GamesMaster
GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.
Seasons
1. John Fashanu
Air Date: 1992-01-07
The first ever episode of GamesMaster, starring a very young, very not bald yet Dominic Diamond. Challenges: Super Mario Bros 3 (NES), Manchester United Europe (Amiga), Mad Dog MCree (Arcade) Celebrities: John Fashanu (Soccer Player and Presenter of UK Gladiators) Feature: GameBoy Customisation Reviews: Terminator (Mega Drive), Addams Family (NES), Indiana Jones - Fate Of Atlantis (PC)
2. Gary Mason
Air Date: 1992-01-14
Challenges; Sonic the hedgehog (Mega Drive) Sonic Blastman (Arcade) Lemmings (Amiga (i think) Reviews; First Samurai (Amiga) Pit Fighter (Amiga) Double Dragon 2 (Gameboy)
3. Annabel Croft
Air Date: 1992-01-21
Challenges; Mega Man 2 (NES) Pro Tennis Tour 2 (Atari ST) Zoom (Mega Drive) Reviews Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga) F1 Grand Prix (Amiga) OutRun (Master System) Dune (IBM and Amiga)
4. Eric Bristow
Air Date: 1992-01-28
Challenges; Road Rash (Mega Drive) Heimdall (Atari ST) Panza Kickboxing (Atari ST) Reviews; Shadow of the beast (Amiga) Populus 2 (Amiga) Kings Quest 5 (PC) Battle between SNES and Mega Drive
5. Jimmy White & Ashley Paske
Air Date: 1992-02-04
Challenges; Duck Tales (NES) Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker (Amiga) Neighbours (Amiga) Reviews; ToeJam & Earl (Mega Drive) Top Banana (Amiga) Bart Simpsons escape from camp deadly (Gameboy) The chaos engine (Atari ST, Amiga & IBM)
6. Pat Sharp & Mick Brown
Air Date: 1992-02-11
Challenges; Top Player's Golf (NeoGeo) Ski or die (Amiga) Brat (Atari ST) Reviews; Alien Breed (Amiga) Speedball 2 (Mega Drive) Wing Commander 2 (PC) Review of the Neo Geo
7. Kendo Nagasaki
Air Date: 1992-02-18
Challenges; James Pond 2 : RoboCod (Amiga) WWF WrestleMania (NES) Thunder Force 3 (Mega Drive) Reviews The Immortal (NES) The Secret of Monkey Island 2 (PC) Heores of The Lance (Master System) Alien 3 (Mega Drive) Top 5 Game Soundtracks
8. Pat & Emily Cash
Air Date: 1992-02-25
Challenges; Strider (Mega Drive) Baseball Stars (NeoGeo) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Amiga) Reviews; Birds of Prey (Amiga) F-22 Intercepter (Mega Drive) Knights of the sky (Amiga) Atac (PC)
9. Barry McGuigan
Air Date: 1992-03-03
Challenges; Zany Golf (Amiga) Final Blow (Atari ST) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (MegaDrive) Reviews; John Madden Football 92 (Mega drive) NBA All Star Basketball (Gameboy) Graham Gooch Cricket (Amiga) Cyberfight (PC)
10. Emlyn Hughes
Air Date: 1992-03-10
Challenges; Duck Hunt (NES with light gun) Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (Atari ST) Decap Attack (Mega Drive) Reviews; 10 best Selling games SNES Review
1. Tony Slattery
Air Date: 1992-10-01
2. Frank Bruno
Air Date: 1992-10-08
3. Vinnie Jones
Air Date: 1992-10-15
4. Rory Underwood
Air Date: 1992-10-22
5. Take That
Air Date: 1992-10-29
6. 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan
Air Date: 1992-11-05
7. Jet & Shadow from Gladiators
Air Date: 1992-11-12
8. Kristian Schmid
Air Date: 1992-11-19
9. John Parrot
Air Date: 1992-11-26
10. Richard Norton
Air Date: 1992-12-03
11. Johnny Herbert
Air Date: 1992-12-10
12. Todd Carty
Air Date: 1992-12-17
13. Bob Holness
Air Date: 1992-12-24
14. Linford Christie & Colin Jackson
Air Date: 1992-12-31
15. Ian Wright
Air Date: 1993-01-07
16. Mark Wingett & Huw Higginson
Air Date: 1993-01-14
17. Cathy Dennis
Air Date: 1993-01-21
18. Ulrika Jonsson
Air Date: 1993-01-28
19. Vic Reeves
Air Date: 1993-02-04
20. Gordon Burns
Air Date: 1993-02-11
21. East 17
Air Date: 1993-02-18
22. Josie Lawrence
Air Date: 1993-02-25
23. Tony Daley
Air Date: 1993-03-04
24. Steve Backley
Air Date: 1993-03-11
25. Arm Wrestling Special
Air Date: 1993-03-18
26. Ice Hockey Special
Air Date: 1993-03-25
1. Mortal Kombat Special
Air Date: 1993-09-09
2. Sean Maguire
Air Date: 1993-09-16
3. Gabrielle
Air Date: 1993-09-23
4. Shadow & Falcon from Gladiators
Air Date: 1993-09-30
5. Cobra & Scorpio from Gladiators
Air Date: 1993-10-07
6. Shadow & Scorpio from Gladiators
Air Date: 1993-10-14
7. Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis
Air Date: 1993-10-21
8. Utah Saints
Air Date: 1993-10-28
9. Monie Love
Air Date: 1993-11-04
10. Nigel Benn & Barry McGuigan
Air Date: 1993-11-11
11. Les Ferdinand & Vinnie Jones
Air Date: 1993-11-18
12. Liam Botham
Air Date: 1993-11-25
13. Dani Behr
Air Date: 1993-12-02
14. Dennis Wise & John Barnes
Air Date: 1993-12-09
15. Vinnie Jones & John Barnes
Air Date: 1993-12-16
16. Christmas Special - Panto Stars
Air Date: 1993-12-23
17. Diane Youdale (The Games Mistress)
Air Date: 1993-12-28
18. Simone Robertson
Air Date: 1994-01-04
19. Kriss Akabusi
Air Date: 1994-01-11
20. Lisa Geoghan & Andrew Paul
Air Date: 1991-01-18
21. Ronnie O'Sullivan
Air Date: 1994-01-25
22. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage
Air Date: 1994-02-01
23. 2 Unlimited
Air Date: 1994-02-08
24. Crash Test Dummies
Air Date: 1994-02-15
25. Bad Boys Inc.
Air Date: 1994-02-22
26. Gamesmaster Team Championship Final
Air Date: 1994-03-01
1. Frank Skinner
Air Date: 1994-09-20
2. Dan Falzon & Sarah Vandenbergh
Air Date: 1994-09-27
3. Jimmy White
Air Date: 1994-10-04
4. Ant & Dec
Air Date: 1994-10-11
5. Andy Cole & Kasey Keller
Air Date: 1994-10-18
6. Vinnie Jones & Andy Townsend
Air Date: 1994-10-25
7. Kasey Keller & Andy Townsend
Air Date: 1994-11-01
8. Ian Kelsey & Camilla Power
Air Date: 1994-11-08
9. Rupert Moon & Dewi Morris
Air Date: 1994-11-15
10. Let Loose
Air Date: 1994-11-22
11. C.J. Lewis
Air Date: 1994-11-29
12. Marcus Bagley & Del Wilkes
Air Date: 1994-12-06
13. David Coulthard
Air Date: 1994-12-13
14. Christmas 'Stars' Special
Air Date: 1994-12-20
15. Roger Black & Du'aine Ladejo
Air Date: 1994-12-27
16. Prince Naseem
Air Date: 1995-01-03
17. Natalie Imbruglia
Air Date: 1995-01-10
18. Gamesmaster Gore Special
Air Date: 1995-01-17
1. The Shamen
Air Date: 1995-09-21
2. Jadene Doran
Air Date: 1995-09-28
3. Stephen Hendry
Air Date: 1995-10-03
4. Donna Air & Vicky Taylor
Air Date: 1995-10-12
5. Stuart Wade & Tonicha Jeronimo
Air Date: 1995-10-19
6. Dean Holdsworth & David Kerslake
Air Date: 1995-10-26
7. Phil Babb & Graeme Le Saux
Air Date: 1995-11-07
8. Dean Holdsworth & Phil Babb
Air Date: 1995-11-09
9. Johnny Herbert & Mark Blundell
Air Date: 1995-11-16
10. Cobra & Panther from Gladiators
Air Date: 1995-11-23
11. Ronnie O'Sullivan
Air Date: 1995-11-30
12. E.Y.C.
Air Date: 1995-12-07
13. Whigfield
Air Date: 1995-12-14
14. Patsy Palmer & Dean Gaffney
Air Date: 1995-12-21
15. Christmas Highlights Special
Air Date: 1995-12-28
16. Mr Motivator
Air Date: 1996-01-04
17. Stewart Lee & Richard Herring
Air Date: 1996-01-11
18. Janick Gers
Air Date: 1996-01-18
1. Samantha Fox
Air Date: 1996-10-24
2. Danny John-Jules
Air Date: 1996-10-31
3. John Regis and Tony Jarrett
Air Date: 1996-11-07
4. Paul Leyshon
Air Date: 1996-11-14
5. Uri Geller
Air Date: 1996-11-21
6. Richard Rufus and Michael Duberry
Air Date: 1996-11-28
7. Chris Armstrong
Air Date: 1996-12-05
8. Richard Rufus and Chris Armstrong
Air Date: 1996-12-12
9. Christmas Special - the Gamesmaster Christmas Quiz
Air Date: 1996-12-19
10. Zoe Ball
Air Date: 1997-01-02
11. Deepak Verma
Air Date: 1997-01-09
12. Bear Van Beers
Air Date: 1997-01-16
13. Tracy Shaw
Air Date: 1997-01-23
14. Phil Tufnell
Air Date: 1997-01-30
15. Paul McKenna
Air Date: 1997-02-06
16. The Brotherhood
Air Date: 1997-02-13
17. Gene
Air Date: 1997-02-20
18. Michael Fish
Air Date: 1997-02-27
1. Jo Guest
Air Date: 1997-11-19
2. Kaleef
Air Date: 1997-11-26
3. Ryan Rhodes and Khalid Shafiq
Air Date: 1997-12-03
4. Sol Campbell and Christian Daily
Air Date: 1997-12-10
5. Emma Harrison
Air Date: 1997-12-17
6. All Saints
Air Date: 1998-01-06
7. Sarah Vanderberg and Carryl Varley
Air Date: 1998-01-13
8. Catalina Guirado
Air Date: 1998-01-20
9. Debbie Flett and Emma Noble
Air Date: 1998-01-27
10. Series Finale - Lookback Show
Air Date: 1998-02-03
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Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
1992-01-07
Episodes
126 (7 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Hewland International
Channel 4 Television