High Score

Season

2020

7.4

TV-14

Traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.

Clips & Trailers

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Episode List

S1 • E1

Boom & Bust

Space Invaders and Pac-Man lead an arcade craze, while Atari's cartridge system dominates home gaming until high-profile failure sparks a downfall.

S1 • E2

Comeback Kid

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.

S1 • E3

Role Players

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

S1 • E4

This is War

Sega's Genesis console and its speedy character, Sonic, hit the market. Electronic Arts kicks off a partnership with football legend John Madden.

S1 • E5

Fight!

Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat give rise to head-to-head fighting genre, but the increasing graphic violence in games brings controversy.

S1 • E6

Level Up

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

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Cast

Charles Martinet

Self - Narrator

Nolan Bushnell

Self

John Romero

Self

Hirokazu Tanaka

Self

Akira Nishitani

Self

Tom Kalinske

Self

Ken Williams

Self

Roberta Williams

Self

Hirokazu Yasuhara

Self

Akira Yasuda

Self