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This series traces the sweeping history of video games—from the golden age of arcades to the home‑console revolution that reshaped the industry. Through fast‑paced commentary and archival insight, it explores how hits like Space Invaders, Pac‑Man, and Donkey Kong fueled an arcade boom, why the market collapsed in the early 1980s, and how Nintendo revived gaming with the NES. The story expands into the fierce rivalry between Atari and Nintendo, the global battle for Tetris rights, and the constant cycle of innovation that defined consoles from the 1970s through the 2000s. Blending humor with industry analysis, the episode shows how creativity, competition, and a few spectacular missteps shaped modern gaming.
Year: 2008
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
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Studio: ON Networks, HD Networks
Director: Jesse Black
Cast: T.J. Allard, Dan Ackerman, Libe Goad, Jeff Rubin, Josh Shabtai
Crew:
First Air Date: Jul 30, 2007
Last Air date: Nov 11, 2008
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 22 Episode
Runtime: 8 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 0.4024
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
You Can Keep Your Quarters: The Death of Arcades
Up from the Ashes: The Rise of Nintendo
Ashes to Ashes: The Fall of Atari
Splitting the Iron Curtain: A Brief History of Tetris
Atari-gate!: The Theft of Nintendo's Code
The Dirty Dozen: 12 Failed Consoles — Part One
The Dirty Dozen: 12 Failed Consoles — Part Two
The Fight of the Century: Sega vs. Nintendo
I am Outraged!: Controversy in Gaming
Two Gorillas and a Leather Company: ColecoVision
You Don't Know Jack: Introducing the Commodore 64
From Score to Story and Back: Return of the Arcade!
We Have Awakened a Sleeping Giant!: Nintendo Angers Sony
Shigeru Miyamoto: The Father of Modern Video Games
Gaming Mascots: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
30 Years in the Making: Women in Gaming
From Dust to Doom: The Two Johns
Nolan & Ralph: The Founding Fathers
The Unsung Heroes: Game Controllers
We Hardly Knew Ye: R.I.P. Sega Dreamcast
Mine!: Gaming and Copyright
College Dreams: The Story of General Computer