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High Score [a] is a Netflix docuseries created by France Costrel. It features stories and interviews with the developers and creators of early video games. The series first premiered on August 19, 2020.
High Score: With Charles Martinet, Rebecca Ann Heineman, Nolan Bushnell, John Romero. Traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
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- 2020-08-19
- Documentary, History
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High Score is a documentary series about the golden age of video games, when legends – from Pac-Man to Doom – were brought to life.
- 2 min
- 148.6K
- Netflix
- Pac-Man, Mario, Sonic, Fox McCloud, and everything in between.
- Netflix Spotlight: August 2020
- Verdict
By Matt Fowler
Updated: Aug 19, 2020 8:20 pm
Posted: Aug 19, 2020 8:11 pm
All six episodes of High Score premiere Weds, August 19 on Netflix.
Netflix's new six-part docuseries, High Score, offers a broad-but-captivating look at the 1970s origins of video games along with the various booms and technological milestones of the '80s and '90s. For A.P. gamers, there might not be enough surgical precision to entice and ensnare, but High Score's presentation and genuine love for the product and its history makes for a blissful and beaming look at an emerging medium and its growth into an interactive art form.
Though one could criticize High Score for sometimes feeling a bit all over the place, each episode still tackles a specific era and/or theme. It kicks things off with Space Invaders, arcades, and the Atari 2600. We then swiftly move into the dominance of the NES, the "cool factor" of Sega Genesis, the controversy surrounding Mortal Kombat (and Night Trap), and the innovation of Doom. Along the way, there's a pit stop for the RPG, which moved from tabletop to text-only adventures to the early graphics of Mystery House.
It's these stories, blended in with yarns like Ultima's Richard Garriott having to incorporate morality into Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar because players were such s***heels, the artwork of Yoshitaka Amano that helped create the world of Final Fantasy, and Akira Nishitani's global trek to create Street Fighter II, that make High Score a great watch.
At some points, High Score feels like it's addressing viewers who might be overly unfamiliar with the gaming world, but all in all, that's a very small part of the proceedings. Just because a few seconds might be devoted to explaining what a role-playing game is doesn't take away from the excellent stories that come with that genre's legacy. This love letter-style docu-binge is a cool and entertaining watch for all walks.
In an effort to be entertainingly everything, High Score touches upon just about every aspect of gaming's rich history that you can think of during its first two decades. From rebellious college students making their own upgrades to Missile Command to Donkey Kong lawsuits to the advent of 3D gaming and, eventually, multiplayer, this series will sho...
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High Score is a documentary series about the golden age of video games, when legends – from Pac-Man to Doom – were brought to life. Through ingenuity and sheer force of will, computer pioneers and visionary artists from around the globe spawned the iconic worlds of Space Invaders, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Sonic the ...
