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High Score

High Score

High Score

  • 2020
  • Limited Series
  • ⁨TV-14⁩
  • Documentary
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.

Trailers

Episodes

  • 47m

    1. Boom & Bust

    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.

  • 44m

    2. Comeback Kid

    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.

  • 40m

    3. Role Players

    Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, adventure and role-playing computer games introduce unprecedented levels of choice and complexity to players.

  • 41m

    4. This is War

    Sega's Genesis console and its speedy new character, Sonic, hit the market. Electronic Arts kicks off a partnership with football legend John Madden.

  • 43m

    5. Fight!

    Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat give rise to the head-to-head fighting genre, but the increasing graphic violence in games brings controversy.

  • 37m

    6. Level Up

    Nintendo goes 3D with Star Fox. Wolfenstein 3D popularizes the first-person shooter format, while Doom ups the ante with networked gaming.

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Genres

Science & Nature TV, Documentary Series

This show is ...

Nostalgic, Documentary Series, Tech, Pop Culture, TV

Audio

German, English - Audio Description, English [Original], Spanish (Latin America), French, Italian

Subtitles

English, Spanish (Latin America), French, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

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