''Nintendo Quest: The Most Unofficial and Unauthorized Nintendo Documentary Ever!'' is a 2015 Canadian/American documentary

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directed by Rob McCallum about Jay Bartlett and his quest to acquire all 678 licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games within the span of 30 days, without purchasing any games online.

Plot

The starting point of the film is when Jay Bartlett's friend Rob McCallum (executive producer) challenges him to acquire every one of the 678

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games officially released in North America in just 30 days. The only caveat is that Jay can't buy anything from internet retailers. The film then follows Jay and Rob and the film crew as they travel south through the States visiting various second-hand stores and basements, some impressively stocked with mint-condition gaming relics. With online purchasing disallowed, Jay meets a world of persons sharing his enthusiasms, some who are more than happy to aid in his quest, while others comically get in the way. As his quest develops, the viewer is given a history lesson on Nintendo, and learns why this company's gaming software means so much to the filmmakers and the development of video gaming.

Reception

Robert Workman of Geek & Sundry points out that in ''Nintendo Quest'', "the industry takes a backseat to instead focus on one man’s ultimate nostalgia trip, in a tale that’s just as much about the journey as it is the destination." Mike Diver of ''

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'' describes the film as "a documentary on collecting with a difference", noting it "focuses exclusively on the catalogue of the Nintendo Entertainment System, probably the most important games console of all time, responsible for righting the industry's course after a colossal financial slump in the early 1980s and ultimately becoming a fixture in more American homes during the decade of Ronald Reagan and

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than casual racism," and that "it features a fantastically passionate Nintendo fan at its core, one Jay Bartlett, a Canadian with

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and

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in his blood."

References

External links

Official website
* {{Nintendo Entertainment System 2015 films Documentary films about video games Video game culture 2015 documentary films Films about video games Nintendo Entertainment System 2010s English-language films