Check out sponsor 1inch Wallet for a safe and easy way to store your assets: https://jn3rg.app.link/Nostalgia_Nerd_1inch ~ In 1984 there existed a company called Imagine Software. They went under the label of Imagine The Name of the Game, and they developed lots of games for machines like the Commodore VIC-20, Sinclair ZX81 and ZX Spectrum. But their best known title is one which never actually got published. It's a game that has become legendary for it's hype and promised offerings. That game was called Bandersnatch, and just like it's Netflix spinoff, the story of it is a whole world of adventure. So settle in and let's get ready to enter the Bandersnatch (whilst not forgetting Psyclapse), and see how it broke the dreams of an entire gaming generation. Bandersnatch, Bandersnatch, Bandersnatch (hoping it's like candyman) Thanks to Elliot Coll of https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefAbzsWZE4uXU-mqQMrr4Q for lending his beautiful voice. ⌚Timings⌚ 0:00-01:03 Introduction 01:03-07:13 Imagine's Early Years 07:13-10:50 Imagine's Problems 10:50-14:08 The MEGAGAMES 14:08-19:04 Bandersnatch 19:04-21:56 Psyclapse 21:56-28:11 Imagine's Demise 28:11-33:33 Prototypes 33:33-35:22 Fate of the MEGAGAMES 35:22-37:04 1Inch 37:04-39:00 This isn't the end 39:00-40:14 Credits 🔗Video Links🔗 Retro Hour Interview with John Gibson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71BkmPZrsxY Retro Hour Interview with Games That Weren't: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/psyclapse/ ZX Golden Years with Bruce Everiss: https://www.zxgoldenyears.org/bruce-everiss John Gibson Forum Interview: https://oceanexp.proboards.com/thread/162/john-gibson-interview Imagine Software BBC News Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcfzvG3cWEI Bandersnatch resources: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9525/ZX-Spectrum/Bandersnatch Mark Jones on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markrjones1970/status/1189146112671846401 PCW 86 Show: https://www.crashonline.org.uk/46/pcw.htm West 57th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWBptsqpSy0 Commercial Breaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChmQBK_EaUQ QL Forum: https://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2033 Tired Old Hack: https://tiredoldhack.com/2019/01/02/bandersnatch-the-game-that-killed-a-company-and-inspired-a-black-mirror-episode/ Newspaper Research: https://www.newspapers.com/ Gift from the Gods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sRZxYHwO_0 Brataccas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPzlR0bnruY Wacky Waiters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlT4Pv0BZZ0 Ah Diddums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QluTU1Honc Zzoom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogbZ6k9yzl8 Alchemist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayjsENoWOs Zip-Zap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0QcNjN4Djk C64 Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdMaBtPfY_Q VIC-20 Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK9VU1aJvTI BBC Micro Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtgd22mtlt8 🏆 Support 🏆 Support my channel, get exclusive videos & perks, as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/nostalgianerd from just $1 🏪 NN Shop & Affiliate Links! 🏪 My eBay Shop: https://nnerd.es/NerdShop (Now Re-open!) My Retro Tech book: http://nnerd.me/HVFtSB (2nd edition is out!) Desk Shelves for Retro Computers: http://nnerd.me/RetroShelves (Because you're worth it) 🍻 Share/Like 🍻 If you wish to share this video in forums, social media, on your website, or ANYWHERE else, please do so! It helps tremendously with the channel! Also, giving a thumb up or down also helps with visibility on Youtube. Many thanks! 📟 Subcribe 📟 Click to Subscribe: https://nnerd.es/2K4TYvX 📱 Join me on Social Media 📱 🐥 http://www.twitter.com/nostalnerd 🎮 http://www.twitch.tv/nostalgianerd 👱🏼📘 http://www.facebook.com/nostalnerd 📸 http://www.instagram.com/nostalgianerd 🌍 http://www.nostalgianerd.com/ 🎥 Equipment 🎥 Panasonic Lumix G5 Rode NT-1 Mic Corel Video Studio Ultimate 2020 Corel Paint Shop Pro 2020 📜 Resources 📜 In video links and references are provided where possible. If you believe I have forgotten to attribute anything, please let me know (drop me an email via. the about page on Youtube or send me a tweet), so I can add it here. Apologies if I have missed anything out, it takes time to make these videos and therefore it can be easy to forget things or make a mistake. Errors and omissions excepted. Some material in this video may be used under Fair Dealing / Fair Use. Where under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (UK: Sections 29 and 30 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988), allowance is made for purposes including parody, quotation, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research. Fair Dealing / Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.