Console Wars
2020
Action / Documentary
Console Wars
2020
Action / Documentary
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In 1990, SEGA, a fledgling arcade company assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and uniquely American capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation.
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Finally a Documentary About the Console War
Today the gaming industry totals over 150 BILLION dollars. That's more than the entire movie and music industry combined.
This is a fun nostalgic trip back to the late eighties and early nineties when the first popular gaming consoles were launched.
It all started with Atari. That company didnt last long. Then Nintendo popped up and the rest is history. But for a short period there was a fierce competition with a new comer on the market called SEGA, which games were more tailored to teenagers instead of little kids. Suddenly lots of blood and gore and action was available in gaming to millions of teenagers. They were lovin' it.
In the end SEGA did not last, but it is fun ride to watch how they became the biggest and how they destroyed their own succes.