Games Workshop featured on TV in 1984 oldhammer 

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Frothlord! 🤓

I know, it seemed like the reporter went to find someone to ask them about their characters and experience with the game before immediately acting like they actually didn't just ask them as if they were a frother who just randomly came up to them spouting information.

the legend hisself

Holy shit, you’re Tarry Higgins!

Yep lol Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :)

@@Psytrome "Sorry, we've only got three, is that alright?" I guess the mega rats were a hot-ticket item back in the day lol

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the hidden mysteries that went on behind the screen is what drew me in lol

* pan over to Mike McVey painting as fast as he can to get'em ready for their closeup *

It’s fantastic isn’t it 😀 thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, it very appreciated:)

That place was nerd nirvana seriously the games we had lol they were really nice i used there big landscaped table for a huge game me some dude from Lincoln that was a very special place indeed now its historic well I mean its gone now I think the last times i was there in any capacity was 08

The same thing to some extent would happen with the majority of companies that go from small independent affairs to multi national billion pound corporations. In that process they inevitably lose their ability to do whatever they want as the bosses are not technically in charge anymore, the shareholders are and shareholders want profits and sustained profits every quarter. If they don't get that then you start getting votes of no confidence in the management and so that ends up seeing the management doing whatever they can to keep shareholders happy. Some corporations can manage to keep all the customers happy, but it sadly tends to be rare.

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lol it great isn't it :) Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment it's much appreciated :)

We had one customer who was obsessed with the "Monstermark" system from early White Dwarfs (a system for balancing encounters). He would trap us at the till every time he came in. Imagine someone talking about a spreadsheet for an hour... Nightmare.

Man the subsequent interview with the "frother" was hilarious even though I pretty much knew exactly what it would sound like. The host's feigned interest was perfect

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To be fair the U.S. led the way in RPGs at the outset. Also I think that Ian Livingstone that was doing most of the selling was more of a game designer than salesman and also he didn't design D&D, GW were luck to have landed exclusive UK distribution rights for D&D during the early days.

It took so long to take off because it took so long for the kids that used to play to grow up into adults that controlled what is seen and heard on TV and Movies.

TBH that's partially because TSR hardly knew what it was. Apparently there were discussions among GMs at the time where they expressed frustration at some players choosing to not solve a puzzle because their character's intelligence was too low. Some GMs felt they weren't playing the game propely, not quite getting that their players had realized the real power of RPGs before they had. (I like that old-school puzzle dungeon, psuedo board game style of play too. But it took a long time for nerds to universally realize how much more they could do with it.) Gygax and friends had their tournament dungeons and open tables where they might have six parties running around (in different sessions), all rushing through the world to get as much loot as possible and potentially yank it from each other (hence castle and dungeon building rules). Meanwhile some more isolated groups played... more like people play now. There was a ton of variety in how people interpreted what D&D "was".

@@colbyboucher6391 Don't forget that Warhammer 40k started with more RPG likr roles as well in the beginning.

It’s insane isn’t it! Lol thanks fir watching and taking the time to comment :)

Jarvis Johnson had a famous dad too , Richard ! In the best ghost film ever made - the Haunting !

@@Gash580 Holy shit , He was the doctor in Zombie Flesheaters!

JJ retired 2021 July.

@@ianrobertson4398 Imagine the stories after a few pints?

It just a lovely insight into a past time. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, its greatly appreciated :)

Meadowhall workshop was my local in the late 90s. What was that campaign against the nids that decided the fate of a world?

Fedaykin Commando Ichar 4 I think. Overseen by the Ultramarine with the Blood Angels and the Imperial Guard and the fairly new Sisters of Battle with help from the Eldar. It was a world wide campaign with an imperial victory, obviously.

It was a great reminder of a past time. Thanks.

I almost exploded when i saw it.... I personally couldn't agree with you more :) thank you for taking the time to watch anc comment is really appreciated

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment it's much appreciated. Its fantastic isn't it! the store itself was just how I remembered it and so many wonderful rule sets :)

I'm still frothing lol

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I think so too!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Its like they gave no fooks lol

Just saw the 20 year old son of a m8 of mine and he got pretty much the same haircut so it's coming back :)

*waves enthusiastically Hello Germany :) our pleasure :)

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment it greatly appricated. We've just posted another one we found ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xXvdygU0ceo.html

Id love to have him in my party

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Tarry Higgins LOL He is amazing! he looked so excitable! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment :)

Alreet man, you into the games workshop like? Enjoy your videos man, funny as.

@@anthonyh4745 I have been for thirty five years! 😆

@@AngryBootneck aye same man, about 30yrs for me. Let me guess you’re an imperial guard collector?

@@anthonyh4745 Got a bit of everything really, obviously Marines love Space Marines though!

There are 2 game designers called Steve Jackson. The UK one in the video and went in to write Fighting fantasy books. The other Steve Jackson is American and created Car Wars and tithes games. Both Steve’s worked on a FF book! Know that was confusing!

Aaaah! OK that makes sense. Thanks for clearing it up. *goes to pick up brain bits and shove them back in my head*

Amazing :) I don't recall it. It must have been a regional show! hence the name of the show. Thank you for sharing you memories and for taking time to watch and comment :)

ohh we will try to find that thxs :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork Had a search myself, but you'll probably have better luck. 🙂

Its incredible isn't it.... its the fact he has a list lol thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, its greatly appreciated :)

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Hi :) Hope things are well. Its incredible isn't it! I almost exploded lol. I thought its was a Blanche painted figure, its very much in his style. Also Tim was my manager at GW Manchester for a few weeks :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork cool. I worked there for two years out of three around 1983 I think?

Glad you enjoyed it

When I saw it I almost exploded with excitement lol thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, its greatly appreciated :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork I worked for GW for a short time, filling in for a sick staff member. Loved it. Was back in the days before they purged the company of non GW products. Best staff discount I ever had! 50% off GW products, and 25% off everything else! You can guess where most of my wages went hehe. Met SJ & IL once, really nice guys.

@@davidthompson3798 oh WoW! I worked for GW Manchester during that period. Tim was my manager for a while... I loved the discount :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork I was at Newcastle! (Ian Henzell was manager).

Those were the days. 😀

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Amazing :) thank your for sharing you memories :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork and I got a load of em too thanks thats just next to the cinema the guys always went way above and beyond doing games and it was always busy

My old shop too. Although the cinema was demolished some time back in 2008 or so

lol thank you for watching :)

Yes, I think it is :) thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. It's most appreciated :)

It definitely is!

@@andyhall109 I worked at the Manchester Store in the 80s and we had a frother reject button on the till lol

That hair lol Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment :)

Amazing isn't it :) thanks for taking the time to watch and comment :)

Isn't it :) We've tracked down a few more early TV appearances nothing as good as this but we will had them to a YT video soon :) Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork awesome to hear that! And great job cleaning up the video. I would have watched it in any form to be honest, but I really appreciate the effort and results! Looking forward to more of these in the future, cheers!

My pleasure

Well spotted! thxs for taking the time to watch and comment :)

Be the change invite them to a game :) Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, its greatly appreciated :)

Different era but we hear you :) Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :)

lol thank you for taking the time to watch and leaving a comment :)

When they referred to a board I think they meant in the traditional sense. Games like monopoly, chess and, snakes and ladders which have a constant design. I'd argue they are playing a tiles and not a board. Boards and tiles and not a prerequisite to play D&D but they do make it easier for understanding positions. It also makes it more interesting for the TV programme I hope that helps lol

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork Back then (LOL "Back in my day!) we were all theater of the mind without any tiles or minis. I guess that's where I'm coming from. It wasn't till the mid to late 80s that we got any minis around here.

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The first spring that jumped into my mind was the mustaches from Police Academy's the Blue Oyster lol

He does! he was my manager as GE Manchester for while. I always thought he was American lol

I had an American Father and a British Mother so my accent was all over the place. 😀

It amazing isn’t it . Thanks for taking t the time to watch and comment :)

its so funny :)

Gale you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment its most appreciated :)

Glad you enjoyed it 😀

Yes they were :)

You’re right :) Thxs for watching and taking the time to comment :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork well thanks to YOU for sharing this great view into the past! 😘

Our pleasure 😃

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I didn’t have to... I’m that old lol tbf it was better from my perspective :) thank you for taking the time to watch and comment :)

Same, we didn't have access to the internet until the mid/late 2000's in Bermuda. And even then it was so expensive that it wasn't used that much. So I got to spent my teens and early 20s without that influence

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When they referred to a board I think they meant in the traditional sense. Games like monopoly, chess and, snakes and ladders which have a constant design. I'd argue they are playing a tiles and not a board. Boards and tiles and not a prerequisite to play D&D but they do make it easier for understanding positions. I hope that helps lol Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment its greatly appricated :)

@@OriginalOldhammerArtwork it' understandable, they are in a miniature shop and it's better for a TV show to have something to show ;)

Just something we threw together in Adobe creative... took about 5 mins :)

lol thxs for watching :)

Also can't believe Elton missed the obvious come back to "A net drops on you"... "Well hello Annette!"

😂 brilliant

He sums it up best saying its like a movie you don't want to watch

Tim was my manager at GW Manchester for a while. I think Albie might have passed away unfortunlety

I work as Manager of an Oxfam Bookstore. I still paint figures ... and Robots. :)

@@alkeldadawn good for you Tim! A bit of GW history right here!

They play on an unknown map that's being discovered as they advance. Big difference. This became the basis of map construction games like settlers of catan, but that was far in the future in this video.

@@gedece I know. It was just funny.