Games World
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Games World was a British computer games-based television programme, made by Hewland International and broadcast on Sky One each weekday from 1993-95, with a final series screened in 1998. The main body of the show took place on Mondays and Wednesdays, and was an elimination contest between several youngsters over several different video games, where winners would go on to Friday's edition. Every Friday, a single winner from the previous day staked points on various matches at differing games, and would go up against various WWF-style characters known as 'videators'. Winners received a Games World bomber jacket, and series winners would receive an arcade machine. However, later series got rid of the 'videator' element of the show. Bob Mills was the presenter from 1993-95, along with 'GamesAnimal' Dave Perry, Jeremy Daldry and Tim Boone; in 1998, he was replaced by Andy Collins, in an Aztec-themed environment, and while Dave Perry remained as the last of the original team, he left half way through the series, reportedly disillusioned with the new format and setting.
The overall concept of Games World was quite similar to Hewland International's GamesMaster (1992-98), which was shown every week on Channel 4 and had a new set for each series.
Characters
The inhabitants of Games World included:
- Bob Mills (as himself, presenter)
- Dave Perry (as himself, presenter)
- Big Boy Barry (played by Alex Verrey)
- Electric Eddie (played by Rob J Nathan)
- Colin the Console Cowboy
- The Executioner (played by Gary Harrod)
- Radion Automatic
- Mr. Mathers
- Lesley (played by David Walliams)
- The Violet Blade (played by Rik Henderson)
- Freebie (played by Marcus Beer)
- The Persian Prince (played by Hussain Ghafoor)
- Ragga D (played by (Cecil Dyer)
- Master Moriarty
External links
- [Presenter Dave Perry's new website]
- [Games World @ UKGameShows.com]
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