Download (game show)
| Download | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game Show |
| Presented by |
Scott McRae (2000) Nathan Lloyd (2001) Emily Jade (2002) |
| Voices of | Miss Bytes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 257 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Becker Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 2000 – 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Now You See It |
Download is an Australian children's game show aired on the Nine Network in 2000 until 2002, It hosted by Scott MacRae in 2000 and it replaced Now You See It, Nathan Lloyd in 2001 and Emily Jade O'Keefe in 2002. The show ended in 2002. The co-host is Miss Bytes (shown on TV in the studio). The show re-launched in 2002.
Format
Round 1 & 2 (Small Screen Game)
Miss Bytes will introduce the first 2 players. The round works with choosing one category, the host will give one letter on the bottom of the screen, another letter will be at the top of the screen, a player gets it correctly gets 1 point and downloading the letter down and the player who got it right will take the answer will get 4 points (in total 5 points). The player with 10 points will win that round and come back in Round 3. Round 2 is the same thing but with different players. The player with the least points will get prizes.
Round 3 (Big Screen Game)
The 2 players with 10 points will come back. The round works with scrambled words and gets 5 points for each player correct, 1 point will be taken off if did not answer (5 points = 4 points), when the bell rings 2 players have 60 seconds to figure it out but the difference is they double the points, 2 points will be taken off if did not answer (10 points = 8 points) the player with most points will be our winner today and goes to the Bonus Round. After taking 1 point or 2 points off the player will still have a chance to answer. The player with the least points will still get prizes.
The highest recorded score was 94-4, recorded in October 2002 by 11-year old Kavel Gounden of Kenmore South State School.
Bonus Round
1 player with most points will have a chance to win prizes. The round works with four lines, the letters are chosen, after the letters have chosen they will be in the screen and answer them. The way they answer the player will say for example: Line 1, Athens. If the player doesn't know the clue to the answer, the player must say "Pass!" and come back to the clue later if there is enough time. The player had 60 seconds to figure it out.
Trivia
- The show was repeated in 2000-2001, 2003-2006 showing on the weekends on the Nine Network.
- In 2003-2005, a couple of additional episodes (mostly from 2001-2002 episodes) were broadcast on the Nine Network showing on 4pm on random days (mostly during weekdays) since the show ended in 2002.
- There was a website for the game show in 2000-2002. The website was closed down in 2003.
Links
1. Computer Gameshow. http://www.kidspuzzles.com.au/kids-puzzles-articles/2000/3/12/computer-gameshow/
2. Play Download Website (updated August 16 2000). http://web.archive.org/web/20000816194209/http://www.playdownload.com.au/