''Console Wars'' is a 2020 documentary directed by Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris. The film is about the 1990s
console wars
In the video game industry, a console war describes the competition between two or more video game console manufacturers in trying to achieve better consumer sales through more advanced console technology, an improved selection of video games, and ...
between
Nintendo and
Sega in the
16-bit era
In the history of video games, the fourth generation of game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North Amer ...
and the rise and fall of Sega in the home console market. It is based on Harris's
2014 book and is the first original film for CBS All Access, now
Paramount+
Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Media ...
.
Premise
The documentary chronicles the story of how
Sega stepped up to take on
Nintendo during the 1990s, the
console war
In the video game industry, a console war describes the competition between two or more video game console manufacturers in trying to achieve better consumer sales through more advanced console technology, an improved selection of video games, and ...
between the two companies, and the eventual down fall of Sega during the late 90s.
Reception
The documentary received generally favorable reviews. It currently holds approval rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...
based on reviews.
See also
* ''
GameStop: Rise of the Players''
References
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2020 films
American documentary films
Paramount+ original films
2020s English-language films
2020 documentary films
1990s in video gaming
Documentary films about video games
Films scored by Jeff Beal
Legendary Pictures films
Films directed by Jonah Tulis
2020s American films
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