Video Game Invasion: The History of a Global Obsession
Top 4 Billed Cast
Self
Self
HomePage
Overview
A breakthrough documentary on the multi-billion dollar industry & the pioneers behind the blips on the screen. Decades later it's all gone extreme! Go beyond the pixels and behind the scenes for the true story about video games. Hosted by Tony Hawk, world champion skateboarder and co-creator of such hit video games as "Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater" and "Tony Hawk’s Underground," VIDEO GAME INVASION explores the creation of video games in an entertaining and comprehensive fashion, taking viewers through the maze of games that comprised the evolution of video gaming.
Release Date
2004-03-21
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
From Pong to Pac-Man and Beyond...
Genres
Languages:
EnglishKeywords
Similar Movies
From Dreams - Making "The Last of Us: Left Behind"(en)
Go behind-the-scenes to explore the themes of love and loss and how The Last of Us: Left Behind single player story chapter was created.
Horror!!!(en)
Horror stars are interviewed about their craft and films. Included on Severin Films' "Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Vol. 1" collection.
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened(en)
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.
Les Outre-mer, des terroirs en or(fr)
Gli estremi non si toccano(it)
Documentary focused behind the scenes of the making of the play 'io' by Antonio Rezza and Flavia Mastrella
We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks(en)
A documentary covering 3 decades of Clerks films
Guardians of the Galapagos(en)
Go behind the scenes with the crew of Sea Lions of the Galapagos to showcase not just the production of a film, but the world that inspired it.
The Matrix Revisited(en)
The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas(en)
This 8-part documentary includes behind the scenes interviews, concept art, and promotional trailers for the game.
Maria by Callas(en)
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
Miss Americana(en)
A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare(en)
A filmmaker's lifelong dream quickly becomes his worst nightmare when he attempts to make a low budget horror film about an aborted fetus that seeks revenge on its family.
Journey to the Sermon on the Mount(en)
Five individuals relate their life stories and struggles as they journey to participate in the filming of The Chosen's "Sermon on the Mount" scene.
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'(en)
Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you through the making of the film.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema(en)
With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making.
Recommendations Movies
Bride of Frankenstein(en)
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
Zombie Fight Club(zh)
It's the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime - Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny's boyfriend is killed in a zombie attack, she faces the challenge of surviving in the face of adversity. In order to stay alive, she struggles with Andy to flee danger.
La Notte(it)
A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan.
Destroy All Monsters(ja)
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
The Sweet Hereafter(en)
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
A Night at the Opera(en)
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
The Pilgrim(en)
The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
Florence Fight Club(ru)
Intertwined stories from the gladiator/athletes participating to the Calcio Storico Fiorentino yearly championship.
The Lost Weekend(en)
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy(en)
Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.
Night of the Living Dead(en)
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Accattone(it)
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
Vivre Sa Vie(fr)
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Ballet Mécanique(fr)
A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.
The Mischief Makers(fr)
A group of young boys develops a crush on a girl, leading to jealousy toward her boyfriend. They scheme to disrupt their relationship, and when the boyfriend catches one of them spying, he punishes him harshly. In retaliation, the boys attempt to make the girl doubt her boyfriend's love.
Torn Curtain(en)
During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.
Re-Generator(en)
A plane containing a highly classified government project crashes outside of a small town in the US. Realizing the level of danger, the government tries to secretly fix the problem. As tensions grow, the situation gets out of control, and civilians from the town find themselves facing their worst nightmare: a genetically enhanced killing machine that doesn't know how to stop.
Epidemic(da)
A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.
The Thomas Crown Affair(en)
Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.
The Virgin Spring(sv)
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.