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Games Disaster was [[Paul Soulsby]]'s brainchild - a computer games tournament in which different teams competed over several episodes for a final prize. Paul made two series - one in 1999 and the second in 2000. He also wrote the title music. The first series was a conventional Games Master style setup with two teams playing against each other on the sofa in the YSTV studio, and a title sequence featuring shots of various games consoles. | Games Disaster was [[Paul Soulsby]]'s brainchild - a computer games tournament in which different teams competed over several episodes for a final prize. Paul made two series - one in 1999 and the second in 2000. He also wrote the title music. The first series was a conventional Games Master style setup with two teams playing against each other on the sofa in the YSTV studio, and a title sequence featuring shots of various games consoles. | ||
[[Image:gd2.jpg|thumb|left|Games Disaster 2, 2000]] | |||
The second introduced a more glossy feel and was hosted by a computerised voice, illustrated on [[Big Telly]] by sound waves. The new look title sequence (a far more stylish version of the first sequence) and graphics which appeared in this season were designed by [[Matt Hammond]]. | The second introduced a more glossy feel and was hosted by a computerised voice, illustrated on [[Big Telly]] by sound waves. The new look title sequence (a far more stylish version of the first sequence) and graphics which appeared in this season were designed by [[Matt Hammond]]. | ||
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Series 2 and 3 can be seen [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/watch/vids.php?cat=31 on the YSTV website], and there are also photos from [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/fun/archive/gamesdisaster2/index.php Series 2] and [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/fun/archive/gamesdisaster3/index.php Series 3] in the YSTV archive. | Series 2 and 3 can be seen [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/watch/vids.php?cat=31 on the YSTV website], and there are also photos from [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/fun/archive/gamesdisaster2/index.php Series 2] and [http://ystv.york.ac.uk/fun/archive/gamesdisaster3/index.php Series 3] in the YSTV archive. | ||
[[Image:gd4.jpg|thumb|left|Games Disaster 4, 2003]] | |||
A final (so far!) series was made in October 2003 by [[Ed Jellard]] with a different format to previous years, mimicking the format of a BBC daytime game show of the period that Ed had been watching. Unlike most of the previous episodes it was made once a week rather than all over a weekend, however it only lasted a couple of episodes due to the immense amount of time it took to set up each week. For this incarnation the series 2 title sequence was revived. | A final (so far!) series was made in October 2003 by [[Ed Jellard]] with a different format to previous years, mimicking the format of a BBC daytime game show of the period that Ed had been watching. Unlike most of the previous episodes it was made once a week rather than all over a weekend, however it only lasted a couple of episodes due to the immense amount of time it took to set up each week. For this incarnation the series 2 title sequence was revived. | ||