EXHIBIT 23.1(a) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Uproar Inc.: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 of Uproar, Inc. of our report dated February 4, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Uproar Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for the year then ended, which report appears in the registration statement no 333-93315 on Form S-1. /s/ KPMG LLP New York, New York July 13, 2000