BBC's SNES Fail: Did They Just Cram a NES Cartridge In There? UKIE Says 'Not Our Circus, Not Our Monkeys!'
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
The BBC managed to create a retro gaming faux pas by jamming an NES cartridge into an SNES on live TV, leading UKIE to swiftly declare, 'It wasn't us!' and the internet to collectively lose its mind.
Right, so the BBC's breakfast telly decided to get all retro gaming on us this morning, and, well, let's just say things didn't quite go to plan. According to IGN South Africa, during a segment showcasing vintage consoles, someone – and I'm using that term loosely – decided it would be a smashing idea to shove an original NES Super Mario Bros. cartridge into an SNES. I mean, *really*? It's like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole... literally.
UKIE (the UK's games industry body), bless their cotton socks, were quick to distance themselves from the whole shebang. Their boss, Nick Poole, was there showcasing the consoles, but apparently, the studio team were the ones who handled the actual… *placement*. UKIE told VGC, “For transparency, the studio team set up the in-studio display independently and handled the placement of the consoles — unfortunately, we couldn’t adjust it whilst on air.” Sounds like someone's getting a right telling off, eh?
The internet, naturally, erupted. One commenter on Reddit pretty much nailed it: "They should have gone full mental and added a GameCube controller." Now *that's* commitment to chaos! Others lamented the lack of a Sega Mega Drive (Genesis to our American cousins) – a fair point, given its 16-bit glory days in the UK.
Honestly, you've gotta wonder, was this a genuine mistake, or a deliberate troll? Either way, it's given us all a good chuckle. Maybe they should've asked a gamer (or, you know, *anyone* with functioning eyeballs) to double-check before going live. It's a bit like asking a wizard to fix your plumbing, innit? You *might* get water, but you're more likely to end up with a garden gnome army.
On a slightly more related (and infinitely less embarrassing) Nintendo note, the director of the upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza acknowledged some "performance" issues, but reassured everyone that "fun and playability" were top priorities. So, at least *someone's* got their priorities straight!
Tags: retro gaming, nintendo, bbc, ukie, gaming news
Original article: IGN South Africa