It covered the creation of Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) and Games Workshop in the 70's. It then went onto how Sinclair helped get home computers on the market.
Games covered included:
- Elite (1984)
- Black & White (A god game by Peter Molyneux)
- Tomb Raider (arguably the first game where a player cared about the character Lara Croft)
- Wipeout (a futuristic race game that revolutionized the race game, it had high tempo music with bright colors and fast, fluid movement.)
- Grand Theft Auto (this game brought open world sandbox games to the nations attention with its controversial themes and characters)
- Little Big Planet (this game allowed players to create entire levels with an extensive array of of customization and programmable elements, this game also allowed players to share their creations online with other players)
- World of Warcraft (this is a massively multi-player online game, it has one of the largest online player/fan bases for MMOs in the world, it opened all new social opportunity previously unavailable in games)
- MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons, these were text based RPG's that were played with other players over the internet via chat rooms etc.)
although insightful I found to my amazement that this installment of the series didn't interest me nearly as much as the previous two, the board games sections both on history and mechanics seemed far more engaging, however this my just be the perspective of the producers or others with influence over the show. I will however be looking to the past of video games more in-depth from now on as some of the origins are really quite fascinating.
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