documentary Archives — Distant Arcade

Gaming

Can E.T. for the Atari 2600 be fixed? neocomputer.org proves that it can

Quality gameplay isn’t 3,000,000 light years from home anymore.

By Luke Davis

March 16, 2025

Dan Ackerman, editor-in-chief of the tech news website Gizmodo, has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court accusing Apple, the Tetris Company and others of adapting his book about the video game Tetris into a feature film without his permission.
ᔥ Time Extension

This Cool Link was published 2 years ago. (#)

ThatGuyGlen on how Pokémon Red & Blue were made: This Pokémon documentary details the development of the monster collecting RPG Pokémon Red & Blue and goes behind the scenes of their creation.

This Cool Link was published 2 years ago. (#)

Arcade / PlayStation

How Pakistan became a dominant force in Tekken

When life gives you lemons, hit the arcades!

By Luke Davis

March 22, 2023

Xbox

A 3-hour history of the Xbox 360

If your first thought was ‘the Red Ring of Death’, you’re not alone.

By Luke Davis

December 18, 2022

SEGA

Sonic X-Treme: a cautionary SEGA tale

SEGA took “gotta go fast” way too literally and it cost them their place in the video game hardware race.

By Luke Davis

June 8, 2022

Pokémon

Remember when Pokémon was on Broadway?

An official Nintendo-sanctioned Pokémon musical? Yep, that happened.

By Luke Davis

April 11, 2022

Tag: documentary

Can E.T. for the Atari 2600 be fixed? neocomputer.org proves that it can

How Pakistan became a dominant force in Tekken

A 3-hour history of the Xbox 360

Sonic X-Treme: a cautionary SEGA tale

Remember when Pokémon was on Broadway?

Miscellaneous links

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PlayStation

SEGA