INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE directed by Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky

Indie Game: The Movie a 2012 released documentary directed by Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky that follows the trajectories of various indie game developers in their way to publishing their independently created video games.

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Rise of the Video Game

Yesterday I watched a five series documentary called Rise of the Video Game produced by Discovery Channel. The series aired originally on November 2007 and depicts the history of video games from the fifties to this days. Here the editorial review:

The video game revolution has been under way for decades, progressing from simple amusements created in the 1950s to an all-pervasive force in today's popular culture that rivals — and will perhaps soon surpass — film and television. What began as a subculture pastime has evolved and transcended genres to become a unique form of expression impacting everything from modern warfare to interpersonal relationships.

Rise of the Video Game is a comprehensive and progressive exploration of the past, present and future of video games and video gamers. From the early days of Pong to today's ever-popular Halo 2, and from Atari 2600 to Nintendo to PlayStation,Rise of the Video Game tells the story of the people, the ideologies and the technology behind video games and how they have exploded into a cultural phenomenon. The evolution of gaming has seen the pendulum move from the days of games replicating society, to society replicating games. Featuring interviews with giants in the gaming industry of yesterday and today, this five-part series examines the evolution of the video game and its cultural impact on the world of entertainment today.

The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

Great poster from Pop Chart Lab that showcases the evolution of game controllers. Click here for full size picture.

Dragon Ball Super Butoden 3

Dragon Ball Super Butoden 3 was released in Japan and a neighbor, friend of us, has bought the original Japanese version for the Super Nintendo with an adapter so that an NTSC game could be played in a PAL video game console. he spend a ton of money in that one but the game was complete worth it. Above the the US version, the Japanese though was identical but, of course, with Japanese lettering.

GameBoy lands in Spain

The first Nintendo portable gaming console with interchangeable cartridges, the Game Boy was released today in Europe. It first hit it Japan, on April 21, 1989 and later the US on July 31. We will be asking for one of those machines on the upcoming years, but our parets will always refuse to buy us one. Luckily we got one borrowed by a neighbor who was already tired of it, and have one at home for a couple of months somewhere between 1990 and 1996.