3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Saw this was coming out on Netflix in a week or so and didn't know if anyone knew anything about it? The title background has me intrigued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Has Chris Tang in it, which is neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 It's probably fine, but haven't we reached peak retro game documentary by now? Is there anything new to talk about? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,931 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) Oof, this kind of "documentary" format rubs me the wrong way. It just seems extremely superficial and shallow. I wanted to watch the "Movies That Made Us" miniseries also on Netflix because of the subject matter, but I couldn't make it through the first half of the Die Hard episode because of how cringeworthy it was. It felt like it didn't care at all about the very thing it was supposed to document. I'm gonna watch this because I'm curious about it, but I have a feeling it'll just wake up the "um ackshually..." in me. Edited August 10, 2020 by Sumez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 49 minutes ago, Daniel_Doyce said: It's probably fine, but haven't we reached peak retro game documentary by now? Is there anything new to talk about? Is there peak retro game documentary? Point me in that direction. Last one I watched was the Nibbler one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 22 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Is there peak retro game documentary? Point me in that direction. Last one I watched was the Nibbler one Nintendo Quest was the Commodus of retro game documentaries 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,931 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 38 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Is there peak retro game documentary? Point me in that direction. Last one I watched was the Nibbler one Red Bull's documentary about video game music is surprisingly amazing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,978 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Sumez said: Red Bull's documentary about video game music is surprisingly amazing. I hadn’t heard of this one, thanks for the link. I ended up watching them all back to back, really great series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Any VGS members pop up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 This doc is just interesting enough to hold my attention. I actually really liked the NWC stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Two episodes in. This is fine so far. Nothing I didn't already know, but I think for a casual viewer it would be eye opening. I did actually enjoy the interview with Gail Tilden in the second episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Some of it seems a little political... Which I'm not even sure how they worked into a video game doc... That parts kind of annoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Some of it seems a little political... Which I'm not even sure how they worked into a video game doc... That parts kind of annoying woah, weird. What parts? I didn't notice anything in the first two eps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Most of it comes in episode 3. I haven't watched past that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobear85 | 141 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 6 hours ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Some of it seems a little political... Which I'm not even sure how they worked into a video game doc... That parts kind of annoying It’s on Netflix, what else did you expect 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Psychobear85 said: It’s on Netflix, what else did you expect It shouldn't surprise me anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,881 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Haven't had time to watch it yet but it's on my list! I'll have to keep my eye out for outrageously extreme political views... Don't tell me they interviewed a woman did they?! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,978 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 17 hours ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Some of it seems a little political... Which I'm not even sure how they worked into a video game doc... That parts kind of annoying I just finished that episode and I was disappointed they threw in those political scenes. It added nothing to the episode and felt like it was in there just so Netflix can add it to their quotas. I’ve noticed this has become a big trend with US media lately and has actually driven me towards exploring more European and Japanese media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I'm on the first episode. When the Space Invaders inventor pulled out his notebook and show his pixelated sketches I teared up a little. There's something that always gets me when someone is able to create something that becomes substantial. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 9 hours ago, OptOut said: Haven't had time to watch it yet but it's on my list! I'll have to keep my eye out for outrageously extreme political views... Don't tell me they interviewed a woman did they?! They had good interviews with women. The overly political stuff is hard to miss. It really wouldn't be a big deal, but a lot of it seems forced... And unrelated to the larger history of gaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobear85 | 141 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: They had good interviews with women. The overly political stuff is hard to miss. It really wouldn't be a big deal, but a lot of it seems forced... And unrelated to the larger history of gaming Like the dude from EA that’s gay, cool hes gay but what does that have to do with anything? Good old Netflix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I don't see how interviews with trans or gay people are a political thing. But yea, they came down on Pat Buchanan pretty hard in episode 3. Personally I found it enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 51 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: I don't see how interviews with trans or gay people are a political thing. But yea, they came down on Pat Buchanan pretty hard in episode 3. Personally I found it enjoyable. I didn't find the interview with the trans girl political because it was historically relevant to video games. It's when they go on tangents about the hardships of minorities/gays/etc. and are interviewing them specifically for that reason that I take issue with it. I'd like the interviews to be with people that can best tell the history of gaming, whether those people are straight/gay/trans, whatever, as long as it's those who've had the greatest impact. So far, this doc would have you thinking that the majority of people that helped launch the video game revolution were gay and that sounds like a stretch to me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: I didn't find the interview with the trans girl political because it was historically relevant to video games. It's when they go on tangents about the hardships of minorities/gays/etc. and are interviewing them specifically for that reason that I take issue with it. I'd like the interviews to be with people that can best tell the history of gaming, whether those people are straight/gay/trans, whatever, as long as it's those who've had the greatest impact. So far, this doc would have you thinking that the majority of people that helped launch the video game revolution were gay and that sounds like a stretch to me Fair enough, but I don't think this documentary is really talking about the end all be all history of gaming. They are picking out different parts to tell. I mean they spent an episode talking about Ultima. Yea it was important, but of all games to go in depth on. I think the interview from the black guy from EA was interesting. He had a good story to tell about getting hired there and it was nice hearing his perspective about when they added black players in Madden 95. If you want interviews with those that had the greatest impact, you're gonna need to ask them to increase their budget and interview Miyamoto, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 923 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Oh god guys, grow up. I thought the documentary as a whole was pretty good. I really loved the original Doom monsters in the last episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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