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Season 1

Limited Series

Limited Series

Season 1

Limited Series

  • Air date:2020-08-19
  • User score:
    6.3
  • Number of episodes:6

List of Episodes

Boom & Bust
S1E1
5.3

Air date: 2020-08-19

Runtime: 47 min

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
S1E2
7.3

Air date: 2020-08-19

Runtime: 44 min

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
S1E3
6.0

Air date: 2020-08-19

Runtime: 40 min

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

This is War
S1E4
6.6

Air date: 2020-08-19

Runtime: 41 min

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!
S1E5
6.4

Air date: 2020-08-19

Runtime: 43 min

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
S1E6
6.0

Air date: 2020-08-19

Runtime: 37 min

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

Top Cast

Charles Martinet

Charles Martinet

Self - Narrator (voice)

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