UCP: The GamesMaster Retrospective

James and Chris test their friendship on the 3DO shoot 'em up Novastorm, while Colin and Jonathan aim for the most points on the underrated Neo Geo classic Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy. Meanwhile, snooker legend Jimmy White drops by to play against his own game Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker on the Mega Drive. Literally. It's man vs. machine!

Doom II (PC), Ghoul Patrol (SNES) and Way of the Warrior (3DO) get reviewed, alongside news of The Lion King, CyberMaxx, and Dino Island, GamesMaster helps struggling gamers on Super Metroid (SNES), Micro Machines (GameGear) and Cybermorph (Jaguar), and Dominik Diamond takes a "virtual adventure" to hunt for eggs in Loch Ness. It's a super saver return to Fun City!

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Memmett Osman picks up speed on the 3DO version of Road Rash, while Paul and Eddil get prehistoric on the latest arcade smash Primal Rage, and it's an Aussie three-way as Neighbours and Home & Away stars Bruce Roberts, Sarah Vandenbergh and Dan Falzon kick each other silly on Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

Shaq-Fu (MegaDrive), Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City (SNES) and Inferno (PC) get reviewed, there's news on Mortal Kombat II's great sales, The Imaginator ride in the Trocadero, and the GamesMaster Network, and GamesMaster helps struggling gamers on Pete Sampras Tennis, FIFA International Soccer, and Monster Max on GameBoy. But a production error gives us a bit of a mystery. Plus, we get an in-depth look at the making of Primal Rage! It really is Europe’s premiere light entertainment song and dance extravaganza.

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Dominik Diamond and GamesMaster return with Graham Duffy, Daniel Putress and Zen Fusion battling Baraka on Mortal Kombat II on the SNES, Eddie Wheeler and Tim Diggle search out neutrons on Earthworm Jim, and Fantasy Football's Frank Skinner drops by to play Super Sidekicks 2 on the Neo Geo.

Alien vs. Predator (Atari Jaguar), Ballz (MegaDrive) and Super Tennis (SNES) get reviewed, there's a big preview of Earthworm Jim, and GamesMaster helps struggling gamers on Mortal Kombat II.

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**WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SWEARING**

After saying that he was done with interviews following the successful Kickstarter for GamesMaster: The Oral History, Dominik Diamond sits down for one last interview about the show. This - by all accounts - is the final Dominik Diamond interview about GamesMaster, leaving for series 3, coming back for series 4, and his reflective thoughts on the show overall.

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Before we head STRAIGHT DOWN and get into Series 4, Luke and Ash talk about their 1994 summer holidays and cover the movies, songs, games and issues of GamesMaster magazine we would have missed in the months between series. The duo discuss - amongst other things - True Lies, The Flintstones, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Blur's Parklife, Wet Wet Wet's 15-week dominance in the charts, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, the Nintendo's new 64-bit console, and so much more! Plus, we have GamesMaster magazine interviews with Sir Patrick Moore, and Dominik Diamond himself as he gets ready to return to the show.

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In this extra special episode, we speak with GamesMaster Team Championship runner up, Sam Thomson of Humberside Hawks who talks about his time on the show, the audition process, playing against Simon Amstell, winning on Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, and a mind-blowing story about the final Striker challenge. You won't want to miss this one!

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We take a quick side quest on our journey through GamesMaster to look at a show that predates it by a decade, as Luke and Ash go all the way back to December 1982 to review the premier episode of Starcade; an American arcade challenge show that pits players against each other on the best games of the time. Challenges include Time Pilot, Tutankham, Burger Time and Swimmer - with prizes to be won including a tabletop Pac-Man arcade, a ColecoVision, and even a full Eyes arcade cabinet!

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Before we depart the Games Academy and head STRAIGHT DOWN, Luke and Ash look back at the controversial third series of GamesMaster, and discuss their favourite moments, challenges, celebrities and more!

Was Dexter Fletcher the villain of series 3? Did the Team Challenge sink or swim? Is Dave Perry a real problem?

Plus, we hear from YOU, the listeners, with your feedback on series 3, and find out what you can expect from series 4 and the return of Dominik Diamond!

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Here it is! The finals of the (only) GamesMaster Team Championships! It's The Humberside Hawks vs. The MegaManiacs vs. The Elite 3 in five challenges for gamesplaying glory and a load of crap prizes! 

The first half sees the teams battle it out on Cybermorph on Atari Jaguar and Rise of the Robots on PC, with the two best teams going to for a race on Sonic CD, a battle to the death on Street Fighter II Turbo, and a goal feast on Striker!

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It's the final semi-final as The Elite 3 take on The Nightmares and The Questors on Aladdin, Pilotwings and Street Fighter II: Turbo in search of those megamongus prizes, while boy band bomb Bad Boys Inc drop by to play Star Wars: Rebel Assault. Poorly.

Meanwhile it's a MegaCD special in the Review Zone, with short reviews of Prize Fighter, Ground Zero Texas, Double Switch, and MegaRace. Plus, GamesMaster helps struggling gamers on Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (SNES), and Premier Manager (Amiga).

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