I have to ask you guys about an aspect of the show:
AT THE VERY END of the original video posted here, there is a "DATA DUMP" where several pages of white text are flashed in a black box occupying part of the screen. I didn't pause the video, but I am assuming that viewers were expected to record this show on VCR's and then pause/slow motion during playback to read the various hints/codes/info?
If so, then this was a wonderful idea!!!!
I used to record video game commercials and play them in slow-motion to get a better idea of what the games were like (I did this with the TG-16 launch commercials, for example).
Anyway, this reminded me of an AWESOME thing that the BBC (and Dutch Radio, too, I think) did back in the day:
Commodore 64/Speccy/insert your favorite micro-PC software programs were aired on public radio. All you had to do was record the "program" on an audio cassette. Anyone tuning in during the broadcast would simply hear beeps/blips/boops.
I only just found out about this, and I think it is an utterly fantastic idea! What a fantastic means of distribution! Friggin' wonderful. As someone who actually used cassettes (Commodore PET at grammar school), I would have loved the opportunity to try new software at school.
