High Score - Season 1

High Score

Season 1

2020 • 6 Episodes

Episodes

Boom & Bust - High Score

1. Boom & Bust

5.3

August 19, 2020

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

Comeback Kid - High Score

2. Comeback Kid

7.3

August 19, 2020

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.

Role Players - High Score

3. Role Players

6.0

August 19, 2020

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

This is War - High Score

4. This is War

6.6

August 19, 2020

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

Fight! - High Score

5. Fight!

6.4

August 19, 2020

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

Level Up - High Score

6. Level Up

6.0

August 19, 2020

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