#WE VIDEATOR TV#
It was the first TV show about games that wasn’t aimed squarely at 6 year olds. Channel Four (A UK terrestrial TV channel), scored a major hit with the launch of the first in a new wave if TV video game shows called ‘Gamesmaster’. How did you get involved with this show and became the bigger than life star Big Boy Barry? How hard was it to play the role and host the stand alone Big Boy Barry show?Īlex: Man, that’s a hell of a question. TV station Sky One ran a syndicated videogame competition show, called Games World, which lasted a few years. Favorite games? Every console has a fair share of course, but for the spectrum I guess Manic Miner, Target Renegade, Cookie and New Zealand Story (A great conversion by all accounts) and the Mega Drive? Well let’s see, Sonic (Of course), Gunstar Hero’s, Thunder Force and the best of the lot, Streets of Rage (3 remains the best side scrolling beat ‘em up of all time). Though the age old practice of pester power however, I managed to sneak a Sega Master System in, and then shortly after upgraded to a Mega Drive. My mates started getting into the NES though which I craved for, though was cruelly denied thanks to the expense of the games. Day one we used it play games and for little else… Stuck with the humble Spectrum for many years, going from the 48k to a massive 128k and then the +2. My Dad bought it under the illusion that the thing would prove educational (How many parents got suckered into that?!). Saying that, my first distinctive memory of gaming was when my brother and I got a Sinclair Spectrum 48k for Christmas. Kinda’ hazy to put an exact date on things but I remember the family had an Atari VCS growing up. I think I was born with a NES pad in my hands for crying out loud. It’s the games that got me into the TV and not the other way round. Hubbs: While growing up, were you a gamer at a young age or did you start getting into gaming at a later time? What was the first console you owned and some of your favorite games?Īlex: Oh hell yes. The show debuted as the second highest rated program on Sky TV (Just behind The Simpsons!) and co-starred the talented Mr David Walliams of UK smash hit ‘Little Britain’ fame. Playing the character of Barry has allowed me to present more hours of video game TV than anyone else in the UK, which included a pretty cool video game sitcom by the name of ‘Barry’s Joypad’ and then ‘Barry TV’. On a slightly more serious note, my real name is indeed Alex Verrey, I’m better known here in the UK as the ‘Tubby Titan of Tea Time Telly’ “Big Boy Barry”. My turn offs are arrogance, pollution and cruelty to animals. My turn on’s are warm fires, long walks on the beach and chocolate. I’m ‘Big Boned’ though devilishly attractive. Well my name is Alex Verrey, I’m 6”3 tall, and a Gemini. Hubbs: Since not many people in the US know who you are, can you introduce yourself and give us a tiny bit about yourself and career highlights?Īlex Verrey: Sure thing. I wan to give thanks to Alex Verrey, aka Big Boy Barry, for allowing me to waste his time.
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