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The Video Game Years
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The Video Game Years
The Video Game Years (2012) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.9/10 on IMDb from 512 votes. Updated
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★ 7.9IMDb · 512
The Video Game Years are here! The show that examines the history, culture, and oddities of video game history will have you learning, laughing, and scratching your head as it examines what has transpired in gaming's past! This is the height of video game history with the 1980s! It includes topics such as Atari, Nintendo, Pac-Man, Mario, arcade games, and the infamous Video Game Crash of 1983!
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10Seasons
4best episode: S3E17 — 1986 Pt 1 - Sega Master System, Arkanoid, Jackal, Gunshoe & MORE ★ 8.6 (7)
S110 eps · ★ 7.6
- E11977★ 6.912
- E21978 Part 1 - Space Invaders & Bally Astrocade★ 7.711
- E31978 Part 2 - Odyssey 2 & Trackball★ 7.99
- E41978 Part 3 - Super Breakout, APF MP-1000, Simon, Atari★ 7.910
- E51979 Part 1 - Atari Adventures & Vector Graphics★ 8.19
- E61979 Part 2 - PC Games, Galaxian★ 7.99
- E71979 Part 3 - Atari Games & Microvision★ 7.99
- E81979 Part 4 - Asteroids & Intellivision★ 8.09
- E91980 Pt 1 - Pac-Man, Monaco GP & Atari Breaks Out★ 6.911
- E101980 Pt 2 - Centipede, Battlezone, Sierra, Berzerk, Pinball Games★ 6.910
S28 eps · ★ 7.8
- E11980 Pt 3 - Missile Command, Tempest, Rogue, Broderbund★ 7.910
- E21980 Pt 4 - 80's Arcades, Zork, Game Watch, Warlords Rally X★ 7.910
- E31981 Pt. 1 - Galaga, Frogger, Lady Bug, Entex★ 8.110
- E41981 Pt. 2 - IBM PC, Intellivision Games, Defender & Atari vs. KC Munchkin★ 7.610
- E51981 Pt. 3 - Donkey Kong, Atari vs. Intellivision, Kaboom, Venture, Qix More★ 8.09
- E61981 Pt. 4 - Ms Pac Man, Ultima Wizardly, Turbo, Yars Revenge, Pinball More★ 7.99
- E71982 Pt 1 - Atari 5200, Commodore, QBert, Pole Position, Joust, Burgertime★ 7.49
- E81982 Pt 2 - E.T., Pac Man 2600, Colecovision, Tron, Popeye, Jungle Hunt, MORE★ 7.49
S321 eps · ★ 7.9
- E11982 Pt 3 - Vetrex, Donkey Kong Jr, Dig Dug, Pac-Man, Choplifter★ 7.88
- E21982 Pt 4 - Robotron, Sinistar, Pitfall, Mr Do, Arcadia, Game Magazines★ 7.88
- E31983 Pt 1 - Famicom, Elevator Action, Starcade, Tapper, Congo Bongo★ 7.910
- E41983 Pt 2 - Dragon's Lair, Spy Hunter, Donkey Kong 3 & MORE★ 7.810
- E51983 Pt 3 - Star Wars Arcade, Mario Bros, Ultima III, War Games★ 7.810
- E61983 Pt 4 - The Crash, Discs of Tron, Krull, Piracy, & MORE★ 7.610
- E71984 Pt 1 - Marble Madness, Pac-Land, Karateka, Star Force & MORE★ 7.79
- E81984 Pt 2 - Paperboy, Kung Fu Master, Cloak & Dagger, Babbage's, Summer Games★ 7.79
- E91984 Pt 3 - Nintendo Vs, Space Ace, Karate Champ, 1942, Lode Runner, Elite★ 7.69
- E101984 Pt 4 - Punch-Out! Return of the Jedi, King's Quest, Last Starfighter★ 7.69
- E111985 Pt 1 - Nintendo NES, Commando, Ring King, Ultima IV, Duck Hunt★ 8.19
- E121985 Pt 2 - Super Mario Bros, Carmen Sandiego, Hang-On & Amiga★ 7.99
- E131985 Pt 3 - Space Harrier, Ghosts N Goblins, Twin Bee, Clu Clu Land★ 7.69
- E141985 Pt 4 - Gauntlet, Excitebike, the Bard's Tale, Section Z, & Pinball Games★ 7.79
- E151985 Pt 5 - Oregan Trail, Gradius, F-15 Strike Eagle, City Connection MORE★ 7.79
- E161985 Pt 6 - Indiana Jones, Hogan's Alley, Yie Ay Kung Fu, Gun Smoke★ 7.88
- E171986 Pt 1 - Sega Master System, Arkanoid, Jackal, Gunshoe & MORE★ 8.67
- E181986 Pt 2 - Outrun, Alex Kidd, Playchoice 10, Starflight MORE★ 8.27
- E191986 Pt 3 - Rampage, Atari 78000, Chiller, Gunship, MORE!★ 8.67
- E201986 Pt 4 - Fantasy Zone, Mighty Bomb Jack, Rolling Thunder, Legendary Wings★ 8.27
- E211986 Pt 5 - Space Quest, Double Dribble, Balloon Flight, Super Sprint MORE★ 8.47
S422 eps · ★ 8.3
- E11987 Pt 1 - Legend of Zelda, Wizards & Warriors, PacMania, Leisure Suit Larry★ 8.67
- E21987 Pt 2 - Metroid, Shinobi, Goonies II, 1943, Atari XEGS★ 8.07
- E31987 Pt 3 - Mega Man, Double Dragon, Earl Weaver Baseball, Rygar★ 8.08
- E41987 Pt 4 - Castlevania, Police Quest, RoadBlaster, Pro Wrestlers★ 8.47
- E51987 Pt 5 - After Burner, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Top Gun, Maniac Mansion★ 8.67
- E61987 Pt 6 - Road Racer, Alien Syndrome, Kid Icarus, Operation Wolf, LJN Games★ 8.47
- E71988 Pt 1 - Contra, Abrams Battle Tank, Anticipation, Toobin★ 8.27
- E81988 Pt 2 - Castlevania II, Ghostbusters, NARC, Pool of Radiance★ 8.27
- E91988 Pt 3 - The Adventure of Link, Blaster Master, RC Pro Am, Wasteland★ 8.27
- E101988 Pt 4 - Bionic Commando, Madden, Bubble Bobble, Cabal, T&C Surf Design★ 8.47
- E111988 Pt 5 - Blades of Steel, Double Dragon II, Golgo 13, Nintendo Power★ 8.48
- E121988 Pt 6 - Super Mario Bros 2, RBI Baseball, Chase HQ, Adventure Island★ 8.28
- E131988 Pt 7 - Phantasy Star, Metal Gear, Skate or Die, Ice Hockey★ 8.27
- E141988 Pt 8 - Bases Loaded, Bad Dudes, Rastan, Milon's Secret Castle, Power Pad★ 8.27
- E151989 Pt 1 - Game Box, Tetris, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, MORE!★ 8.47
- E161989 Pt 2 - Duck Tales, Shadowgate, Populous, Super Mario/Captain N MORE★ 8.27
- E171989 Pt 3 - TurboGrafx, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(Arcade), Baseball Stars★ 8.27
- E181989 Pt 4 - Lynx, Prince of Persia, Golden Axe, Power Glove, WWF★ 8.47
- E191989 Pt 5 - Techmo Bowl, TMNT, Super Mario Land, Super Off Road MORE★ 8.47
- E201989 Pt 6 - Sega Genesis, Dragon Warrior, Bomberman, Minesweeper & Solitaire★ 8.27
- E211989 Pt 7 - Ninja Gaiden, Sim City, Tiger LCD, Lolo, Arch Rivals★ 8.27
- E221989 Pt 8 - Mega Man 2, the Wizard, Final Fight, Bayou Billy Legendary Axe★ 8.47
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best episode: S3E17 — 1986 Pt 1 - Sega Master System, Arkanoid, Jackal, Gunshoe & MORE ★ 8.6 (7)
S110 eps · ★ 7.6
- E11977★ 6.912
- E21978 Part 1 - Space Invaders & Bally Astrocade★ 7.711
- E31978 Part 2 - Odyssey 2 & Trackball★ 7.99
- E41978 Part 3 - Super Breakout, APF MP-1000, Simon, Atari★ 7.910
- E51979 Part 1 - Atari Adventures & Vector Graphics★ 8.19
- E61979 Part 2 - PC Games, Galaxian★ 7.99
- E71979 Part 3 - Atari Games & Microvision★ 7.99
- E81979 Part 4 - Asteroids & Intellivision★ 8.09
- E91980 Pt 1 - Pac-Man, Monaco GP & Atari Breaks Out★ 6.911
- E101980 Pt 2 - Centipede, Battlezone, Sierra, Berzerk, Pinball Games★ 6.910
S28 eps · ★ 7.8
- E11980 Pt 3 - Missile Command, Tempest, Rogue, Broderbund★ 7.910
- E21980 Pt 4 - 80's Arcades, Zork, Game Watch, Warlords Rally X★ 7.910
- E31981 Pt. 1 - Galaga, Frogger, Lady Bug, Entex★ 8.110
- E41981 Pt. 2 - IBM PC, Intellivision Games, Defender & Atari vs. KC Munchkin★ 7.610
- E51981 Pt. 3 - Donkey Kong, Atari vs. Intellivision, Kaboom, Venture, Qix More★ 8.09
- E61981 Pt. 4 - Ms Pac Man, Ultima Wizardly, Turbo, Yars Revenge, Pinball More★ 7.99
- E71982 Pt 1 - Atari 5200, Commodore, QBert, Pole Position, Joust, Burgertime★ 7.49
- E81982 Pt 2 - E.T., Pac Man 2600, Colecovision, Tron, Popeye, Jungle Hunt, MORE★ 7.49
S321 eps · ★ 7.9
- E11982 Pt 3 - Vetrex, Donkey Kong Jr, Dig Dug, Pac-Man, Choplifter★ 7.88
- E21982 Pt 4 - Robotron, Sinistar, Pitfall, Mr Do, Arcadia, Game Magazines★ 7.88
- E31983 Pt 1 - Famicom, Elevator Action, Starcade, Tapper, Congo Bongo★ 7.910
- E41983 Pt 2 - Dragon's Lair, Spy Hunter, Donkey Kong 3 & MORE★ 7.810
- E51983 Pt 3 - Star Wars Arcade, Mario Bros, Ultima III, War Games★ 7.810
- E61983 Pt 4 - The Crash, Discs of Tron, Krull, Piracy, & MORE★ 7.610
- E71984 Pt 1 - Marble Madness, Pac-Land, Karateka, Star Force & MORE★ 7.79
- E81984 Pt 2 - Paperboy, Kung Fu Master, Cloak & Dagger, Babbage's, Summer Games★ 7.79
- E91984 Pt 3 - Nintendo Vs, Space Ace, Karate Champ, 1942, Lode Runner, Elite★ 7.69
- E101984 Pt 4 - Punch-Out! Return of the Jedi, King's Quest, Last Starfighter★ 7.69
- E111985 Pt 1 - Nintendo NES, Commando, Ring King, Ultima IV, Duck Hunt★ 8.19
- E121985 Pt 2 - Super Mario Bros, Carmen Sandiego, Hang-On & Amiga★ 7.99
- E131985 Pt 3 - Space Harrier, Ghosts N Goblins, Twin Bee, Clu Clu Land★ 7.69
- E141985 Pt 4 - Gauntlet, Excitebike, the Bard's Tale, Section Z, & Pinball Games★ 7.79
- E151985 Pt 5 - Oregan Trail, Gradius, F-15 Strike Eagle, City Connection MORE★ 7.79
- E161985 Pt 6 - Indiana Jones, Hogan's Alley, Yie Ay Kung Fu, Gun Smoke★ 7.88
- E171986 Pt 1 - Sega Master System, Arkanoid, Jackal, Gunshoe & MORE★ 8.67
- E181986 Pt 2 - Outrun, Alex Kidd, Playchoice 10, Starflight MORE★ 8.27
- E191986 Pt 3 - Rampage, Atari 78000, Chiller, Gunship, MORE!★ 8.67
- E201986 Pt 4 - Fantasy Zone, Mighty Bomb Jack, Rolling Thunder, Legendary Wings★ 8.27
- E211986 Pt 5 - Space Quest, Double Dribble, Balloon Flight, Super Sprint MORE★ 8.47
S422 eps · ★ 8.3
- E11987 Pt 1 - Legend of Zelda, Wizards & Warriors, PacMania, Leisure Suit Larry★ 8.67
- E21987 Pt 2 - Metroid, Shinobi, Goonies II, 1943, Atari XEGS★ 8.07
- E31987 Pt 3 - Mega Man, Double Dragon, Earl Weaver Baseball, Rygar★ 8.08
- E41987 Pt 4 - Castlevania, Police Quest, RoadBlaster, Pro Wrestlers★ 8.47
- E51987 Pt 5 - After Burner, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Top Gun, Maniac Mansion★ 8.67
- E61987 Pt 6 - Road Racer, Alien Syndrome, Kid Icarus, Operation Wolf, LJN Games★ 8.47
- E71988 Pt 1 - Contra, Abrams Battle Tank, Anticipation, Toobin★ 8.27
- E81988 Pt 2 - Castlevania II, Ghostbusters, NARC, Pool of Radiance★ 8.27
- E91988 Pt 3 - The Adventure of Link, Blaster Master, RC Pro Am, Wasteland★ 8.27
- E101988 Pt 4 - Bionic Commando, Madden, Bubble Bobble, Cabal, T&C Surf Design★ 8.47
- E111988 Pt 5 - Blades of Steel, Double Dragon II, Golgo 13, Nintendo Power★ 8.48
- E121988 Pt 6 - Super Mario Bros 2, RBI Baseball, Chase HQ, Adventure Island★ 8.28
- E131988 Pt 7 - Phantasy Star, Metal Gear, Skate or Die, Ice Hockey★ 8.27
- E141988 Pt 8 - Bases Loaded, Bad Dudes, Rastan, Milon's Secret Castle, Power Pad★ 8.27
- E151989 Pt 1 - Game Box, Tetris, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, MORE!★ 8.47
- E161989 Pt 2 - Duck Tales, Shadowgate, Populous, Super Mario/Captain N MORE★ 8.27
- E171989 Pt 3 - TurboGrafx, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(Arcade), Baseball Stars★ 8.27
- E181989 Pt 4 - Lynx, Prince of Persia, Golden Axe, Power Glove, WWF★ 8.47
- E191989 Pt 5 - Techmo Bowl, TMNT, Super Mario Land, Super Off Road MORE★ 8.47
- E201989 Pt 6 - Sega Genesis, Dragon Warrior, Bomberman, Minesweeper & Solitaire★ 8.27
- E211989 Pt 7 - Ninja Gaiden, Sim City, Tiger LCD, Lolo, Arch Rivals★ 8.27
- E221989 Pt 8 - Mega Man 2, the Wizard, Final Fight, Bayou Billy Legendary Axe★ 8.47
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