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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Am I right in assuming that the show is also very much focused on what was happening in the US? And ignoring the fact that in the UK and a good chunk of Europe in the 80s, we were playing on C64/Spectrum etc and games like Paradroid and Dizzy? And certainly not consoles. Even in the early 90s the Megadrive and SNES had tough competition from Amiga here. I ask because so many of these types of documentaries fail to realise how the gaming industry wasn't globalised back then and the famous "crash" never happened in Europe where we didn't give a shit about Atari in the first place.
Thanks will check it out :DHave 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.
I thought the "golden age" was the Atari/Arcade era? Golden age doesn't necessarily mean best age, often it's just the first period of major significance, like the golden age of comics.
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.Am I right in assuming that the show is also very much focused on what was happening in the US? And ignoring the fact that in the UK and a good chunk of Europe in the 80s, we were playing on C64/Spectrum etc and games like Paradroid and Dizzy? And certainly not consoles. Even in the early 90s the Megadrive and SNES had tough competition from Amiga here. I ask because so many of these types of documentaries fail to realise how the gaming industry wasn't globalised back then and the famous "crash" never happened in Europe where we didn't give a shit about Atari in the first place.
Every episode of High Score is made up of three elements: The first always follows a basic theme, like the rise of Nintendo or the fighting game trend in the '90s. The second tries to shoehorn that theme into a segment about competitive gaming, which sometimes feels very natural and other times feels like an episode got cut and they needed to find somewhere to talk about eSports. The third element is a piece of the untold history of video games, showcasing people who made an impact but aren't necessarily household names—assuming that, say, Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins is a household name where you live.
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 ?Am I right in assuming that the show is also very much focused on what was happening in the US? And ignoring the fact that in the UK and a good chunk of Europe in the 80s, we were playing on C64/Spectrum etc and games like Paradroid and Dizzy? And certainly not consoles. Even in the early 90s the Megadrive and SNES had tough competition from Amiga here. I ask because so many of these types of documentaries fail to realise how the gaming industry wasn't globalised back then and the famous "crash" never happened in Europe where we didn't give a shit about Atari in the first place.
Whenever you were 6-14.
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.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 ?
This is so true. :D
I'm not up to there but was it this? https://lostmediawiki.com/GayBlade_(found_LGBTQ+_PC_game;_1992)
Is this on UK Netflix yet? I didn't see it when I looked up High Score.
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 working up a review of the new Netflix documentary series "High Score" about video game history for @arstechnica, that'll go live next week before its Aug 19 premiere. In the meantime, they let us announce one really cool thing. It's-a @CharlesMartinet!
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.I had forgotten that Kirby was designed in honor of the attorney that won the case Universal brought to them over Donkey Kong.
This. Jesus.The story about how Ms. Pac-man came to be is fucking wild. Guys had balls the size of grapefruits.
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.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?
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.
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.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.