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Gamesmaster was more of a games show than a game show involving two or three challenges per show. These challenges saw people come on the programme and playing a game (usually arcade or console). It was the first video games programme. One challenge per show involved a celebrity taking part and these...  more

Gamesmaster was more of a games show than a game show involving two or three challenges per show. These challenges saw people come on the programme and playing a game (usually arcade or console). It was the first video games programme. One challenge per show involved a celebrity taking part and these challenges involved commentary by a non-entity from the video games press e.g. Dave "Games Animal" Perry.

Anyone who completed a challenge or got a better score than his or her opponent was presented with a Golden Gamesmaster Joystick.

The series was presented by Scottish stand up comedian Dominik Diamond (who now is currently a reporter for the newspaper The Daily Star). However, Dexter Fletcher presented Series 3. (No proper reason has been confirmed why Dominik didn't present this series.)

The show also feature reviews of the latest games. Most episodes during the first four series saw kids come on the show and ask the Gamesmaster: an animated head of astronomer Patrick Moore for tips and cheats on console games. The Gamesmaster also introduced each challenge.

Series Settings

Each series had a different setting. These were:

Series 1 (early 1992) – Church
Series 2 (1992/3) – Oil rig
Series 3 (1993/4) – Prison
Series 4 (1994/5) – Hell
Series 5 (1995/6) – Heaven
Series 6 (1996/7) – Atlantis
Series 7 (1997/8) – Desert island

Interesting Facts

Each series also featured a different servant who brought people in, out, brought the Gamesmaster Golden Joystick etc. These were:

Series 1 – Monk
Series 2 – Diver
Series 3 – Caretaker
Series 4 – Goblins
Series 5 – Angels
Series 6 – Mermaids
Series 7 – Girl Fridays

A Gamesmaster computer magazine was launched. It is still published today despite the fact that the series is no longer on air anymore. less

• Whats the best series of gamesmaster?

  Personally I vote for series 2 / 3 (the oil rig)

  Personally I vote for series 2 / 3 (the oil rig)less

  scott_naylor Last online Sep 17, 2009
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  Gamesmaster series was one of the first, if not the first tv program to cater for computer / console game fans. hide show

  With the surge in popularity of video games in the mid-late 1990's a daring new game show was created to cater for the hungry kids that were completely starved of video game related tv. Each episode contained a number of challenges taking place on an up-to-date video game sometimes with celebrities taking place. Also there was a tips / help section where real members of the public could ask the gamesmaster (patrick moore) for advice. For the best part of the challenges they had semi-famous editors from video game magazines to voice over the challenges, this added a sport type feel and excitment. Winners in the challenges were awarded with a golden joystick award. The joystick was a quickshot joystick covered in gold paint with a perspex box surrounding it on its plynth. It paved the way for mass market socially accepted video game shows. Great classic TV for video game fans.

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