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Game: Omikron: The Nomad Soul (PC, Dreamcast)
Star: David Bowie as Boz
Known for: The Man Who Fell to Earth, Ziggy Stardust

Not only did David Bowie provide the game's soundtrack, but also appeared as a virtual being named Boz in the game too. We must admit, he did look rather cool, with a polygon face that broke into sections of colour... but the game itself was a bit pants. Especially with a text font so alien it was impossible to read. Bah.

Above: David Bowie lends his unearthly likeness to Boz in The Nomad Soul (left) and Tom Baker (right) as Doctor Who

Game: Ecco The Dolphin: Defender of the Future
Star: Tom Baker
Known for: Doctor Who, Little Britain

Tom Baker - Narrator (Ecco The Dolphin - Dreamcast, PS2)
Tom Baker's had a bit of a resurgence recently. We'd imagine it's hard to be known for anything else after being Doctor Who, but in Britain at least he's probably known more now for narrating TV comedy series Little Britain. Either way, he managed to bring much gravitas to the opening of Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future. And we suppose he had to accept the job of narrating the awful Little Britain: The Video Game.

Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.

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