Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video   Games

Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video Games

7.0
2006
1h 29m
HD
Documentary

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.

Top Cast

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Nolan Bushnell

Himself - Video Game Engineer

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Bill Griffeth

Himself - Narrator

Ralph H. Baer

Ralph H. Baer

Himself - Magnavox Odyssey Inventor

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Howard Lincoln

Himself - Former Chairman, Nintendo of America

Michael Katz

Michael Katz

Himself - Former President, Sega America

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Tom Kalinske

Himself - Former President, Sega America

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Kaz Hirai

Himself - President, Sony Computer Entertainment of America

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Al Alcorn

Himself - Pong Inventor

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