High Score 2020
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
Episodes
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S1·E1 Boom & BustSpace Invaders and Pac-Man lead an arcade craze, while Atari's cartridge system dominates home gaming until a high-profile failure sparks a downfall.
S1·E2 Comeback KidA Japanese playing card company called Nintendo enters gaming and hits it big with Donkey Kong, then later takes over home gaming with the NES.
S1·E3 Role PlayersInspired by Dungeons & Dragons, adventure and role-playing computer games introduce unprecedented levels of choice and complexity to players.
S1·E4 This is WarSega's Genesis console and its speedy new character, Sonic, hit the market. Electronic Arts kicks off a partnership with football legend John Madden.
S1·E5 Fight!Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat give rise to the head-to-head fighting genre, but the increasing graphic violence in games brings controversy.
S1·E6 Level UpNintendo goes 3D with Star Fox. Wolfenstein 3D popularizes the first-person shooter format, while Doom ups the ante with networked gaming.Cast
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Rebecca Heineman
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Steve Golson
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Ryan Best
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Tomohiro Nishikado
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Gail Tilden
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Hirokazu Tanaka
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Nolan Bushnell
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Roberta Williams
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Howard Scott Warshaw
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James W. Riley
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Gordon Bellamy
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Doug Macrae
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Mike Horowitz
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Karen Lawson
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Anderson Lawson
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Jerry Lawson
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Shaun Bloom
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Jeff Hansen
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John Kirby
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Ken Williams
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Tom Kalinske
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Hirokazu Yasuhara
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Naoto Ohshima
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Chris Tang
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Trip Hawkins
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Joe Ybarra
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Akira Nishitani
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Takahiro Nakano
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Dylan Cuthbert
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Giles Goddard
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Crew
- Creator
- France Costrel
- Executive Producers
- Courtney Coupe, France Costrel, Melissa Wood
- Composer
- Joel Harmsworth, Jarome Harmsworth
Details
- First air date
- Aug 19, 2020
- Last air date
- Aug 19, 2020
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Network
- Netflix
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Great Big Story
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Japanese
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