The History of Final Fantasy

Exploited, abused and sometimes abandoned most gamers fail to reach the top, but like all sports heroes exist. FRAG is the true story of professional video gaming outlining the evolution of the 1980’s arcade game competitions to the elite tournaments of today for millions of dollars around the globe.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Mike Pasley

Cast

Michal Blicharz, Rafik Bryant, Walter Day

"It’s the story of the people who escape to the alternative reality of being a football manager, and the effect this has had on their lives. It’s also the story of how a computer game made by football fans has become a part of the world it set out to replicate." - Miles Jacobson

Runtime

1h 12m

Director

Louis Myles

Cast

Vicky McClure, Paolo Nutini, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Second Skin takes an intimate look at three sets of computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by online virtual worlds. An emerging genre of computer software called Massively Multiplayer Online games, or MMOs, allows millions of users to interact simultaneously in virtual spaces. Of the 50 million players worldwide, 50 percent...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Juan Carlos Pineiro-Escoriaza

Cast

Dan Bustard, Ashley Esqueda, Nissa M Ludwig

This retrospective DVD was released around the time of The Wind Waker. It features interviews with past and present Legend of Zelda producers, artists and programmers, and footage from all the game endings

Runtime

1h 16m

Cast

Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiki Okamoto

In thirty years, the video game has conquered an increasingly wide audience. Drawing on the recent work of economists, sociologists, experts and interviewing major players in this field, this investigation unravels the overwhelming domination of this new mass media.

Runtime

1h 18m