As giant arcade games are all the rage now, let’s remember the ultimate version of those crane grabbing games, The Cubiscus from Vic and Bob’s Families At War.
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As giant arcade games are all the rage now, let’s remember the ultimate version of those crane grabbing games, The Cubiscus from Vic and Bob’s Families At War.
I was so excited when Families at War turned up on YouTube as I had so many fond memories of it. It seemed so exciting at the time, and the series actually began just after Noel’s House Party had ended and so it felt like a proper passing on of the baton. And then the Beeb totally chickened out and dumped it at ten to six.
Anyway, when I did finally get to see it again, er, it was OK. The Cubiscus is brilliant, it’s just the funniest thing. And the opening is also great fun, where the contestants introduce themselves via song (“I’m Carol, a beautician! Waxing an ape is my ambition!”). But the rest of it was, er, a bit dull, alas.
The exciting reformatting of the bonus round from Tipping Point, for when the jackpot counter gets a bit dull.
I like those machines where you hit some sort of jackpot and then coins rain down for about five minutes straight.
Imagine !mpossible but with a giant ! filled with pennies rather than pound coins. Who wants to win a million pence?
This is what the Cubiscus should’ve been! Sort of.
This is what the Cubiscus shouldn’t’ve been! Sort of.
A minute or two, twenty dollars, but you get some sort of inflatable prize (ONE PRIZE PER PLAY) as a result.