Original title
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Released
9/5/2016
Origin country
GB
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
DLT Entertainment
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
26
Gaming enthusiast Dara O Briain presides over the mayhem as two stars join team captains – gaming geek Steve McNeil and gaming cynic Sam Pamphilon – to battle each other at their favourite computer games.
A behind the scenes peek into the making of Go 8 Bit with host Dara O Briain, games expert Ellie Gibson and co-creators Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon.
Dara O Briain presents the very best moments from the first two series of Dave's UKTV Original hit show, Go 8 Bit. Featuring Susan Calman, Russell Howard, Dave Gorman, Sara Pascoe and many more, this compilation features comedians and entertainment stars playing each other at video games with heaps of laughs along the way. There are also more than a few moments of high tension as Daniel Sloss gets stitched up in FIFA, Kerry Howard loses her mind in Tomb Raider and David James plays the tautest game of Tekken viewers will ever see.
Dara O Briain hosts a gloriously geeky game show in which celebrities duel on video games. There are lots of laughs as David James and Susan Calman play Chuckie Egg and Tetris.
Computer games bring out the competitor in us all, as Dara O Briain's amusing celebrity show proves. Gina Yashere and Marcus Brigstocke duel on Sonic the Hedgehog and Portal 2.
Comedians meet computers in this ingeniously devised panel show hosted by Dara O Briain. Holly Walsh and Bob Mortimer try their hand at a mixture of retro and modern games.
Russell Howard and Rachel Riley pick up a control pad and lock horns on video games such as Sensible Soccer and Nidhogg. Think GamesMaster crossed with a comedy panel show!
Anyone who has thrown a control pad at the TV in anger will enjoy Dara O Briain's celebrity computer game showdown! Josie Long and Dave Gorman duel on Frogger and Pong.
Jammy old Jason Manford and Ed Byrne get to have a laugh and attempt some worldies on FIFA. Dara O Briain's brilliant retro game show also features Asteroids and Kororinpa.
Richard Osman and Sara Pascoe reveal themselves to be either gifted gamers or sore losers as Dara O Briain's hit show returns. The pair dual on Galaga and Micro Machines.
Retro gaming fun. Rob Beckett and Zoe Lyons each grab a joystick and do battle on Gran Turismo, Horace Goes Skiing - and Goat Simulator. Yes, you read that last one right.
The match of the day sees Sara Cox and Daniel Sloss lock horns on FIFA '17. The pair also duel on Wipeout and Crossy Road.
Comedians Ellie Taylor and Jon Richardson square off on retro classics like Crash Team Racing and Aztec Challenge.
Vernon Kay and Bec Hill show they are 'game' for a laugh as they do battle on Tapper, Call of Duty and What the Box.
Peep Show's Robert Webb and DJ Gemma Cairney are the guest gamers on Dara's superb consoles-meets-comedy show. The pair clash on 1942, Jetpac, Angry Birds and Overcooked.
Russell Kane and Lolly Adefope play classics like Ghosts 'n Goblins and Lemmings, as well as the intriguingly titled Get Your Baps Out.
Edith Bowman and Elis James join Dara to try out Mega Man 2, Snowboard Party and Street Fighter V.
Liza Tarbuck and Jamali Maddix do battle on titles such as Crash Bandicoot and Far Cry 3.
Ore Oduba and Kerry Howard are game for a laugh on Dara's consoles-meets-comedy panel show. The pair do battle on Tony Hawk, Tomb Raider and X-Men vs Street Fighter.
Broadcasters Gregg Wallace and Jodie Kidd pick up the joystick to play five video games: Spy Hunter, Total War: Rome II, Battlefield 1, Push Me Pull You and special endgame Dara's Buttery Spuds in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Josh Widdicombe and Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock aim to unearth the next Tonton Zola Moukoko as they play Football Manager - and four other titles - on the witty video game show.
Matt Forde hopes to remain 'Unspun' as he and Jessica Knappett race each other on Need for Speed. Other classic titles on Dara's consoles-and-comedy show include The Sims.
DJ Dev and comic Susan Calman do battle on five titles, including Minecraft and Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Jonathan Ross and Suzi Ruffell play a mix of retro and modern games, including Final Fight and Titanfall 2.
Anna Richardson and Nish Kumar grab a D-pad and duel on five classic and contemporary titles, including Virtua Fighter and Worms Armageddon.
Natalie Cassidy takes charge of gaming's most famous hedgehog. John Thomson also guests, as the pair duel on Rampage, Wolfenstein 3D and B.U.T.T.O.N.
Kevin Bridges and Natasia Demetriou hit each other silly on Tekken in the consoles-meets-comedy show. They also joust on, er, Joust and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2.
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