Console Wars

Console Wars

93 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2020

In 1990, SEGA, a fledgling arcade company assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and uniquely American capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation.

Console Wars

93 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2020

Console Wars
In 1990, SEGA, a fledgling arcade company assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pit brother against brother, kids against grownups, Sonic against Mario, and uniquely American capitalism against centuries-old Japanese tradition. For the first time ever, the men and women who fought on the front lines for Sega and Nintendo discuss this battle that defined a generation.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Scott Rudin Productions, Point Grey Pictures, Legendary Television, Flying Penguin Pictures
Original title Console Wars
Directors Blake Harris, Jonah Tulis
Writers

Cast

Howard Phillips

as Self

Shinobu Toyoda

as Self

Paul Rioux

as Self

Tom Kalinske

as Self

Gail Tilden

as Self

Peter Main

as Self

Howard Lincoln

as Self

Al Nilsen

as Self

Steve Race

as Self

Jeff Goodby

as Self