Before VMTV hit the internet, we did a show called "Video Masters" starting in February of 1995.
We did about 5 episodes a year, usually every other month. Here are all 17 episodes, including
the never-released 18th episode, from October of 2000.
Episode: 1
Release Date: Feb 19, 1995
Synopsis: The very first episode includes cheats to Donkey Kong Country,
Super Mario World, and the Genesis game, Shove It. We'll review Spider-Man Vs the Kingpin for the
Sega CD, and Super Punch Out for the Super NES.
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Episode: 2
Release Date: July 2, 1995
Synopsis: The original edition of Episode 2 features reviews to Donkey Kong Country for the
Super Nintendo, cheats for Sonic The Hedgehog for the Genesis, and The Rocketeer for SNES.
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Episode: 3
Release Date: September 9, 1995
Synopsis: In this episode, we review Comix Zone for the Genesis, and Uniracers for the Super
NES. We'll also look at the Odyssey 2 game console, and show you how to get to level 9 in Super
Mario All Stars. All this, plus cheats galore for Sonic 2, and Batman Returns.
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Episode: 4
Release Date: October 15th, 1995
Synopsis: This is the special edition of Episode 4. Some of the original content is here, such as
cheats for Battletoads for the Super NES, and a review of Mega Man X2. Our special content features a review to the arcade game, Elevator Action Returns.
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Episode: 5
Release Date: November 24, 1995
Synopsis: This is Episode 5 of Video Masters TV, done in November of 1995.
Here, the hosts review video games for the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo.
You'll see reviews to Super Mario World 2 for the SNES, Hardball 95 for the Genesis,
and you'll see a Super Mario Bros. Cartoon in-between all this.
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Episode: 6
Release Date: Feb 19, 1996
Synopsis: You'll see a lot of tips to Spider-Man on the
Genesis, and Super Empire Strikes Back for the Super NES. We have 2 PC reviews, Dark Forces,
and Full Throttle. All this, plus lots more.
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Episode: 7
Release Date: April 15, 1996
Synopsis: This episode features reviews to the PC game, Noctropolis, and the
Super Nintendo game, Batman Forever. Also appearing is a Super Mario Bros cartoon, and
cheats for Doom for the PC.
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Episode: 8
Release Date: May 8, 1996
Synopsis: Here, we have reviews to NHL 96 for the Sega Genesis, and Mega Man X3 for Super NES. There are also tips and tricks, as well as a look at Super Mario RPG and Duke Nukem 3D.
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Episode: 9
Release Date: August 9th, 1996
Synopsis: This is the special edition of Episode 9. All of the original content is here, except some text was added, intros, credits and segments were enhanced from its previous versions.
In this episode, there are reviews to Wing Commander IV for the PC, and cheats for Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Super Nintendo.
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Episode: 10
Release Date: Oct 1, 1996
Synopsis: This episode contains lots of stuff. Jason reviews Quake, Jose reviews NBA Live 96, both for the PC. We have our first look at the Nintendo 64, as well as a preview of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire before its release.
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Episode: 11
Release Date: Feb 19, 1997
Synopsis: This is a "Behind the Scenes" episode, more or less. We'll show you how an episode
gets made, as far as graphics, and such. We've thrown in some Nintendo 64 cheats for Cruisin USA,
and Super Mario 64. Also featured is a review to Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.
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Episode: 12
Release Date: June 10th, 1997
Synopsis: In this episode, there are reviews to Mario Kart 64 for the N64, as well as some cheat codes for the original PC shooter, Doom. We'll also look at the Shareware version of Champ Kong in the "Shareware Dimension", a new segment we introduced first in this episode.
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Episode: 13
Release Date: July 13th, 1997
Synopsis: One of my favorite old episodes. We review Doom 64 for the Nintendo 64, give some cheats for the Star Wars game, Shadows of the Empire, and take you through a brief walkthrough of the PC game, Wing Commander IV.
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Episode: 14
Release Date: August 14, 1997
Synopsis: In this classic episode, John, Jason and Jose will review Starfox 64 for the
Nintendo 64. We'll look at 2 Shareware games, and there's cheats for NBA Hang Time for the N64, and Pitfall for the SNES.
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Episode: 15
Release Date: November 6, 1997
Synopsis: This show brings you reviews to Tetrisphere, and Goldeneye, both for Nintendo 64.
The cheats are short in this episode to make room for our first look at emulation, with the
Nesticle Emulator. We'll also look at the shareware version of Champ Games' version of Ms.
Pac Man aka Ms. Pac-Em.
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Episode: 16
Release Date: March 16th, 1999
Synopsis: In this episode, we review the Nintendo 64 great, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. There are also cheats for Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle for the Playstation, and F-Zero X for the N64.
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Episode: 17
Release Date: October 20, 1999
Synopsis: This episode has cheats for Mega Man 3 for the Gameboy, Quake 2 for the Nintendo 64. We'll look at the Metroid X rom hack, and review Pac-Man World for the Playstation, and Super
Smash Bros for N64. We also debut Animation Central and look at animated series based on comic books.
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Episode: 18
Release Date: August 24, 2000
Synopsis: This is an incomplete demo episode of Video Masters, featuring myself and a girlfriend from 2000. By incomplete, there are segments missing, such as the Shareware Dimension, showing Burger TimeWarp, and Video Vision, featuring Namco Arcade Museum.
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Episode: Outtakes #1
Release Date: November 23, 2002
Synopsis: The Official "Video Masters: Outtakes, Cool Scenes, and Oddball moments". Over 30 minutes devoted to mishaps, bloopers, and our own assortment of goofy behavior.
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Episode: Outtakes #2
Release Date: May 2, 2004
Synopsis: Just when you thought you couldn't get enough of those damn outtakes. This reel is an hour full of outtakes that we apparently missed. Check out some of the outtakes from our first season, and even some deleted scenes.
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