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Astronomer and GamesMaster Sir Patrick Moore passes, aged 89
Posted: 10.12.2012 16:00 by Simon Priest Comments: 4
This weekend, December 9th, we have lost the iconic GamesMaster Sir Patrick Moore as he died at his home in Selsey, West Sussex. For over 50 years Sir Moore presented the BBC's The Sky At Night.

Most notably for video gamers though is his role as GamesMaster in the early 90's video game TV show. It was the first of its kind in the UK, broadcasting on Channel 4 from '92 to '98.

The GamesMaster was responsible for issuing us mere mortals with challenges, as well as revealing tips. GamesMaster's Dominik Diamond called him a "true original."

“What? He also did a show about planets? I just did the puerile gags. But he WAS the Gamesmaster," tweeted Diamond. "RIP Sir Patrick Moore, a true original.” Completing challenges laid down by GamesMaster earned you a Golden GamesMaster Joystick - it was the very epitome of 'cool'. The galaxy of gaming is poorer for having lost him.

Check out an episode of GamesMaster below, courtesy of YouTube.

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By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 10, 2012
SirRoderick
That show was pretty awesome! Shame I never saw it :/
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Dec 10, 2012
herodotus
Used to read about him in the venerable UK magazines "PC Informer" and "PC Format", when they were videogames rags and not strictly tech, so I'm aware of him. I'll stick with Yahtzee these days, even if he is a pom.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Dec 10, 2012
nocutius
Had to google that one but it's a great nickname :)

Absolutely love the second definition from the urban dictionary.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pom

"A British person - or close equivalent to the species. Specialise in inventing sports and timing themselves on how long it takes before all of their former colonies can defeat them at it..."


Hahaha :)
Seriously :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Dec 11, 2012
herodotus
...and beat them we do in Cricket, Union, League and sundry other sports:)