High Score (2020)
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Limited Series6 episodes
1. Boom & Bust
⏱ 47 minSpace Invaders and Pac-Man lead an arcade craze, while Atari's cartridge system dominates home gaming until a high-profile failure sparks a downfall.
2. Comeback Kid
⏱ 44 minA Japanese playing card company called Nintendo enters gaming and hits it big with Donkey Kong, then later takes over home gaming with the NES.
3. Role Players
⏱ 40 minInspired by Dungeons & Dragons, adventure and role-playing computer games introduce unprecedented levels of choice and complexity to players.
4. This is War
⏱ 41 minSega's Genesis console and its speedy new character, Sonic, hit the market. Electronic Arts kicks off a partnership with football legend John Madden.
5. Fight!
⏱ 43 minStreet Fighter and Mortal Kombat give rise to the head-to-head fighting genre, but the increasing graphic violence in games brings controversy.
6. Level Up
⏱ 37 minNintendo goes 3D with Star Fox. Wolfenstein 3D popularizes the first-person shooter format, while Doom ups the ante with networked gaming.
