History Series / GamesMaster

* FinaleSeason: Series 7 - The ''very first line'' of the series was Dominik informing the viewer that it was going to be final series of the show.

* TrashTheSet: The final ever episode featured Dominik looking back over the past seven years, whilst the set was gradually taken apart behind him.

* EjectTheLoser: Occasionally the diver who awarded winnners with joysticks would also escort particularly dreadful challengers into the smoke filled pit she appeared from. This was only however done in exceptional cases and the host would consult GM himself for a final decision to do this. On one occasion a girl was released the following week by her boyfriend winning a challenge.

** Series 2 - The Diver

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** There were ''many'' double entendres from Dominik Diamond and also some from the challengers (including some quite young children).
** They somehow got away with showing Fatalities in ''Franchise/MortalKombat''. And though they had blood turned off in the challenges, they still showed blood in the Consoletations segment when someone asked how to unlock extra blood.
** The Series 1 finale had a review section focused on Adult Games. The show aired at 6:30.
** The Series 5 intro featured Dominik being hit by a bus ''and dying''.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Dave Perry, the self-proclaimed "best games player in the UK". Dominik also counts since he clashed with Dave on and off the set.
* SpinOff: ''[=GamesMaster=]'' magazine. [[LongRunner It's still going strong 17 years after the TV show ended.]]

* TitleMontage: The Final episode in Series 7 used one which cut together footage from the previous six openings sequentially before showing Dominik on the show's new setting, then doing the same thing with the [=GamesMaster=] (who had undergone a makeover each year) before bringing up the title.

* EjectTheLoser: Occasionally the diver who awarded winnners with joysticks would also escort particularly dreadful challengers into a smoke filled pit within the arena. This was only however done in exceptional cases and the host would consult GM himself for a final decision to do this. On one occasion a girl was released the following week by her boyfriend winning a challenge.

* EjectTheLoser: Occasionally the mysterious guardian who awarded winnners with joysticks would also escort particularly dreadful challengers into a smoke filled pit within the arena. This was only however done in exceptional cases and the host would consult GM himself for a final decision to do this. On one occasion a girl was released the following week by her boyfriend winning a challenge.

* EjectTheLoser: Occasionally the mysterious guardian who awarded winnners with joysticks would also escort particularly dreadfully challengers into a smoke filled pit within the arena. This was only however done in exceptional cases and the host would consult GM himself for a final decision to do this. On one occasion a girl was released the following week by her boyfriend winning a challenge.

** They somehow got away with showing Fatalities in ''MortalKombat''. And though they had blood turned off in the challenges, they still showed blood in the Consoletations segment when someone asked how to unlock extra blood.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Series 3, thanks to [[ReplacementScrappy Dexter Fletcher]] and the Team Championship.

* FollowTheLeader: After ''[=GamesMaster=]'' became a surprising hit, several imitations popped up that used the same format; all of them were cancelled before ''[=GamesMaster=]'', which was lampshaded during the final episode.
** One of which, GamesWorld, was by the same production company.

'''''[=GamesMaster=]''''' was a British television show, airing from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games. A large part of the show was the challenges, which saw gamers competing against each other over the course of the series to be crowned "''[=GamesMaster=]'' Champion" through a variety of different games and challenges (For example, a SpeedRun through [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic The Hedgehog 3]]'s Angel Island Zone), before focusing more on the actual games than the challenges.

Debuting between the launches of the Creator/{{SEGA}} [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] and the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], the show originally had a target demographic of pre-teens, but as time went on, the show shifted to targeting teenagers and young adults instead.

* LovelyAssistant: The Diver in Series 2, the Angels in Series 5, the Mermaids in Series 6, and the Girl Fridays in Series 7.

* PitGirls: The Diver in Series 2, the Angels in Series 5, the Mermaids in Series 6, and the Girl Fridays in Series 7.

* CurbStompBattle: A Japanese Tetsujin faced 100 British challengers[[note]]it was actually 30 kids from a local school, but the challenge was heavily edited to make it look like the Tetsujin was beating 100 players[[/note]] in consectutive games of ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' in Series 6. He won without much challenge.

* PutOnABusToHell: Dominik Diamond left the show after Series 2, and was stated to have died in the Oil Rig explosion at the end of Series 2. A rather literal example, as when TheBusCameBack and Dominik returned in Series 4, the show was set in hell.

* CurbStompBattle: A Japanese Tetsujin faced 100 British challengers[[note]]it was actually 30 kids from a local school, but the challenge was heavily edited to make it look like the Tetsujin was beating 100 players[[/note]] in consectutive games of ''VirtuaFighter'' in Series 6. He won without much challenge.

* FinaleSeason: Series 7 - The opening titles were a TitleMontage built from the previous six intros, and if that wasn't a big enought hint, the ''very first line'' of the series was Dominik informing the viewer that it was going to be final series of the show.

* TitleMontage: Series 7 used one which cut together footage from the previous six openings sequentially before showing Dominik on the show's new setting, then doing the same thing with the [=GamesMaster=] (who had undergone a makeover each year) before bringing up the title.

* SpinOff: ''[=GamesMaster=]'' magazine. It's still going strong 17 years after the TV show ended.

Debuting between the launches of the {{SEGA}} [[SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] and the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], the show orginally had a target demographic of pre-teens, but as time went on, the show shifted to targeting teenagers and young adults instead.

Two of the show's tradmarks were the setting changing changing each year, much like levels in a video game; and the titular Games Master, a disembodied head (played by Sir Creator/PatrickMoore) who dispensed advice on video games to those who needed it, [[DeadpanSnarker albeit with a sharp tongue]].

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: The Games Master himself.
** Series 1 to 3 - Belligerent A.I.
** Series 4 - Lord of the Underworld
** Series 5 - God
** Series 6 - Poseidon
** Series 7 - The Sun

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: there were ''many'' double entendres from Dominik Diamond and also some from the challengers (including some quite young children).

* CheatersNeverProsper: In the race stage of ''The Aquatic Games'' one challenger used the cannon to get an early lead and still managed to lose.
* CurbStompBattle: A Japanese Tetsujin faced 100 British challengers in consectutive games of ''VirtuaFighter'' in Series 6. He won without much challenge.

* FinaleSeason: Series 7 - The opening titles were a TitleMontage built from the previous 6 intros, and if that wasn't a big enought hint, the ''very first line'' of the series was Dominik informing the viewer that it was going to be final series of the show.

** The season 1 finale had a review section focused on Adult Games. The show aired at 6:30.

* PolitenessJudo: Inverted in at least one Consoletations segment when the Games Master refuses to give a kid a hint because he asked rudely, but does give the kid the hint he wanted when he asks again politely.

** The bus returned in Series 5's opening titles- hitting Dominik on the way out of a chippy, thus setting that series in Heaven.

* TrashTheSet: The final ever episode featured Dominik looking back over the past 7 years, whilst the set was gradually taken apart behind him.

* SpinOff: ''[=GamesMaster=]'' magazine. It's still going strong 15 years after the TV show ended.

'''''[=GamesMaster=]''''' was a British television show, airing from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games. A large part of the show was the challenges, which saw gamers competing against each other over the course of the series to be crowned "''[=GamesMaster=]'' Champion" through a variety of different games & challenges (For example, a SpeedRun through [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic The Hedgehog 3]]'s Angel Island Zone), before focusing more on the actual games than the challenges.

Debuting between the launches of the {{SEGA}} [[SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] and the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], the show orginally had a target demographic of pre-teens, but as time went on, the show shifted to targeting teenagers & young adults instead.

Two of the show's tradmarks were the setting changing changing each year, much like levels in a video game; and the titular Games Master, a disembodied head (played by [[PatrickMoore Sir Patrick Moore]]) who dispensed advice on video games to those who needed it, [[DeadpanSnarker albeit with a sharp tounge]].

* RearrangeTheSong: Every series featured a new remix of the ''[=GamesMaster=]'' theme; Series 2 & 3 using an altered version of the previous theme tune each time. From Series 4 onward, the theme was remixed to be more appropriate to the theme of the series.