Bill Loguidice Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 The poster for the upcoming Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution documentary film is now ready, and shown below. When the Website is ready, I'll post again, and also once distribution details for this year are finalized. The film, which is based on the Vintage Games series of books by me and Matt Barton (we're also writers and producers on the film), covers the history of videogames from the perspective of those who made it happen. Those interviewed include Nolan Bushnell, John Romero, Todd Howard, Daniel Murray, Darion Lowenstein, Eric Lindstrom, David Crane, and many, many more. The narrator is Cain Devore. The film also has a Facebook and Google+ presence, although Armchair Arcade is still a great place to find out new details (in fact, here's the same thing as a blog post there so you can see the PDF). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLynx Lover Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 That looks very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) I hope it doesn't tell this rubbish on how (supposedly) Pac-Man and ET crashed the industry. And gets it right that the video game crash was in 1984, not 83. Edited February 16, 2014 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I hope it doesn't tell this rubbish on how (supposedly) Pac-Man and ET crashed the industry. And gets it right that the video game crash was in 1984, not 83. Not really. I personally favor 1984 as the Crash year (which is detailed in my latest book that was just released, Vintage Game Consoles) because that was the year that the consumer felt it, but technically 1983 is not wrong either because that's when the businesses felt it. I also don't like to simplify the causes of the Crash. It wasn't one or two games, but a series of events and poor decisions that led to it. The film does however use Pac-Man and ET as one of several examples in a broader explanation of why the Crash happened. With that said, for a film that runs 1 hour and 30 minutes or so and covers as much of the subject as it does, some ideas do need to be streamlined a bit to move the story along, plus be more approachable for a general audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 That looks very good. Thanks. The main guy on the poster is actually a recurring animated character in the documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 The world premiere of our Gameplay documentary will be at the NW Pinball and Arcade Show in Tacoma, WA, Saturday, June 7, 2014: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/5675 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) Better not leave out Atari ST Edited March 22, 2014 by atarian63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Better not leave out Atari ST You're too funny with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Here is news on the first wide release for the film: http://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2014/12/22/videogame-documentary-gameplay-premieres-exclusively-on-vutopia-in-january/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) Better not leave out Atari ST Usually in USA these things skip from 2600 (little bit mentioned) to NES (hugely mentioned) and leave out everything else in between. Look at the poster, no Bounty Bob, no Rockford, no Sonic, but of course, Mario. (Although Mario is an Atari character, that'll work for me). Actually I don't think computers will be included? No Apple ][, C64, A8? Edited December 24, 2014 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Usually in USA these things skip from 2600 (little bit mentioned) to NES (hugely mentioned) and leave out everything else in between. Look at the poster, no Bounty Bob, no Rockford, no Sonic, but of course, Mario. (Although Mario is an Atari character, that'll work for me). Actually I don't think computers will be included? No Apple ][, C64, A8? Yes, computers are included. It's comprehensive, but not always specific. In other words, you'll see items related to a wide variety of systems and platforms, but not every system and platform, and often not much on a specific system or platform (maybe a brief clip or image, for instance). A bigger focus is more on the games themselves, significant milestones, and industry trends. We more or less go from the 60s (though the actual start is before that) to the present day, which is a lot to cover in 1.5 hours. My original intention was to feature nearly every possible platform, but naturally the scope changes over time, particularly with so many people involved in a major project like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Our videogame documentary “Gameplay” now on Vutopia through February 6, 2015. http://t.co/HU0ljGemmx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLynx Lover Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Will it be released on DVD or Blu-ray at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Yes, it should make it to all digital and OnDemand services, as well as disc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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