UCP: The GamesMaster Retrospective

The top three players from the Blockbuster PlayStation Challenge compete for the fastest laptime on Gran Turismo, while childrens TV presenters Carille Varley from Scratchy & Co and a returning Sarah Vandenberg from Fully Booked roll on by to play Armadillo Racing.  There's news on ways to play Quake with your mind, a new motion ride and a Spice Girls CD-ROM, while Richard & Rob revie...

Motocross riders Paul Mailin and Justin Morris get more credability than RoboCop on Motorcross Go!, while All Saints drop by to throw stuff at each other on Poy Poy. There's reviews of Yoshi's Story (N64) and Shadow Master (PSX), a special preview of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and news on the GameBoy Camera, Libero Grande, and a little title called Metal Gear Solid. Help us build future 'UCP Liv...

It's time to open up and empty our sacks all over Christmas 1997, as Luke and Ash look at the TV guide for the holiday season as well as pour over the Argos Catalogue to find the best toys and games to play on the big day. Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events here ! Get next week's episode early on Patreon ! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord ! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on...

It's Christmas 1997, and what better way to celebrate this holiday season than with a literal child playing Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back with the hope of winning a Han Solo toy, and Emma Harrison from Neighbours dropping by to jiggle about on Rapid River. It's a... mixed bag of an episode. Plus, there's a special feature on Starship Troopers, and Rich & Rob take us through what you s...

Three badly dressed blokes get off the halfpipes and join Dom for a few rounds of Top Skater, while Sol Campbell and Christian Daily warm up for France '98 with good, clean fun on Sega Worldwide Soccer '98. There's news on Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (oops) as well as Alien: Resurrection on the PSX (more oops) and Quake64 (less oops). Plus, as promised last week, there's a big feature on the 64DD...

Three men get hard on GoldenEye 007 on the N64, and boxers Khalid Shafiq and Ryan Roads drop by to throw hands on Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha. Crash Bandicoot 2: Wrath of Cortex (PSX) and Diddy Kong Racing (N64) get reviewed, while there's a special news item on some upcoming N64 releases including F-Zero 64, Zelda 64, Yoshi's Story and 1080 Snowboarding! Help us build future 'UCP Live!' Events h...

Mark (from the series 6 Killer Instinct challenge) looks for some redemption taking on Mikey and Neil to see who can find the coolest thing on Mortal Kombat 4, while Kaleef kick and punch (even though its all in the mind) while playing Parappa the Rapper on a massive PSX pad. It's quite the episode. Richard and Rob review Screamer Rally (PC) and Lamborghini64 (N64), while Dom gives us news on Jo G...

We arrive on Paradise Island with a unique and custom-built challenge on Tomb Raider 2 (staring Lara Croft, of course), and Jo Guest drops by to smash buildings and eat children on Rampage World Tour. There's news on Mortal Kombat 4, Alien: Resurrection and the release of Blade Runner on the PC, while Richard and Rob review Bomberman 64 (N64) and Final Fantasy VII (PSX). Help us build future 'UCP...

There's a lot to dive into on this bumper episode, including Luke getting angry at a review of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from 1997. Which, really, is a silly thing to be angry about. But there's brighter notes, like Hellraiser, Dungeon Keeper, Men in Black, The Lost World, Spice World and more! On a more serious note, there's a bit of chatter about Diana. Because... yeah. Help us build fu...

Before we arrive on Paradise Island, Luke and Ash look back at the months missed between series 6 and 7 of GamesMaster. There's chat about the Spice Girls, Batman & Robin, Carmageddon, Star Wars, Micro Machines V3 and more! Get next week's episode early on Patreon ! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord ! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke on Twitter Follow Ash on Twitter Follow Unde...

As we bid a fond farewell to our deep sea domain, Luke and Ash look back at Series 6 and hand out the coveted UCP Awards! Who will walk away with the Annabel Croft Award for best celeb, who won The Naked & Begging Award for worst feature, and more! Plus, we hear from YOU, the fine listeners of this fine podcast. Get next week's episode early on Patreon ! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Di...

In the first half of our recent marathon 3hr+ live event UCP brings you Ash and Luke choosing their best (or most memorable) challenges from the entire history of GamesMaster, including challenges from their own personal future! Recorded live in front of a near capacity audience in Croydon on the 14th of January 2023, this rough and ready roll through the years is presented uncensored and unfilter...

It's-a us, UCP. As we head towards Paradise Island, Luke and Ash get in their time machine all the way back to 1993 to look at Nintendo's official - and UK only - promotional VHS for the release of Super Mario All-Stars . Hosted by Craig Charles, there's also previews of other SNES titles, hints and cheats, and a special look at the making of Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing . You can wat...

As we prepare for the series that should have never been, Ash is joined by Cliff aka N64Life to talk about the European launch of the Nintendo 64, its first three games, future titles, the 64DD, Final Fantasy VII and more. You can check out Cliff here , here , and here . Get next week's episode early on Patreon ! Join the GamesMaster conversation on Discord ! Theme song by Other Chris Follow Luke...

The Offense-O-Meter is out in force as GamesMaster airs for one final time (sort of), with Tony taking on his mysterious nemesis Mr. XXX at Time Crisis, while TV legend Michael Fish drops by to pop balloons on Prop Cycle. The N64 is just 48 hours from release! So GamesMaster has reviews of Mario Kart 64 and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, and some exclusive footage of Doom64. Plus, Dom heads to Florida to...

Jez, Chaps and Millsey (aka Jeremy, Mark and Paul) arrive in uniform to take-on a three-way challenge on Pilotwings 64, while Dominik's new favourite band Gene drop by to burn rubber on Sega Touring Car Championship. We've got news on Unreal, ManxTT Superbike and Street Fighter EX, and Dom heads back to Japan to meet Sega's AM departments to find out why they're so great with arcade games.  Buy t...

As a special Christmas gift for you all, here is our review of the 1994 Eastenders Christmas Special, which was released to Patreon in December 2021. Get more episodes of UCP Extra over at Patreon ! 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...

Bonsoir my podcast chums! Welcome to our 2022 Xmas special where we stay up past our bedtime for a little bit of late night Channel 4. The kids are in bed and most of the decent films have finished, so it's time to flip the channel and turn the volume down as Ash & Luke tackle the bulging sack of goodies that is the Eurotrash Season Finale/Christmas Special/New Years Special from December 29th...

Robert takes on all challengers from all over the country, and takes them down online on EF 2000. Meanwhile rap group The Brotherhood drop by to play Wave Race 64. Dom is being ironic in California with Digital Domain, there's news on POD, Dante's Peak and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, and reviews of Soul Edge (PSX) and Melt (PC). The latter of which is... well it's something. NOTE: There was a problem...

It's a brotherly mash-up as six kids take each other on playing Sonic The Fighters, while light entertainment hero Paul McKenna drops by to 'earn' a Golden Joystick playing the - very much incomplete - Blast Corps on the N64. Meanwhile there's reviews of Jet Moto (PSX) and Twisted Metal 2 (PSX), news on SCUD, Mars Attacks!, and the Saturn Net Link, and Dom heads to Hollywood to try out the new Jur...

It's a marital challenge type situation as Tony and Madeline King battle through Die Hard Arcade with only one extra credit. Meanwhile Adam Hollyoak and the bad boy of cricket, Phil Tuffnell, drop by to swing hard on V.R. Home Run Derby. There's news on the release of Tekken 3(!), and reviews of The Terminator: Skynet (PC), Star Wars: Dark Forces (PSX), and Contra: Legacy War (PSX). Buy tickets fo...

It's a very special episode of GamesMaster as the Japanese import Tetsujin is flown in to take on 100 of the country's best Virtua Fighter players (or, in reality, 50 kids from Dom's mum's drama school who he plays twice) on the brand new Virtua Fighter 3 . Meanwhile the 1996 Rear of the Year winner Tracey Shaw drops by to get pist off on Alpine Surfer . There's also a (sort of) review Fox Hunt on...

Dom makes a small child's wish come true (just a different child with the same wish) on an interesting challenge on Ridge Racer Full Scale, while Beertje Van Beers drops by to be absoultely terrible on Sonic 3D Flickies' Island. Plus, there's news on Resident Evil 2 (but the 1.5 version), a game based on the Pepperami mascot and the PlayStation Yaroze, reviews of Riot (PSX), Destruction Derby 2 (P...

It's a return to normaility on GamesMaster as four Street Fighter pros battle it out to earn the quickest win on Street Fighter Alpha 2 , while Deepak Verma (aka Sanjay from Eastenders) drops by to last for as long as possible on Destruction Derby 2 . Plus there's reviews of Trash It (PSX) , Phantasmagoria 2 (PC) , and Cool Borders (PSX) . Get next week's episode early on Patreon ! Join the GamesM...

Recorded live on October 21st and to promote the release of GamesMaster: The Oral History, Luke and Ash hosted a Q&A with Dominik Diamond himself at Loading Bar in Stoke Newington. Here is what happened! This event was organised by Forbidden Planet in association with Thames & Hudson and hosted at The Loading Bar, Stoke Newington. Watch the video version here . With thanks to Dominik Diamo...