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Guru Larry

Larry

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Larry Bundy Jr.
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Larry "Guru Larry" Bundy Jr. is a former video contributor for TGWTG.com. He produced Wez + Larry's Top 10 with cohort Wesley "Wez" Lock. Larry has been featured on several British television channels as well, including XLEAGUE.TV, Rapture TV, and Game Network. His shows on other sites include Games Yanks Can't Wank, Hack-Job, Pop-Up Review, and Guru Larry's Retro Corner.

He left Channel Awesome on February 16, 2024.

Beginning on TGWTG

Guru Larry, after talking with Channel Awesome founder Mike Michaud, joined TGWTG.com and Blistered Thumbs with his and Wez's first video for the site, Wez + Larry's Top Ten Wacky Japanese Games. He subsequently released the first episode of Guru Larry's Retro Corner on the site, with brand new, never before seen episodes coming soon.

Personal Life and Career

Guru Larry was born on May 9, 1979, and currently lives in London. His real name is "Larry Bundy", with him adding the Jr. part himself.

"I originally added the Jr. bit to stop getting mail mixed up with my Dad. Also, it's supposed to be "Jnr" in the UK, but I preferred the US way of spelling it." - Guru Larry

Before working on videos, Larry worked as a freelance Manga/Anime artist. He worked for companies like Bungie on Oni, did the art to the Action Replay on the GBA, as well as the April 2003 cover of EDGE magazine. He also did most of the art for an obscure PC game called "Akimbo: Kung Fu Hero" which, according to Larry, no one has ever heard of. He has also been working for years on a online comic strip called "Natural Born Kittens" a sitcom about four teenage demon goddesses living in a London suburban council house, planning to take over the world, as soon as they can get their powers. He admits it's a very British comedy. Larry is also currently working with Alastair Swinnerton, the creator of LEGO Bionicle, as well as speaking to a few anime houses in Japan, such as Imagi and Madhouse about getting the show animated.

Larry also used to portray "Tangoman" in a series of TV adverts for Tango, Pepsi's European Orangeaid drink.

Sketches

Wez and Larry started performing sketches in October 2009. Here is a rundown of them:

  • Spunky the Violent Video Game Influenced Monkey (October 21st, 2009)
  • Sonic Plays Mario Galaxy (October 27th, 2009)
  • Spunky Returns (October 29th, 2009)
  • Halloween Two Part Special!!! (October 31st, 2009)
  • Guy Fawkes Special: GoldenEye (November 5th, 2009)
  • Nintendobo: The "Differently Abled" Nintendo Fanboy Puppet (October 11th, 2010)
  • 17 Nostalgia EXTREME!!! (October 20th, 2010)
  • Halloween Special (October 30th, 2010)
  • Bred Into Captivity (March 22nd, 2011)
  • Nintendobo: Dr. Mario Says Eat Mommy's Pills (March 28th, 2011)
  • How to make Coca Cola BlaK (and Coke Vanilla) (April 19th, 2011)
  • Guru Larry's April Fool's Prank (March 31st, 2013)

Specials

  • WMW Smackfest! (March 6th, 2011)
  • Batman Rescues Superman (Machinima Sketch) (March 7th, 2011)
  • L.A. Noire in 5 Seconds (May 23rd, 2011)
  • Wez and Larry Bitch About Brink (June 7th, 2011)
  • Uncharted 3 - First Impressions (July 4th, 2011)
  • Guru Larry's Game Deals Pt. 1 (August 17th, 2011)
  • Guru Larry's Game Deals Pt. 2 (August 29th, 2011)
  • Guru Larry's Game Deals Pt. 3 (September 1st, 2011)
  • Dead Island (Uncensored UK Version) - First Impressions (September 7th, 2011)
  • Guru Larry's Game Deals Pt. 4 (September 8th, 2011)
  • Guru Larry's Game Deals Pt. 5 (September 14th, 2011)
  • Guru Larry vs. Wez - Uncharted 3 (September 28th, 2011)
  • 3 British Idiots Play Battlefield 3 (October 12th, 2011)
  • CA at London Gaming Con (November 21st, 2011)
  • TGWTG UK Q&A at the London Gaming Convention (December 23rd, 2011)
  • Ashens & Larry Shoot Many Robots (March 29th, 2012)
  • Ashens & Guru Larry - E3 2012 (July 17th, 2012)
  • Cave Johnson Reviews Inversion (August 7th, 2012)
  • Ashens & Larry Review Splinter Cell: Blacklist (August 30th, 2013)
  • Ghost Recon Online (October 17th, 2013)
  • Doctor Who Video Games Retrospective (November 24th, 2013)
  • Super Mario 2014 McDonald's UK Happy Meal Toys (May 1st, 2014)
  • The Crew Review (December 9th, 2014)
  • Assassin's Creed Unity: Multiplayer Overview (December 18th, 2014)
  • Guru Larry's 2014 Retrospective & Game of the Year (December 31st, 2014)
  • New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Edition Unboxing (January 27th, 2015)
  • Argos Aliens (March 27th, 2015)
  • Muller Rice Bear (April 2nd, 2015)
  • Retro ZBOX-ing with Guru Larry (April 9th, 2015)
  • Ashens, Larry and a Ghostbusters Neutrino Wand (April 16th, 2015)
  • Fantastic Storytelling with MikeJ (June 12th, 2015)
  • JXD S7800 Gaming Tablet (September 4th, 2015)
  • The Last Let's Players (Animation) (March 31st, 2016)
  • Films Yanks Can't Wank - Apaches (September 29th, 2016)
  • Films Yanks Can't Wank - The Finishing Line (October 13th, 2016)
  • Another 5 Game Kickstarters That Ran Away With Your Money (December 24th, 2016)
  • The Yogventures Scandal: The Full Story (December 30th, 2016)
  • Biffo and Bundy Dissect Some Stuff (January 12th, 2017)
  • Ashens and Guru Larry Play Frogger (March 24th, 2017)
  • Ashens & Guru Larry's E3 2017 Overview (June 23rd, 2017)
  • Kick Scammers - The Original No Man's Sky: Starforge (August 11th, 2017)
  • Fact Hunt: The Book, available to Pre-Order (November 1st, 2017)
  • Kick Scammers - 4 KickStarters Run By Morons (November 10th, 2017)
  • Kick Scammers - Christmas Special (December 8th, 2017)
  • Guru Larry Christmas Speech 2017 (December 31st, 2017)
  • Kick Scammers - 5 Kickstarters That Ran Away With Your Money: RPG Edition (January 6th, 2018)
  • The Rise and Demise of Beanie Babies (February 16th, 2018)
  • The Rise and FAIL of the Original Xbox One, The Xbox (May 28th, 2018)
  • Ashens & Guru Larry's 2018 E3 Overview (June 25th, 2018)
  • The WORST Movie License You Never Knew Existed (July 2nd, 2018)
  • Top 10 Video Game Movies (Ft. Oliver Harper, Dan Ibbertson & Kim Justice) (July 14th, 2018)
  • The Crazy Origins of Ecco the Dolphin (2018 Version) (August 2nd, 2018)
  • The World’s Rarest (and Worst) Handheld Works Better as a Knife? (Ft. Octav1us) (November 10th, 2018)
  • Miniature Arcade Cabinets (December 28th, 2018)

Fact Hunt

  • 5 Games You Never Knew Had Sequels (October 16th, 2015)
  • 4 Games Cancelled for Stupid Reasons (April 7th, 2016)
  • Top 5 Offensive Cheat Codes (April 14th, 2016)
  • 4 Shitty Patents That Ruined Gaming (April 21st, 2016)
  • 3 Major Gaming Scandals That Were Buried (April 28th, 2016)
  • 5 Purposely Broken, Unbeatable Games by Dickish Developers (May 19th, 2016)
  • 5 Insane Reasons Games Were Ported To The Same System Twice (May 26th, 2016)
  • 5 Hilariously Idiotic Gaming Screw Ups (June 10th, 2016)
  • 5 Movies You Never Knew Had Video Games (August 23rd, 2016)
  • Special - The Driv3rGate Scandal (August 25th, 2016)
  • 5 Games Recalled for Shocking Reasons (August 27th, 2016)
  • 5 Hidden Pissed Off Programmer Rants (September 9th, 2016)
  • 5 Stupid Things Said by Games Journalists (September 23rd, 2016)
  • The Untold Rise & Fall Stories of 3 YouTube Gaming Channels (October 28th, 2016)
  • Top 5 Offensive Passcodes That Exist Purely By Chance (November 29th, 2016)
  • 4 Times Shigeru Miyamoto Was An Asshole (January 6th, 2017)
  • 5 Game Consoles Literally Rotting Away (January 28th, 2017)
  • 5 Suspicious Review Scores With Insane Backlashes (February 23rd, 2017)
  • 5 Hidden Pi**ed Off Programmer Rants (USA Edition) (March 16th, 2017)
  • 5 Hidden Pi**ed Off Programmer Rants (Japan Edition) (March 26th, 2017)
  • 5 Mascots Cancelled For Incredibly Messed Up Reasons (April 4th, 2017)
  • 5 Unbelievably Massive Franchises You've Probably Never Heard Of (April 12th, 2017)
  • 5 Famous Games That Were Almost Licenses (April 19th, 2017)
  • 5 Shocking Marketing Stunts That Backfired (May 18th, 2017)
  • Top 5 Games Longest Spent in Development Hell (May 25th, 2017)
  • Top 10 Actual Worst Selling Consoles (June 8th, 2017)
  • 5 Games Renamed for REALLY Stupid Reasons (July 7th, 2017)
  • 5 Unbelievably Cheapskate Game Licenses (July 20th, 2017)
  • 5 Games Recalled, Then Destroyed (July 28th, 2017)
  • 5 Games Purposely Made Terrible by Dickish Developers (August 25th, 2017)
  • Top 5 Pointless Feuds in Video Games (September 1st, 2017)
  • 5 Times Nintendidn't Come First (September 22nd, 2017)
  • 5 Times Publishers Royally Screwed Over Game Developers (September 29th, 2017)
  • 5 Insane Reasons Games Were Ported to the Same System Twice 2 (October 6th, 2017)
  • 5 Times Scalpers Totally Screwed Themselves Over (October 12th, 2017)
  • 5 Cancelled Games Resurrected as Legendary Titles (October 20th, 2017)
  • 10 Companies EA Bought, Then Destroyed (November 3rd, 2017)
  • Top 5 Botched Console Launches (November 16th, 2017)
  • 4 Times Nintendo Were Sued and Won! (November 24th, 2017)
  • Special - The 30-Year-Old, Super Offensive Easter Egg The World Thought Was Fake (December 24th, 2017)
  • Top 5 Offensive Easter Eggs (December 29th, 2017)
  • 5 Times Peter Molyneux Was An Asshole (January 26th, 2018)
  • 5 Incredibly Bizarre Origins of Video Game Publishers (February 24th, 2018)
  • 5 Angry Programmers Who Hated Their Own Games (March 9th, 2018)
  • Special - Why are Joysticks Always on the Left? (March 22nd, 2018)
  • 5 Famous Video Game Trilogies That Were Never Completed (April 1st, 2018)
  • 5 Games Cancelled for Incredibly Stupid Reasons (April 22nd, 2018)
  • 5 Totally Messed Up Influences of Video Game Mascots (May 21st, 2018)
  • The Completely Insane Policies of Nintendo's President (Hiroshi Yamauchi) (September 24th, 2018)
  • Top 5 Overly Sensitive Forms of Self-Censorship in Games (November 2nd, 2018)

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