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1 · You Can Keep Your Quarters: The Death of Arcades

2 · Up from the Ashes: The Rise of Nintendo

3 · Ashes to Ashes: The Fall of Atari

4 · Splitting the Iron Curtain: A Brief History of Tetris

5 · Atari-gate!: The Theft of Nintendo's Code

6 · The Dirty Dozen: 12 Failed Consoles — Part One

7 · The Dirty Dozen: 12 Failed Consoles — Part Two

8 · The Fight of the Century: Sega vs. Nintendo

9 · I am Outraged!: Controversy in Gaming

10 · Two Gorillas and a Leather Company: ColecoVision

11 · You Don't Know Jack: Introducing the Commodore 64

12 · From Score to Story and Back: Return of the Arcade!

13 · We Have Awakened a Sleeping Giant!: Nintendo Angers Sony

14 · Shigeru Miyamoto: The Father of Modern Video Games

15 · Gaming Mascots: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

16 · 30 Years in the Making: Women in Gaming

17 · From Dust to Doom: The Two Johns

18 · Nolan & Ralph: The Founding Fathers

19 · The Unsung Heroes: Game Controllers

20 · We Hardly Knew Ye: R.I.P. Sega Dreamcast

21 · Mine!: Gaming and Copyright

22 · College Dreams: The Story of General Computer

Crew and Cast

Storyline

This series traces the sweeping history of video games—from the golden age of arcades to the home‑console revolution that reshaped the industry. Through fast‑paced commentary and archival insight, it explores how hits like Space Invaders, Pac‑Man, and Donkey Kong fueled an arcade boom, why the market collapsed in the early 1980s, and how Nintendo revived gaming with the NES. The story expands into the fierce rivalry between Atari and Nintendo, the global battle for Tetris rights, and the constant cycle of innovation that defined consoles from the 1970s through the 2000s. Blending humor with industry analysis, the episode shows how creativity, competition, and a few spectacular missteps shaped modern gaming.

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
30 July 2007
Last aired
11 November 2008
Rating
NR

Production

Created by
Jesse Black
Networks
ON Networks, HD Networks

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
22
Runtime
8m
Type
Scripted
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English