Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video Games (2006)

  • PG
  • 11/15/2006 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 29m

Overview

CNBC examines the history of the video game industry from the first tennis game developed for an oscilloscope to the Atari and video arcade game boom of the early 1980s. It looks at the history of electronic game all the way up to the current Nintendo, Playstation, and Xbox game systems.

Bob Waldman

Director, Writer

Cast

Nolan Bushnell's headshot

Nolan Bushnell

Himself - Video Game Engineer
Bill Griffeth's headshot

Bill Griffeth

Himself - Narrator
Ralph H. Baer's headshot

Ralph H. Baer

Himself - Magnavox Odyssey Inventor
Howard Lincoln's headshot

Howard Lincoln

Himself - Former Chairman, Nintendo of America
Michael Katz's headshot

Michael Katz

Himself - Former President, Sega America
Tom Kalinske's headshot

Tom Kalinske

Himself - Former President, Sega America
Kaz Hirai's headshot

Kaz Hirai

Himself - President, Sony Computer Entertainment of America
Al Alcorn's headshot

Al Alcorn

Himself - Pong Inventor

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