Netflix's "High Score"

[Ahriman]

This documentary traces the evolution of the video game industry, from the days of Atari and "Donkey Kong" to modern online gaming and esports.

1 episode in, so far it's "very okay". Incidentally, there's a Space Invaders kid who years later trooned out, and the engineer who first developed video game cartridges back in 1976 was a black dude.

They talk about his research and achievements, which are remarkable by themselves, but you can hear the "aha! see? we wuz vidya engineers!" undertone behind it.

Anyways, episode 6 is about id Software and Doom, so I am looking forward to it.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

Saw that in my suggested list and was disappointed it wasn't a documentary on school shooters.

 

[soft kitty]

Saw that in my suggested list and was disappointed it wasn't a documentary on school shooters.

You've been on the internet for too long.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Saw that in my suggested list and was disappointed it wasn't a documentary on school shooters.

This was my thoughts exactly lmao.

Also, ever read Masters of Doom? What a great book.

 

[some Sketchy dude]

Does it end with the conclusion that all gamers are racist, sexist, islamophobic people....and tries to make those aspects somehow seem bad and not completely reaaonable?

 

[Titos]

Kinda sad they covered Doom and Id when Masters Of Doom has pretty much covered everything. Missed opportunity to do it on Marathon and the early Bungie days as Marathon like Doom and Wolf pioneered a ton of shit such as mouse look being standard. Also want to figure out what the fuck happened to Greg Kirkpatrick since he only wrote the Marathon trilogy then disappeared off the face of the earth.

 

[I Love Beef]

Why do I need to pay for this shit when Pat the NES Punk already has a series about this for free on his channel?

 

[GhostButt]

Marathon and the early Bungie days as Marathon like Doom and Wolf pioneered a ton of shit such as mouse look being standard.

I always wanted to get into marathon, seems cool and I love that era of mac-stuff

 

[Titos]

I always wanted to get into marathon, seems cool and I love that era of mac-stuff

You can download the entire series for free legally. Just go to Aleph One. The games have some issues such as weird puzzles but the lore is awesome and it's a pretty fun little shooter series.

 

[Xarpho]

I came into this thread thinking (half-jokingly) it was a school shooter thing, but two people have already come to the same conclusion.

Strange minds think alike, I guess.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

I came into this thread thinking (half-jokingly) it was a school shooter thing, but two people have already come to the same conclusion.

Strange minds think alike, I guess.

The internet has ruined us.

 

[Dante Alighieri]

The internet has ruined us.

Or we ruined the internet.

 

[A Grey Cat]

Sorry Netflix but it's gonna take a lot more than this to make me forgive or forget your giving us this in less than a month