Re: Video Game Documentaries
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:50 pm
Second Skin (2008) - a documentary about somewhat extreme MMO players. I really enjoyed it.
All Your History by machinima
Kinda crappy Street Fighter one "I Got Next."
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Re: Video Game Documentaries
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:11 pm
Re: Video Game Documentaries
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:04 pm
I suppose you don't know that when Wiebe's score was rejected, the world record was returned to the previous holder: Steve Wiebe himself, because he was already the champion. Quite the omission don't you think? 
The filmakers didn't want to make a honest film. They didn't want to admit that Wiebe held the record for almost three years because that would ruin the drama. They admit it. The director is on record saying they twisted the truth, how the hell can you believe anything said in the film?
If you want to, you can look up the facts. Just google it. It's even listed on Wikipedia. You can even go to youtube and see Mitchell and Wiebe playing against each other. It's not rocket science.
The King of Kong is a good film, but a terrible documentary. Don't trust it.
(Also: If you didn't notice the "shady ass film" was obviously patched in post-production you need a new pair of glasses )
The filmakers didn't want to make a honest film. They didn't want to admit that Wiebe held the record for almost three years because that would ruin the drama. They admit it. The director is on record saying they twisted the truth, how the hell can you believe anything said in the film?
If you want to, you can look up the facts. Just google it. It's even listed on Wikipedia. You can even go to youtube and see Mitchell and Wiebe playing against each other. It's not rocket science.
The King of Kong is a good film, but a terrible documentary. Don't trust it.
(Also: If you didn't notice the "shady ass film" was obviously patched in post-production you need a new pair of glasses
)Re: Video Game Documentaries
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 5:07 pm
King of Kong had good narrative, made Mitchell look like a true villain, but it's obviously BS.
Re: Video Game Documentaries
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:43 am
I figured it'd have been mentioned by now, but Charlie Brooker did a docu-reviewy thing on BBC4 a couple years back, named Gameswipe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QtS-7woh7g
It's more sound-bits from notable personalities (well, in the UK/Irish sense), reflecting on growing up with games, a few reviews things, a little history, and a tidbit of analysis on gaming's place in mass-media.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QtS-7woh7g
It's more sound-bits from notable personalities (well, in the UK/Irish sense), reflecting on growing up with games, a few reviews things, a little history, and a tidbit of analysis on gaming's place in mass-media.