released in Europe September 1997 on the original Sony PlayStation. […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 05 – Quelling Quelaag’s fury

James Carter — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 05:39:42 +0000

It’s all about Blighttown’s rear entrance for James. In this stretch of the Dark Souls SL1 playthrough he tackles toxicity, a maneater and a lady […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 04 – A Capra, a Butcher and a Pyromancer

James Carter — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:05:01 +0000

Dark Souls gets tense as James faces the Capra Demon, and less tense as he frees a friendly, fiery fellow from a barrel. The Depths […]

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Dark Souls SL1 – Part 03 – Gearing up

James Carter — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:00:57 +0000

Even Dark Souls needs a montage as James grabs the majority of the gear that he’ll be needing for the rest of the Soul Level […]

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Tomb Raider Quick Rinse – More grit, fewer tombs

Darren Gargette — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:00:56 +0000

Darren gives us a taster of the Crystal Dynamics’ 2013 Tomb Raider reboot. This Quick Rinse ties in with issue 90 of the Cane and […]

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Rogue Legacy – A beginner’s guide to dying… lots

James Carter — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 05:25:31 +0000

You may remember Darren Garglette demonstrating his vast video gaming prowess through the medium of Rogue Legacy’s New Game + mode a scant few weeks […]

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Dark Souls – Part 02 – Three for two on Gargoyles

James Carter — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:00:47 +0000

Part 02 of my Dark Souls Soul Level 1 playthrough – Gargoyles! It’s clobbering time, as James, Lautrec and Solaire hand the Gargoyle twins their […]

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Dark Souls – a Soul Level 1 adventure begins

James Carter — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:10:52 +0000

For some unknown reason, the idea of tackling Dark Souls’ now infamous Soul Level 1 challenge seemed like a good one. Granted, this occurred to […]

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Rogue Legacy – New Game + Death = Fun!

James Carter — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:08:30 +0000

Darren Gargette gives you his Quick Rinse of Cellar Door Games’ Rogue Legacy. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many more […]

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Aliens: Colonial Marines – Put yo’ xeno-claws in the air like you just don’t care!

Jay Taylor — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:07:25 +0000

“Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen!” Darren Gargette grabs his pulse rifle and ventures back to LV-426 to show us the confusing mess that […]

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Thomas Was Alone – Be there or be square

Jay Taylor — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:55:11 +0000

“We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers” Darren Gargette gets into shapes and squares up to give us a […]

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Die Hard Trilogy Quick Rinse – It’s like The Orange Box but not really

Darren Gargette — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:09:42 +0000

“Oh God, I hope that’s not a hostage!” Darren Gargette endures the aged graphics and dodgy voice samples to give us a Quick Rinse of […]

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Rush Bros multiplayer – Balancing levels

Jay Taylor — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:00:12 +0000

The brothers gonna work it out In this second Rush Bros Quick Rinse, Darren Gargette and James Carter get down with the beats and give […]

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Rush Bros – Single player spinback

Jay Taylor — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:12:24 +0000

We’re ’bout ready to rock steady In the first of two videos, Darren Gargette gives us a sampling of XYLA Entertainment‘s Rush Bros. The 2d […]

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Super Hexagon Quick Rinse – Eyestrain comes free

Darren Gargette — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:07:02 +0000

Darren Gargette gives us a sample of Terry Cavanagh’s action twitch video game, Super Hexagon – with music by Chipzel. Originally released for iOS in […]

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – The Fresh Prince of Belmont

Darren Gargette — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:30:47 +0000

“I will feast on your soul this night!” Now, this is a story all about how My castle got flipped-turned upside down And I’d like […]

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StarCraft II multiplayer Quick Rinse – Now with added friends

Darren Gargette — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:30:25 +0000

“Burning… doing… the neutron… DANCE…” Darren Gargette delivers a post-game commentary of a multiplayer match between four players on Blizzard Entertainment‘s celebrated real time strategy […]

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Driver: San Francisco Quick Rinse – Unorthodox vehicular mayhem

Darren Gargette — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:45:10 +0000

“Time to turn it up to 11.” Darren Gargette potters about in various jalopies in the sedate driving/astral projection simulator* that is Reflection’s Driver: San […]

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Donkey Kong 64 Quick Rinse – DK KRAP more like!

Darren Gargette — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:56:40 +0000

“I’m off to the Tag Barrel- Ready to kick some reptile butt!” Darren Gargette monkeys about with Nintendo’s 1999 release, Donkey Kong 64 – featuring […]

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Resident Evil 2002 remake Quick Rinse – Malevolence remade

Darren Gargette — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:48 +0000

Darren Gargette revisits the scary old mansion in Capcom‘s 2002 Gamecube remake of their survival horror classic Resident Evil. If you like these Quick Rinse […]

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Sonic Adventure DX Quick Rinse – Breakneck baloney

Darren Gargette — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:36 +0000

“Now all of you ungrateful humans will feel my loss and despair.” Darren Gargette gives us a quick reminder of why Sonic Adventure DX is […]

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Perfect Dark Quick Rinse – Performs perfectly on an N64, not on a PC

Darren Gargette — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:00:57 +0000

Darren Gargette goes back to Rare’s critically acclaimed follow-up to their hit game GoldenEye, the sci-fi themed shooter – Perfect Dark. If you like these […]

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Dark Souls NG+ Quick Rinse – Friends, invasions and one dead Hydra

James Carter — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:45 +0000

“I thought I’d put on a decent get-up for this party!” In this second of todays Souls Quick Rinse videos, Darren Gargette is joined by […]

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Demon’s Souls Quick Rinse

James Carter — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:00:27 +0000

“You fool. Don’t you understand? No one wishes to go on.” James Carter follows up this weeks Dark Souls podcast with a Quick Rinse of […]

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Grand Theft Auto IV Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:29:45 +0000

“Niko! My cousin!” Darren Gargette gives us a sojourn through Liberty City with Grand Theft Auto’s psychotic, car stealing, Eastern European protagonist, whilst also worrying […]

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Defiance – A look at the 360 version

Darren Forman — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:25:20 +0000

Darren Forman puts Trion Worlds’ shooty shooty bang bang MMORPG Defiance through its paces for the sheer hell of it.

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GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:15:12 +0000

Get ready for the inevitable chopper double entendre In light of this weeks podcast and also our collective excitement for GTA V is such that […]

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F-Zero X Quick Rinse – Mr Blobby, out of retirement

Darren Gargette — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:11:14 +0000

Darren G. gives us a speedy, retro-tastic Quick Rinse of Nintendo’s futuristic racing game F-Zero X. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can […]

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White Noise Quick Rinse – Qu’est-ce que c’était?

Jay Taylor — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:53:54 +0000

Darren Forman gives us a cautious, torch lit trip through Milkstone Studio‘s first person horror title White Noise. If you like these Quick Rinse videos […]

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Dishonored Quick Rinse – Sneak feet bandits

Darren Gargette — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:39:12 +0000

In his second Dishonored video, Darren decides to once again play the opening of the House of Pleasure chapter, but this time all sneaky-sneaky like. […]

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Dishonored Quick Rinse – Dunwall? More like DUN ‘EM ALL!

Darren Gargette — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:06:01 +0000

In his first of two Quick Rinse videos, Darren G. plays the opening part of the House of Pleasure mission from Arkane Studio’s Dishonored as […]

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Super Monkey Ball Quick Rinse – Gon-Gon in 357 seconds

Darren Gargette — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:01:48 +0000

In a brave attempt to speed run Beginner stages in Super Monkey Ball, Darren finds himself wildly cocky and, well, a down right cheeky monkey.

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GoldenEye 007 Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:00:54 +0000

The name’s Pea, Mushy Pea. Darren Gargette shows you how its done with the best James Bond game ever made – Goldeneye 007 for the […]

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BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:40:35 +0000

Our friends at Gaijin Games have excelled themselves with Commander Video’s latest escapade, BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. Self-confessed run-a-holic Darren […]

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Mark of the Ninja Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:41:12 +0000

Darren shows off the beginning of his Mark of the Ninja New Game Plus. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many […]

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings Quick Rinse – How does LEGO Frodo don The One Ring?

Darren Gargette — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:20:44 +0000

Darren Gargette is taken aback by the charm and quality of the latest in Traveller’s Tales’ long-running LEGO movie tie-in games: LEGO The Lord of […]

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DmC Devil May Cry: Hell And Hell SSS Rank Mission 1

Darren Forman — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:35:05 +0000

The skillingest member of the original Cane and Rinse crew plays the first mission of of Ninja Theory/Capcom’s DmC Devil May Cry on Hell And […]

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Portal: This was a triumph

Darren Gargette — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:58:52 +0000

Blue Portal Yellow Portal Blue Portal Yellow Portal Blue Port– Wait, isn’t it orange? PC version shown.

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Quake 4 Quick Rinse – The sequel to Doom 3?

Darren Gargette — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:50:11 +0000

Quake 4 is more like Doom 3 than it is like Quake III. It’s also quite a bit like Quake II, but not much like […]

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Quake III: Arena Quick Rinse – Server browser fear

Darren Gargette — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:49:14 +0000

In his latest id Software Quick Rinse, Darren Gargette bottles out of playing Quake III: Arena veterans online in favour of some low skill AI. […]

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Quake II Quick Rinse – Strogg enough

Darren Gargette — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 08:53:28 +0000

Darren Gargette’s id Software retrospective continues with 1997’s Quake II. PC version shown.

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Doom 3: BFG Edition: Big Frakking Gasp

Darren Gargette — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:41:57 +0000

id Software re-released Doom 3 in (arguably) ‘enhanced’ form in 2012 by way of the BFG Edition. Warning: viewers may be exposed to effeminate screaming. […]

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Doom 3: Say HELLo to Darren Gargette on his latest trip to the underworld

Darren Gargette — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:24:55 +0000

Darren Gargette revisits ‘vanilla’ Doom 3 before his look at the BFG Edition, coming very soon. PC version shown.

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Quake Rinse

Leon Cox — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:30:25 +0000

Running around, blowing stuff up, id Software style, in Quake. More accurately watching Darren Gargette get slaughtered by Fiends and Shamblers. Modified PC version shown.

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Doom II: Hell on Earth: Disgusting brown pixels

Leon Cox — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:03:52 +0000

Darren Gargette continues his id Software retrospective with Doom II: Hell on Earth from 1994. PC version shown.

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Doom: Darren Gargette gets his ass to Mars

Darren Gargette — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:37:36 +0000

Arguably the Godfather of the modern first person shooter, Darren Gargette demonstrates why Doom is still fun to play in the modern era. PC version […]

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Super Mario 64: “Thank you so much for playing my game!”

Leon Cox — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:57:00 +0000

Dave “The Unstoppable Games Animal” Perry would be jealous of Darren “dezm0nd” Gargette’s Super Mario 64 skills. Darren owns the original PAL N64 cartridge but […]

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Diddy Kong Racing: Alakazoo, this is for you

Darren Gargette — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:39:04 +0000

Darren Gargette travels back in time, not literally, to revisit rare’s beloved N64 classic Diddy Kong Racing from Christmas 1997. Does it hold up after […]

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Orcs Must Die!: Chummy ethnic cleansing

Darren Gargette — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:15:52 +0000

It’s a bit like Plants Vs. Zombies but there are no plants. Or zombies. Darren Gargette posits The Final Solution in Robot Entertainment’s Orcs Must Die!

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McPixel: Saving the day one pixel at a time

Darren Gargette — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:57:57 +0000

Darren G has a shufty at Mikolaj “Sos” Kaminski’s digitised MacGyver, McPixel, with hilarious consequences.

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Ship Simulator Extremes: EXTREEEEEEEEEME(S)!

Darren Gargette — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:28:50 +0000

It sounds better if you imagine Tak Fuji saying it. Darren G recreates the drama of James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic in Ship Simulator Extremes.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: Darren G eats Dust

Darren Gargette — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:43:06 +0000

Darren G samples the latest version of Valve’s long-running and absurdly popular tactical FPS, Counter-Strike. PC version shown.

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Fez: Sometimes hats can give you a different perspective

Joshua Garrity — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:47:45 +0000

Josh takes a look at Fez, where 2D creatures are unaware they live in a 3D world.

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Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Quick Rinse

Leon Cox — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:54:43 +0000

Darren attempts to demonstrate the kerazy multi-genre-blendin’ world of wee French dev Arkedo‘s Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit.

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Dust: An Elysian Tail: A TALKING SWORD!

Joshua Garrity — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:17:59 +0000

Josh takes a look at the highlight of 2012’s Xbox Summer of Arcade promotion, Dust: An Elysian Tail. Josh and Cane & Rinse would like to […]

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The Basement Collection: What’s underneath Edmund McMillen’s headspace?

Darren Gargette — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:36:29 +0000

Watch in horror as Darren Gargette fails to grasp the basics human reproduction in Ed McMillen‘s Coil, and several other games which make up The […]

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Hotline Miami: Hi-Octane killing with an Xbox 360 pad

Darren Gargette — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:51:26 +0000

We really don’t know why the video is in a window, but we guess that just adds to the mystery of Hotline Miami…

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Josh gets familiar with his combat cross

Joshua Garrity — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:20:45 +0000

Josh takes a butcher’s hook at MercurySteam’s 2010 gem, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

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Battlefield 3 Close Quarters Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:24:34 +0000

Darren tears it up in a high rise in Battlefield 3, pretending he’s in the Carrington Institute the whole time. This Quick Rinse ties in […]

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:35:35 +0000

Darren guides us through a section of Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown reboot demo on the PC.

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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die …via the Capra Demon

Darren Gargette — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:24:37 +0000

Welcome to your doom! Wait, wrong game. Brave warrior Darren G shows you a decent chunk of the sometimes torturous (and tortuous) but profoundly rewarding […]

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Double Dragon Neon: ABOBO!

Darren Forman — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:59:56 +0000

Darren Forman revisits his 1980’s childhood via WayForward’s (Contra 4, A Boy & His Blob, Mighty Flip Champs, Mighty Switch Force) affectionate piss-take of/homage to […]

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Streetpong

Jay Taylor — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:28:21 +0000

As we all know videogames are a massive part of our lives and social culture these days but check out this installation in Hildesheim, Germany […]

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Zineth: Understand the concept of love

Darren Gargette — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:46:23 +0000

According to its creators arcanekids, “Zineth is a student game made over a few months meant to celebrate speed, movement, and twitter.” According to Darren […]

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Tribes: Ascend: FPS = First Person Skiing

Darren Gargette — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:54:32 +0000

Darren G gives you a white-knuckle, breakneck, whirlwind, quickfire, scattershot tour of the spectacularly well-received FTP FPS Tribes: Ascend.

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Quantum Conundrum: Darren tries to not use the ‘P’ word

Darren Gargette — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:40:34 +0000

Airtight Games‘ Kim Swift, lead designer on Valve‘s Portal, returns with Quantum Conundrum – a first-person, physics based puzzle-me-do. Go figure.

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Trials Evolution: Josh & Darren G Crash… A Lot

Joshua Garrity — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:46:52 +0000

Josh and Darren push their gaming skills to the limit with RedLynx’s rock-hard Trials Evolution.

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Blacklight Retribution: Darren G Gets Black-Balled

Darren Gargette — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:25:19 +0000

A brief look at the sequel to Blacklight: Tango Down Darren Gargette samples Zombie Studios‘ Blacklight Retribution: the free to play, fast-paced, online multiplayer first-person […]

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La-Mulana: Darren G Wants to be Indy, is more like Mutt

Darren Gargette — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:44:05 +0000

Another helping of punishing dungeon-delving in an updated La-Mulana Darren Gargette decides that Spelunky wasn’t challenging enough for his tastes so immediately dives into the […]

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Sniper Elite V2: Darren Forman Commits Reprehensible Atrocities

Darren Forman — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:43:47 +0000

Falling just shy of contravening the Geneva Convention, it’s Sniper Elite V2 Darren Forman goes the extra mile and behind enemy lines in order to […]

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Outland: Josh & Darren Ask Themselves “Why Are We Black?”

Joshua Garrity — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:14:03 +0000

A co-op Quick Rinse of Ubisoft’s intriguing Outland Josh and Darren frolic together in the Super Metroid/Ikaruga mash-up that is Housemarque‘s pulchritudinous 2011 downloadable title. Xbox […]

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Minecraft co-op Quick Rinse – Fighting Creepers with cake

Joshua Garrity — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:09:24 +0000

Minecraft claims two more victims as Josh pops round for cake at Darren’s crib, but Darren has other plans, luring him first to his secret […]

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Just some Metal Gear Solid memories

Jay Taylor — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:00:21 +0000

Metal Gear Solid Reminiscence. As the 25th anniversary since the first Metal Gear game was released is almost upon us, here’s a short video comprised […]

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Super Mario Bros + Portal = Mari0

Darren Gargette — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:30:13 +0000

What do you get if you cross the original Super Mario Bros. with Portal? The answer – Mari0 – and a somewhat confused Darren Gargette, […]

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Viva Piñata: Making Papier-mâché Babies

Darren Gargette — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:08:29 +0000

Darren Gargette trots down to the magical garden at the bottom of his imagination to breed and nurture some more paper critters from Rare’s Viva […]

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Battlefield 3 Quick Rinse: Darren abandons his med-kit for a sniper rifle

Darren Gargette — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:45:24 +0000

Another wee video to help you put the visuals to the Cane and Rinse Battlefield 3 podcasts. This Quick Rinse ties in with issues 13 […]

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:53:27 +0000

Josh gives a lesson in survival in Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PlayStation 3 version shown, SD video). This Quick Rinse ties in with Issue […]

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Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:24:20 +0000

Josh takes a look at a game he likes very much, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time. This Quick Rinse ties in with issue […]

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Left 4 Dead Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:37:41 +0000

Darren re-enters the world of Left 4 Dead on PC, showing the delights of both singleplayer and multiplayer, as well as something which smells like […]

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Dead Pixels Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:56:28 +0000

Darren Gargette has to shoot his way through the hordes of undead to reach his only hope for survival and to give us this video […]

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Legend of Grimrock Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:15:16 +0000

Darren Gargette delves into Almost Human’s masterful dungeons.

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Diablo III Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:45:04 +0000

Darren Gargette shows us just how far you can get in two weeks/60 hours of Blizzard’s latest.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:09:31 +0000

Josh sneaks his way through Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. This Quick Rinse ties in with Issue Thirty-Three of the Cane & Rinse […]

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Canabalt Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:03:08 +0000

Darren Gargette tries to boost his self esteem by playing Adam Atomic’s Canabalt, another game which features automatic running but finds out he’s no good […]

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SSX (2012) Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:12:33 +0000

Josh slides down the steep slopes of EA’s 2012 SSX reboot. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many more (plus a […]

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Swords & Soldiers HD Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:37:54 +0000

Darren Gargette takes command of Dutch developer Ronimo Games’ sidescrollin’ RTS (PC version shown. Also available on WiiWare, PSN iOS and Android).

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Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:01:37 +0000

Josh takes a look at the origin story of Dante, in Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition (PS2 version shown).

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Vanquish Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:19:49 +0000

Josh straps on his rocket boots in Vanquish. This Quick Rinse ties in with issue 12 of the Cane and Rinse Podcast.

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Trackmania 2: Canyon Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:33:24 +0000

Darren G swings around a few circuits of Nadeo’s compelling time trialathon.

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Prince of Persia (2008) Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:57:27 +0000

Josh explores the magical world of Prince of Persia. This Quick Rinse ties in with Issue Twenty-Nine of the Cane And Rinse podcast.

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Sequence Quick RInse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:19:35 +0000

DDR meets Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords in this PC & XBLIG curio from Iridium Studios (PC version shown).

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Costume Quest Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:46:41 +0000

Darren explores Double Fine’s Costume Quest, an RPG-lite with a charming Halloween environment and children who turn into robots (PC version shown). If you like […]

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BIT.TRIP RUNNER Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:02:41 +0000

Darren plays a bit of BIT.TRIP RUNNER from Gaijin Games. PC version shown. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many more […]

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Valkyria Chronicles Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:38:37 +0000

Josh has a look at the original PlayStation 3 version of SEGA’s Valkyria Chronicles: If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many […]

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The Darkness II Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:11:40 +0000

Darren takes on Digital Extremes’ pseudo cel-shaded sequel to The Darkness – The Darkness II (PC version shown). This Quick Rinse ties in with issue 26 […]

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The Darkness Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:02:39 +0000

Josh takes a look at Starbreeze’s take on Top Cow’s popular comic series, The Darkness. Xbox 360 version shown. This Quick Rinse ties in with […]

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Containment: The Zombie Puzzler Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:35:12 +0000

Darren Gargette points and clicks his way to zombie containment via a little sprinkling of e-sports referencing… Our thanks to developer Bootsnake Games (via GameCritics’ Brad Gallaway) for the […]

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Ridge Racer Unbounded Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:12:34 +0000

Darren Gargette takes a squizz at Bugbear’s take on Namco’s long running driftathon franchise (PC version shown).

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:55:11 +0000

Josh travels to the future to find a post-apocalyptic landscape that is slowly being reclaimed by nature in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. This Quick […]

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LIMBO Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:49:40 +0000

This Quick Rinse, which ties in with Issue Twenty-Four of the podcast, sees Josh brave the first 8 minutes or so of LIMBO, for the […]

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Syndicate (2012) Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:46:55 +0000

Darren hacks into his own network with Starbreeze’s 2012 first-person reboot of Bullfrog’s 16-bit action/strategy classic, Syndicate (on PC). This Quick Rinse ties in with […]

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Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:00:15 +0000

Josh dives head first into Metal Gear’s past with the MSX2 entries in the series, Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. This Quick […]

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Mass Effect 2 Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:55:35 +0000

Josh takes a look at the second installment of BioWare’s epic space opera, Mass Effect 2.

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Mass Effect Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:52:24 +0000

Josh takes a look at the first chapter of BioWare’s epic space opera, Mass Effect.

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Vessel Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:29:23 +0000

From Strange Loop Games comes a puzzle platformer with a unique art style and puzzle mechanic. This Quick Rinse was recorded using an early preview […]

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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:36:05 +0000

Darren Gargette returns to Oddworld for this Quick Rinse video which ties in with issue 21 of the podcast. If you like these Quick Rinse […]

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DustForce Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:11:33 +0000

Darren dons his Marigolds and takes us on a whirlwind tour of Hitbox Team’s Dustforce. If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find […]

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Rayman Origins Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:15:33 +0000

To tie in with issue 20 of the podcast, here’s Josh again with some actual Rayman Origins gameplay. Enjoy! If you like these Quick Rinse […]

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Resident Evil 4 HD Quick Rinse

Joshua Garrity — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:31:00 +0000

Josh re-enters the world of action survival horror in the 2011 re-release of Capcom’s 2005 Gamecube stonker, Resident Evil 4. This Quick Rinse ties in […]

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The Binding of Isaac Quick Rinse

Leon Cox — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:18 +0000

Continuing ‘mental health gaming’ week here on Cane and Rinse, Darren Gargette walks us through the corners of Ed McMillen’s mind in his Binding of […]

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Read Dead Redemption Quick Rinse

Leon Cox — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:54:31 +0000

Josh takes a look at Rockstar’s adventure into the Old West, Red Dead Redemption. This Quick Rinse ties in with issue 18 of the Cane […]

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Quick Rinse: Bayonetta

Leon Cox — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:35:43 +0000

Josh Garrity makes his Quick Rinse début by taking us through a stage of SEGA’s spectacularly awesome Bayonetta. This Quick Rinse ties in with Cane […]

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Quick Rinse: Portal 2

Jay Taylor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:32:22 +0000

Episode 10: Darren tries to explain the basics of the Portal mechanics and has a merry little laugh on his way in Chapter 2 of […]

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Quick Rinse

Jay Taylor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:13:48 +0000

Darren tries to put your fears at bay with a less intimidating view of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, one of the world’s most popular […]

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Saints Row The Third Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:06:06 +0000

We delve into the psyche of Darren’s mind as the world of Steelport visualises his mind onto your screen in Saints Row The Third.

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Cave Story Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:40:36 +0000

Darren takes us through the opening section of Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya’s Cave Story: If you like these Quick Rinse videos you can find many more […]

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Quick Rinse: Team Fortress 2

Darren Gargette — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:14:12 +0000

Episode 6: In this episode, dezm0nd takes us through a brief sojourn through Valve’s darkly violent, cartoonish first person shooter Team Fortress 2.

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Journey Trailer – A Musical Journey

Leon Cox — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:20:24 +0000

We don’t like to spam you with teasers and trailers here at Cane And Rinse, but occasionally – for something particularly special or exciting – […]

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Super Meat Boy Quick Rinse

Darren Gargette — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:08:20 +0000

Darren holds down the right trigger and goes hurtling through the first world of Super Meat Boy for PC. And then die a lot in […]

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Quick Rinse: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Darren Gargette — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:47:35 +0000

We dip our toes into the Valve waters with a Quick Rinse of the up and coming Counter-Strike game due out on Xbox 360, PS3 […]

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Quick Rinse: Sonic Generations

Darren Gargette — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:07:07 +0000

Episode 3: We take a look at the latest offering from the Blue Hedgehog. Does it live up to yet another promise of taking Sonic […]

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Battlefield 3 Quick Rinse: 64 player mayhem with a streaking Darren Gargette

Darren Gargette — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:38:21 +0000

A brief look at Battlefield 3 on the PC. The map is Caspian Border, 64 players on ‘Hardcore’ mode. This Quick Rinse ties in with […]

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Quick Rinse: Darren Gargette learns of his vampiric fate

Darren Gargette — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:15:34 +0000

A brief look at the PC version of Bethesda’s latest and greatest open-world RPG, Skyrim. No story spoilers here, folks.

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Escape from City 17

Jay Taylor — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:11:18 +0000

The Purchase Brother’s amazing live action Half Life 2 short. Over the past couple of years or so there has been an explosion of excellently […]

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