Has noclip or other documentary series covered the history of British gaming around that 80s time? I know Danny talked about Sensible Soccer but that's more 90s.
Oh From Bedrooms To Billions! I need to check that out.
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"High Score", a six-episode Netflix documentary about the “golden age of video games” is premiering on Wednesday, Aug. 19
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Has noclip or other documentary series covered the history of British gaming around that 80s time? I know Danny talked about Sensible Soccer but that's more 90s.
Oh From Bedrooms To Billions! I need to check that out.
Have you seen From Bedrooms to Billions? Sounds like it's exactly what you're after!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Bedrooms_to_Billions
doh! beaten.
This. I am old enough to remember it being called this originally.. like a few others have pointed out.
Anyway, I will check it out.
It sucks to see PAL territories often ignored. But even for North America, '80s computer gaming usually gets glossed over despite being very significant and active there, too. At least after reading samred's review, we know Sierra and Hawkins are in there. Some computer gaming coverage is better than none.
I'm in Canada but UK-developed games were a bit part of my youth: International Karate series, Last Ninja series, Skool Daze, Head Over Heels, Lazy Jones, Barbarian, Super Pipeline, Zynaps, Mogul's text adventures, etc..
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I always thought amiga was from the UK (it was my first gaming device and will always be my favorite - grew up in France). But it seems it's American ? So it was a US product that was more popular in Europe ?
Just finished the first episode and really enjoyed it. Absolutely fascinating stories and people.
They had a separate production division in Germany for European sales, and also handled sales and distribution separately from the US, and obviously had far more success doing it.
But yeah, basically.
Also anyone who grew up playing on home computers in the 80s/early 90s should watch the fantastic Halt & Catch Fire. A (fictional) character-driven drama based in those times of development of the first personal computers. Loved that show so much.
I really like these documentaries. I was too young to understand (or even care) what was going on in the industry that time, all gaming information we had were from magazines and then some websites in the mid-90's.
At least, 30 years from now I'll watch the documentary about Apple x Epic and be like "heh, I remember this one kids".
At least, 30 years from now I'll watch the documentary about Apple x Epic and be like "heh, I remember this one kids".
I'm not up to there but was it this? https://lostmediawiki.com/GayBlade_(found_LGBTQ+_PC_game;_1992)
There's a link on that page that'll take you to a website where you can play it.
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Really liked the first episode, I'm onto the second now. Nice presentation and overall production. Great to see the bit on Jerry Lawson, really interesting to hear from Gail Tilden on her experience during the launch of the NES.
Martinet's narration is well measured and chilled out. My worry was that he was going to go a bit ham but he's keeping it smooth.
Yes it's in 4K on Netflix.
Martinet's narration is well measured and chilled out. My worry was that he was going to go a bit ham but he's keeping it smooth.
Yes it's in 4K on Netflix.
Sitting in a work meeting now but planning on diving in right after. So excited to watch this! Been waiting all month for this.
Yes it is.
Watch High Score | Netflix Official Site
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
www.netflix.com
I'm through the first two episodes.
Its not what I was expecting. Its still good so don't get me wrong.. if you're an 80's and 90's gamer like me then you will enjoy it.
I didn't expect the focus to be so much on early e-sports. Huge focus on the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, a lot less focus on anything Nintendo between 1984-1990, so far. It was basically - here's the Famicom in '83, here's the redesign for the US audience in '84 and now welcome to the 1990 Nintendo World Championships.
I had forgotten that Kirby was designed in honor of the attorney that won the case Universal brought to them over Donkey Kong. I mean honestly...had Nintendo lost that case there would be no Nintendo in the U.S. Sad to see that he passed away last year.
Its not what I was expecting. Its still good so don't get me wrong.. if you're an 80's and 90's gamer like me then you will enjoy it.
I didn't expect the focus to be so much on early e-sports. Huge focus on the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, a lot less focus on anything Nintendo between 1984-1990, so far. It was basically - here's the Famicom in '83, here's the redesign for the US audience in '84 and now welcome to the 1990 Nintendo World Championships.
I had forgotten that Kirby was designed in honor of the attorney that won the case Universal brought to them over Donkey Kong. I mean honestly...had Nintendo lost that case there would be no Nintendo in the U.S. Sad to see that he passed away last year.
Yes it is.
Watch High Score | Netflix Official Site
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
Ah, I see now. I had typed 'High Svore'!
Jumped right into the Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat episode...Akiman's Chun Li painting and sketch...wow.
Superior Mario. Brilliant foreshadowin, haha. Loving this documentary.
I'm picking and choosing what episodes I watch, but I'm having fun. Yes, there's a definite focus on the Nintendo World Championship, but it was awesome hearing from Gail Tilden and building Nintendo Power. The Sega focused episode is fun, and doesn't share much new if you've read Console Wars, but it's great that Sega has former employees that had huge influence in the company willing to shed light on their time there (this is less common with Nintendo, talent has tended to stick around, or simply refuses interviews, which is why it's so much easier to tell the tale of the console wars from Sega's point of view).
Also, Trip Hawkins is a wild interview, it's interesting just how many situations are named after him ("Trip's Thing", "Trip's Folly"), but you understand why when they all ended up being successful. He certainly loves being proven right.
Also, Trip Hawkins is a wild interview, it's interesting just how many situations are named after him ("Trip's Thing", "Trip's Folly"), but you understand why when they all ended up being successful. He certainly loves being proven right.
It's not entirely true actually, it was rather the reason that sealed the deal to name him Kirby, even without that Kirby was one of the names they thought of, before thinking of John Kirby.
It's not exactly what I expected, but as somebody well informed and watched numerous documentaries on video games as well as lived through the 80's and 90's as a US gamer, it's focusing on subjects I'm wasn't as informed in so I've enjoyed the two episodes so far.
It's strange that all gaming documentaries that get this kind of attention are about the NES generation or earlier, especially arcades, pinball, etc. I'm much more interested in documentaries that cover the two generations after the NES. Aren't those old enough by this point to be worthy of analysis too? I also find it strange to call this the Golden age of gaming. Isn't that a more worthy title for the PS1 or PS2 gen?
Really excited to watch this! I've read a ton about this era of history for the games industry so I'm guessing it will cover some familiar ground but I'm looking forward to some nice new info and slick production values.
I think this is one of those cases where the 'golden age' of a medium like video games entirely depends on the age of the people who are making the documentaries like this. Folks tend to see their childhood and the media they consumed then as the best of it all, especially for games. Same with the way so many retro-themed shows and movies are about the 80s and slowly moving into the 90s now.
i think the term also coincides with whenever a medium attains mass popularity for the first time too. Comics existed before the golden-age of comics, but the golden-age refers to the ushering in of the popularity of superheroes.
I feel like the "Golden Age" of gaming lasted up to last generation. That's when things were apparent to me on how games started feeling like corporate products at the expense of the art from. I also feel like we are in some Indie Golden Age currently.
You're right in that a personal golden age is entirely subjective, but this was the period when video games evolved beyond simple bleep, bloop gameplay into something more immersive. When it was no longer simply a novelty, and the true potential was starting to be tapped.
Cant wait to get off work so I can watch the shit out of this un-holy entertainment combination of documentary and video games
