Bad Influence!
Bad Influence!

Bad Influence!

1992 4 Seasons 57 Episodes ⭐ 6.5 Kids Family

Bad Influence! is an early to mid-1990s British factual television programme broadcast on CITV between 1992 and 1996, and was produced in Leeds by Yorkshire Television. It looked at video games and computer technology, and was described as a "kid’s Tomorrow's World". It was shown on Thursday afternoons and had a run of four series of between 13 and 15 shows, each of 20 minutes duration. For three of the four series, it had the highest ratings of any CITV programme at the time. Its working title was Deep Techies, a colloquial term derived from 'techies' basically meaning technology-obsessed individuals.

Bad Influence! is an early to mid-1990s British factual television programme broadcast on CITV between 1992 and 1996, and was produced in Leeds by Yorkshire Television. It looked at video games and computer technology, and was described as a "kid’s Tomorrow's World". It was shown on Thursday afternoons and had a run of four series of between 13 and 15 shows, each of 20 minutes duration. For three of the four series, it had the highest ratings of any CITV programme at the time. Its working title was Deep Techies, a colloquial term derived from 'techies' basically meaning technology-obsessed individuals.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Computer Paint Packages

Main Review: Joe+Mac Caveman Ninja (SNES) Features: Using a computer paint package; A look ahead in the series Repo

EP 2

Looking inside the Consoles

Main Review: NHLPA Hockey (MD) Features: A look at Alone in the Dark; Looking inside the consoles Report: Exploring

EP 3

The Amiga A1200

Main Review: Super Aleste (SNES) Features: The Amiga 1200; Using a computer to create Ballet Report: The Future Ente

EP 4

The Hidden costs of Handhelds

Main Review: Sonic 2 (MD) Features: The Hidden Cost of Handhelds; Desktop VR Reports: Games shops in the US; Using VR

EP 5

Creating music on the Atari ST

Main Review: Super Mario Land 2 (GB) Features: A look at the Freewheel controller; Creating music on an Atari ST Rep

EP 6

Video Editing on a Computer

Main Review: Indiana Jones 3 (MD) Features: Video Editing on a Computer; ‘Fresh’ vs Bad Influence! Street Fighter

EP 7

Christmas Buyers Guide

Main Review: World of Illusion (MD) Features: Christmas buyers guide; Buying Consoles from the US Report: The Comput

EP 8

The Atari Falcon

Main Review: Super Mario Cart (SNES) Features: The Atari Falcon; ‘Take That’ on Virtua Racing Report: A guide to

EP 9

Software on CD

Main Review: Ecco The Dolphin (Mega Drive) Features: How powerful computers can be used to create special effects Rep

EP 10

Gaming cheat devices

Main Review: Prince of Persia (SNES) Features: Gaming cheat devices; Robots; A first look at Sleepwalker Report: The

EP 11

Reducing the risk of Epilepsy

Main Review: Streets of Rage 2 (MD) Features: A look at Mario Paint; Reducing risk of epilepsy; A look at Stunt Island

EP 12

Surround Sound at Home

Main Review: Super Star Wars (SNES) Features: Surround Sound at home; A virtual fish tank; The latest laser game Rep

EP 13

Barcode Battler

Main Review: Lemmings 2 (Amiga) Features: A look at the Barcode Battler game; The latest in British VR; A look at upcom

EP 1

MPEG and the new CD Systems

Main Review: Jurassic Pak (MD) Features: Personal computers that recognise handwriting; A look at the new CD systems an

EP 2

Composing Music on Deluxe Music

Main Review: Rocket Knight Adventures (MD) Features: Composing music on The Deluxe Music Construction Set 2; Playing Ai

EP 3

Luxury Game Consoles

Main Review: Super Mario All Stars (SNES) Features: A look at the Dinosaurs CD-ROM; The luxury games consoles Report:

EP 4

The Amiga CD32

Main Review: Asterix (SNES) Features: The Amiga CD32; Amiga Scrabble challenge and other games based on board games Re

EP 5

The Development of MPEG

Main Review: Street Fighter 2 Turbo (SNES) Features: A Mega CD Karaoke add-on and a Karaoke Macbeth CD-ROM; The develop

EP 6

The Atari Jaguar

Main Review: Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES) Features: The Atari Jaguar; Reports: Back to the Future the Ride; The

EP 7

Computer based Animation

Main Review: Aladdin (MD) Features: The Thunder Seat accessory; A look at a computer- based animation package Report:

EP 8

Voice Activated Software

Main Review: Jurassic Park (SNES) Features: A look at new spooky games; Voice-activated software Report: Forthcoming S

EP 9

PC Firework Simulator

Main Review: Sonic Spinball (MD) Features: Using a PC Firework simulator package; The appeal of Beat ‘em ups; Andy's

EP 10

A to Z Guide to Computers

Main Review: Super Bomberman (SNES) Features: A look at the Oceans Below computer package; An A to Z guide to computers

EP 11

Rights and Wrongs of Video Game Piracy

Main Review: Yoshi’s Safari (SNES) Features: A look at Make My Video games; The rights and wrongs of video game pirac

EP 12

Onyx Reality Engine 2

Main Review: Jungle Book (GG) Features: A look at Theme Park; Creating graphics using an Onyx Reality Engine 2 Report:

EP 13

Joysticks and Joypads

Main Review: Lawnmower Man (SNES) Features: A look at joystick, joypads and other control devices; The latest football

EP 14

Playing Arcade games at Home

Main Review: FIFA International Soccer (MD) Features: How you can play arcade games at home; The Cam Net headset; Games

EP 15

Panasonic 3DO

Main Review: Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES) Features: The making of Rise of the Robots; A look ahead at games coming

EP 1

The Super Gameboy

Main Review: Donkey Kong (GB) Features: The Super Gameboy adaptor; Voice recognition software Reports: Dave Perry and

EP 2

Print your own T-Shirts

Main Review: Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES) Features: Print your own T-Shirt's using transfer paper; A look at the Woodstock CD

EP 3

Screensavers

Main Review: Stunt Race FX (SNES) Features: Various screen savers; The making of Magic Carpet with Peter Molyneux Repo

EP 4

VR Go Karting

Main Review: Rebel Assault (MCD) Features: A look at the Way Things Work CD-ROM; 8-way VR Go-Karting Report: Silicon V

EP 5

Game Specific Controllers

Main Review: Earthworm Jim (Mega Drive) Features: 3D Design software & virtual modelling Report: Visual Computing

EP 6

Click & Play

Main Review: Earthworm Jim (MD) Features: Game-specific controllers; An architects virtual design package; The Primal R

EP 7

The Video Toaster

Main Review: Alien Versus Predator (Jaguar) Features: The Video Toaster/Lightwave 3D software; A look at basketball gam

EP 8

3D Imaging

Main Review: Dynamite Headdy (MD) Features: Explanation of 3D imaging technique; A look at new spooky games Report: Th

EP 9

Weather Forecasting on the PC

Main Review: Super Bomber Man 2 (SNES) Features: A weather forecasting package for the PC; How ASF created the music fo

EP 10

VR Helmets

Main Review: The Lion King (MD) Features: Various gun accessories; VR helmets/Virtual world software Report: Jim Henso

EP 11

The History of Pinball

Main Review: Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Features: The history of pinball and pinball sims; Robots Report: Exploring th

EP 12

Magic Eye Pictures

Main Review: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (SNES) Features: Creating Magic Eye pictures with new software; Video project

EP 13

The Sega Saturn and 32X

Main Review: Star Wars Arcade (MD32X) Features: A look at Artpad and Dabbler art package; The Sega Saturn, 32x and The

EP 14

The Neo Geo CD

Main Review: The Need For Speed (3DO) Features: The Neo Geo CD; The Twelve Days of Computer Technology Report: Recreat

EP 15

The Sony Playstation and Sega Saturn

Main Review: Doom (Jaguar/MD32X) Features: Multiplayer gaming; The Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation Report: A Virtual

EP 1

Update on the Super Consoles

Main Review: Panzer Dragoon (Saturn) Features: A update on the super consoles; Virtual Violet on sequels; The Virtual G

EP 2

Games based on TV Shows

Main Review: Comix Zone (MD) Features: Games Based on TV Shows; Virtual Violet on Websites; A look at Nickelodeon Direc

EP 3

Serial Play Multiplayer Gaming

Main Review: Donkey Kong Land (GB) Features: Serial Play multiplayer gaming; The Bad Influence! web cam; Virtual Violet

EP 4

The Sony Playstation

Main Review: Wipeout (PS) Features: The Playstation, its games and peripherals; Virtual Violet on Development of Joypad

EP 5

The History of Pool Games

Main Review: Command & Conquer (PC) Features: The history of Pool Games; A look at the flight sim EF2000; Virtual Viole

EP 6

Worms

Main Review: Shinobi X (Saturn) Features: Getting Worms noticed by publishers; a look at The Net film and its website;

EP 7

The Cheat Boy

Main Review: Killer Instinct (SNES) Features: Cheats and tips with Cheat Boy; A new 3D imaging system without special g

EP 8

How a Laser Display is created

Main Review: Tekken (PS) Features: Game Pro magazine’s worm lollypop cover mount; How a laser display is created; A l

EP 9

Telephone calls over the Internet

Main Review: Powerdrive Rally (Jaguar) Features: A look at new gadgets; Making phone calls over the Internet and the la

EP 10

Clothes designed on Computer

Main Review: Worms (PS) Features: Clothes designed on a computer; A look at the latest football games; Virtual Violet o

EP 11

Cyber Pets

Main Review: Vectorman (MD) Features: Cyber pets; A new technique to model virtual hair Report: The Nintendo Ultra 64

EP 12

Games for the Sega Saturn

Main Review: Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES) Features: Games for the Sega Saturn; A look at Simply 3D scene designer software; V

EP 13

Motion Capture Animation

Main Review: Extreme Games (PS) Features: A look at Card Studio and Animated Greetings packages; Motion Capture Animati

EP 14

New Games for 1996

Main Review: Yoshi’s Island (SNES) Features: The best things to do with a computer; A look at games coming out in 199

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