The Crash

In the early 80's video games were still a young medium, but they were responsible for billions of dollars in sales every year. Predictions were made that video games would surpass films in revenue. But in the blink of an eye, it all went terribly wrong: game companies disappeared left and right, arcades fell into decline, and the end of video games was declared. In this episode of Icons, we'll hear from the people involved to find out what went wrong--and why.

Release Date: 2002-05-01
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5
TMDb: 8.0/10
  • Country: US, CA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30

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Atari
Episode 1 - Atari
Music Music
Episode 2 - Music Music
Unreal
Episode 3 - Unreal
Yu Suzuki
Episode 4 - Yu Suzuki
Intellivision
Episode 5 - Intellivision
The Legend Of Zelda
Episode 6 - The Legend Of Zelda
Xbox
Episode 7 - Xbox
Arcade
Episode 8 - Arcade
The History Of E3
Episode 9 - The History Of E3
LucasArts
Episode 10 - LucasArts
Red Storm
Episode 11 - Red Storm
Warren Spector
Episode 12 - Warren Spector
PC Gaming
Episode 13 - PC Gaming
The Crash
Episode 14 - The Crash
Games In The Military
Episode 15 - Games In The Military
Naughty Dog
Episode 16 - Naughty Dog
Mario Franchise
Episode 17 - Mario Franchise
Onimusha
Episode 18 - Onimusha
Mega Man
Episode 19 - Mega Man
Yuji Naka
Episode 20 - Yuji Naka
Final Fantasy
Episode 21 - Final Fantasy
Dungeons and Dragons
Episode 22 - Dungeons and Dragons