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are not known. The final episode made fun of the fact that the show had gotten the axe; however two episodes remain unaired.
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was a major sponsor of the show, but the program covered games from several platforms popular at the time including the
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was notorious for its low budget; according to one member of the crew, the show was filmed in a disused storage room.
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196:Australia
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133:Australia
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314:Overview
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