Cracking pod, Gromit! At long last â GAMER ERA RETURNS â in fighting form for a new year, a new season and no less of a series of deep pulls. From the earnest efforts of venerable stop-mo studio Aardman to Interplayâs anarchic smackdown through the notorious ClayFighter series, itâs a great smouldering vat of putty potential. So go on! Get your hands riiiight in there. Get âem all nasty.
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Topics discussed: Aardman Animations, Wallace & Gromit Games (Grand Adventures, Project Zoo, Grand Getaway), Chicken Run, Flushed Away; Clayfighter (inc. Tournament Edition, C2: Judgment Clay, 63â , Sculptorsâ Cut, Call of Putty), Claymates
Also mentioned: Crash Bandicoot, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Rayman 2, Tetrachroma, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Antonblast; Dreamworks, Shaun the Sheep, Blitz Games; Interplay, Visual Concepts, Battle Chess, Harleyâs Humongous Adventure, Spot: The Cool Adventure / M.C. Kids, the 3DO, the Panasonic M2
Music used:
- Menu Music 3 (âOkay Fellasâ) [from âInternational Superstar Soccer 2000â] – Kazuhiko Uehara
- The Hammer & The Mace …in Slowroast Sewer [from âAntonblastâ] – Tony Grayson
- Train Chase [from âWallace & Gromit – The Wrong Trousersâ] – Julian Nott (synth cover by S.A. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do7A_eGQTV4)
- Main Theme [from âChicken Run (GBC)â] – Allister Brimble
- Big Hunk O’ Burnin’ Clay [from âClayfighterâ] – Brian Luzetti, Euphony
- World Map; Claytonâs Backyard; Bonus Stage [from âClaymatesâ] – Brian Luzetti, Charles Deenan
Further reading:
- âClayFighter 3 Interviewâ – IGN (author unknown, 1996): https://web.archive.org/web/20140222130406/http://www.ign.com/articles/1996/10/26/clayfighter-3-interview
- âCLAYFIGHTER’s Stop Motion Gaming De-Evolutionâ (RebelTaxi, 2020) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElChcXGQ7w0
- âA Hundred Pounds of Clayâ – Electronic Games #6, pg. 36-38 (Russ Ceccola, 1993) – https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1993-03/page/n35/mode/2up