Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video Games

2006 | 89 minutes | 7.0 ★ (1)

Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video   Games
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    15 November 2006

  • DirectingBob Waldman
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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