Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This clip is from GamesMaster, the UK show that basically invented gaming television back in 1992 on Channel 4. Dominik Diamond hosted most of it, but the real star was Sir Patrick Moore, the famous astronomer who played this cyborg disembodied head called the Games Master. In the Consoletation Zone segment, kids would walk up and ask the head for tips or cheats, and Moore played it completely straight, sometimes even refusing to answer if he decided a kid hadn't been polite enough or had a bad haircut. In this bit a kid is asking about the secret key in Super Mario World, which unlocks bonus paths through certain keyhole exits scattered around the map. It sounds simple now but back then getting tips like this from a TV show felt like discovering ancient secrets. The whole format was so weird and so British and it worked incredibly well for seven series. Did you ever watch GamesMaster growing up or is this your first time seeing it?
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This clip is from GamesMaster, the UK show that basically invented gaming television back in 1992 on Channel 4. Dominik Diamond hosted most of it, but the real star was Sir Patrick Moore, the famous astronomer who played this cyborg disembodied head called the Games Master. In the Consoletation Zone segment, kids would walk up and ask the head for tips or cheats, and Moore played it completely straight, sometimes even refusing to answer if he decided a kid hadn't been polite enough or had a bad haircut. In this bit a kid is asking about the secret key in Super Mario World, which unlocks bonus paths through certain keyhole exits scattered around the map. It sounds simple now but back then getting tips like this from a TV show felt like discovering ancient secrets. The whole format was so weird and so British and it worked incredibly well for seven series. Did you ever watch GamesMaster growing up or is this your first time seeing it?
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#gamesmaster #supermarioworld #snes #retrogaming #90sgaming #gaminghistory #britishtv #vintagegaming #90snostalgia #classicgaming #retrotv #videogamehistory #nintendonostalgia #gameforestgf #youtubeshorts #gaming
