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GamesMaster: The Oral History charts the highs and lows of Channel 4's iconic and anarchic UK videogames entertainment show. First broadcast in 1992 amid a brash youth television takeover, the ambitious and sometimes chaotic production of GamesMaster is as much a story of the 1990s, set against a backdrop of videogame console wars, Britpop and a curious new thing called the World Wide Web. This definitive retrospective is guided by show host Dominik Diamond and features over 40 contributors, including production crew, celebrity guests and the games-playing members of the public who became either playground heroes or defeated outcasts vying for the iconic Golden Joystick prize.

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'Any fan of GamesMaster should come away from this book having learned something new, but it would be an interesting read even for those who never saw the show. In any case, we can’t imagine any way to have done it better' - Retro Gamer
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GamesMaster The Oral History

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    A Hardback by Dominik Diamond, Jack Templeton, Robbie Williams

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 06/10/2022
      ISBN13: 9780500025918, 978-0500025918
      ISBN10: 0500025916

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      GamesMaster: The Oral History charts the highs and lows of Channel 4's iconic and anarchic UK videogames entertainment show. First broadcast in 1992 amid a brash youth television takeover, the ambitious and sometimes chaotic production of GamesMaster is as much a story of the 1990s, set against a backdrop of videogame console wars, Britpop and a curious new thing called the World Wide Web. This definitive retrospective is guided by show host Dominik Diamond and features over 40 contributors, including production crew, celebrity guests and the games-playing members of the public who became either playground heroes or defeated outcasts vying for the iconic Golden Joystick prize.

      Trade Review
      'Any fan of GamesMaster should come away from this book having learned something new, but it would be an interesting read even for those who never saw the show. In any case, we can’t imagine any way to have done it better' - Retro Gamer
      'Superb' - Time Extension

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