This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
High Score (Season 1)
Boom & Bust 5.3
Air date: 2020-08-19
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Space Invaders and Pac-Man lead an arcade craze, while Atari's cartridge system dominates home gaming until a high-profile failure sparks a downfall.
Comeback Kid 7.3
Air date: 2020-08-19
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: A Japanese playing card company called Nintendo enters gaming and hits it big with Donkey Kong, then later takes over home gaming with the NES.
Role Players 6.0
Air date: 2020-08-19
Runtime: 40 min
Overview: Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, adventure and role-playing computer games introduce unprecedented levels of choice and complexity to players.
This is War 6.6
Air date: 2020-08-19
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Sega's Genesis console and its speedy new character, Sonic, hit the market. Electronic Arts kicks off a partnership with football legend John Madden.
Fight! 6.4
Air date: 2020-08-19
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat give rise to the head-to-head fighting genre, but the increasing graphic violence in games brings controversy.
Level Up 6.0
Air date: 2020-08-19
Runtime: 37 min
Overview: Nintendo goes 3D with Star Fox. Wolfenstein 3D popularizes the first-person shooter format, while Doom ups the ante with networked gaming.
Seasons
Episodes 6