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We've made it! The final episode of Under Consoletation: The GamesMaster Podcast. And to celebrate this momentous occasion, Luke and Ash sit on the sofa to count down the top 10 episodes of GamesMaster as voted for... by themselves and their scoring system. What will take the number one position and be crowned the greatest episode of the greatest video game challenge TV show? Also, there's a tease for what's next... Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So here we find ourselves on episode 199, looking back at the three-episode run of the GamesMaster reboot! We talk about our favourite challenges, favourite moments and favourite features, as well as our least favourite things about the reboot. We also have your listener feedback! Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As quickly as it returned, it was over once again. Here is the final (for now) episode of GamesMaster, as Shellzz takes on a near-impossible FIFA '22 challenge, Ty faces his Ty Breaker on Tekken 7, and Little Lad Larry races Elz The Witch on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Plus, two lads scrub their way through Street Fighter V: Champion Edition with more than the Golden Joystick on the line. Rab reviews the Evercade VS, the colleagues get to grips with Valheim, Ty and his mates do some YouTube content on the Meta Quest II, and Grado learns to punch a cybernetic demon version of Scotland's Final Boss, Maggie Thatcher, in the face on Thatcher's Techbase. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're only two episodes in and we're halfway through the revisit! Kay Pow is a silly sausage on Deathloop, MC Fixa and Sunpai run for their lives on Speedrunners, and Christian Dinh returns to GamesMaster in the hopes of becoming Chrissy Two Sticks playing Cuphead. Plus, Warren Brown acts like a celebrity as he takes on Little Lad Larry on Override 2: Super Mech League. Rab, Ty and Grado try out various video game outfits to test their durability, Grado learns about visual novels, Rab reviews the Nintendo Switch OLED, and a group of kids create a legend in the form of BOUNCING BUM BUMS. And to celebrate this achievement, Ash speaks with Quang from the team that made Bouncing Bum Bums! Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back in the Power Station to look once again at the GamesMaster reboot, as Shanghai’d speedruns Super Mario 3D World, Gabbie and Emz shoot up on Challenge Two - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and Ketchup and Mustard bleed all over the place on Mortal Kombat 11. Plus, Snoochy Shy drops by to take on Little Lad Larry on Splatoon 2, and Sam Tuff attempts and 'impossible' challenge on Beat Sabre. Meanwhile, Rab reviews Cruise'N' Blast on Switch, and Grado learns about Adaptive Music. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did we get from the end of series 7 to the 2021 reboot? And how did that reboot get made? Let's find out with the help of commentator and all-round good egg, Frankie Ward. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to rev up your engines and be stars in reasonably still cars, as Luke and Ash look at the Digital Only Top Gear spin-off, which looks at video games! Mike and Julia are joined for this episode by Simon Miller of WhatCulture to talk about his wrestling career, his experience with cars, and to see how fast he can get around their Forza 7 recreation of the Top Gear track. Plus. there's a challenge on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a feature on Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have finally reached it in our timeline, as Luke and Ash revist the oft-mocked Dara O'Briain's Go 8 Bit, the TV adaptation of the successful live comedy show. Can comedians playing video games translate to TV? Let's rotate the stage and find out. In this episode, Steve and Sam are joined by Susan Calman and David James to play Tetris, Chuckie Egg, Tekken, Star Wars Battlefront, and Bust-a-Move with Makey Makey. Plus, Ellie Gibson gives David James a t-shirt to take home which actually plays Tetris! Check out Steve McNeil here. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before we dive into Dara O Briain's, Luke sits down with the original show's co-creator, Steve McNeil, to talk about the show's origins, how it developed into a TV show, and how it all fell apart. This is a great listen if you're ever interested in the inner-workings of TV, but horrible if you're Steve McNeil and have to relive it all over again. Check out Steve McNeil here. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bit of a departure this week as UCP takes a look at the lasting legacy of Jim Bo- wait, what? This isn't a repeat of Bullseye on Challenge? OH! It's from that brief period of time when they experimented with original programming! Luke and Ash take a look at version 2.0 of Videogame Nation with an episode specifically picked to play to our strengths and interests and featuring the likes of Aoife Wilson, John Robertson, Steve Hogarty, Ellie Gibson, Jane Douglas, Dan Maher, Gav Murply and more! Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jumping forward to 2009, and Luke and Ash walk into the living room of Charlie Brooker to enjoy his one-and-done Gameswipe special for BBC. Brooker covers - essentially - the entire video game genre and the history of the medium including its humble beginnings with Tennis For Two as well as controversial titles like Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt 2 and - of course - Night Trap. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Twitter Follow Under Consoletation on Instagram Send your thoughts to [email protected] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/underconsolepod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.