GamesMaster
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GamesMaster was a British show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to video games.
(It should be mentioned here that Violet Berlin, of GM's closest rival, Bad Influence argues that she was the first to provide regular videogames coverage on British television, for Sky One)
It featured reviews of games and also challenges where gameplayers would play off against one another for the title of 'Gamesmaster Champion'. Contestants who were successful at their challenges were rewarded with the coveted 'GamesMaster Golden Joystick' trophy. Dominik Diamond usually presented the show, featuring Sir Patrick Moore as the GamesMaster.
For the third series, Dexter Fletcher presented alongside Moore. This series featured a games tournament for much of its run.
In 1993 Future Publishing began a tie-in magazine, also called GamesMaster, which as of 2004 is still published.
External links
- http://www.gamesmastertv.co.uk/
- Gamesmaster at TV Tome (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-13708/Gamesmaster/)Template:Tvseries-stub