Series 2

Back for a second series, Bad Influence! remained mostly unchanged. The presenters had developed a great on-screen chemistry together, and Nam Rood's sketches from the shed were to become ever more eccentric. During this period CD's were quickly emerging as the next big advance in the games and technology fields, with the launches of the Mega CD and CD32 and videos on CD.

Feature Guide

01. 09 September 1993

Main Review: Jurassic Pak (MD)
Features: Personal computers that recognise handwriting; A look at the new CD systems and MPEG; A look at Mortal Kombat
Report: The latest from the US including the 3DO

02. 16 September 1993
Main Review: Rocket Night Adventures (MD)
Features: Using the Deluxe Music Construction Set 2 to compose music; Playing Air Warrior over the telephone lines with other people
Report: How a Jean Michel Jarre concert is staged

03. 23 September 1993
Main Review: Super Mario All Stars (SNES)
Features: A look at the Dinosaurs CD-ROM; The luxury games consoles
Report: Industrial Light and Magic

04. 30 September 1993
Main Review: Asterix (SNES)
Features: The Amiga CD32; Amiga Scrabble challenge and other games based on board games
Report: The Virtual Geographic League

05. 07 October 1993
Main Review: Street Fighter 2 Turbo (SNES)
Features: A Mega CD Karaoke add-on and a Karaoke Macbeth CD-ROM; The development of MPEG and the Reel Magic PC card
Report: Turning movies into games

06. 14 October 1993
Main Review: Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES)
Features: The Atari Jaguar;
Reports: Back to the Future the Ride; The Computer Cavern

07. 21 October 1993
Main Review: Aladdin (MD)
Features: The Thunder Seat accessory; A look at a computer- based animation package
Report: How photos can be manipulated in advertising

08. 28 October 1993
Main Review: Jurassic Park (SNES)
Features: A look at new spooky games; Voice-activated software
Report: Forthcoming Star Trek games

09. 04 November 1993
Main Review: Sonic Spinball (MD)
Features: Using a PC Firework simulator package; The appeal of Beat ‘em ups; Andy's Bad Influence! fireworks display
Report: SIGGRAPH ‘93

10. 11 November 1993
Main Review: Super Bomberman (SNES)
Features: A look at the Oceans Below computer package; An A to Z guide to computers and computing
Report: Thinking Machines' CM5 Super Computer

11. 18 November 1993
Main Review: Yoshi’s Safari (SNES)
Features: A look at Make My Video games; The rights and wrongs of video game piracy; The Dual Turbo IR MD controller
Report: Using computers in fashion design

12. 25 November 1993

Main Review: Jungle Book (GG)
Features: A look at Theme Park; Creating graphics using an Onyx Reality Engine 2
Report: The Other Side VR Arena

13. 02 December 1993
Main Review: Lawnmower Man (SNES)
Features: A look at joystick, joypads and other control devices; The latest football games
Report: IS Robotics

14. 09 December 1993
Main Review: FIFA International Soccer (MD)
Features: How you can play arcade games at home; The Cam Net headset; Games you build yourself
Report: Walsal Arboretum Laser show

15. 16 December 1993
Main Review: Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
Features: The making of Rise of the Robots; A look ahead at games coming in the New Year; The 3DO
Report: The MIT Media Lab

Pictures (from Top to Bottom): Opening Titles; Violet explains the new CD format; Andy creates music on a computer; Z at ILM; The classic ZX81 computer; Nam visits himself in the future; The Thunderseat; Violet's computer-designed dress; Football stars test new soccer sims; The Walsal laser show; Nam's Christmas party.