These personal and often unexpected stories are easily the highlight of High Score, and they're occasionally the only thing that saves it from turning into the public school version of a video game history lesson.
High Score is something that gamers are going to appreciate. Viewers will learn what happened behind the scenes of creating their favorite games and so much more.
Netflix offers a rather interesting and fairly comprehensive look at the world of video games with its global socialization, culture, competitiveness...and profitability.
High Score offers the nostalgia that only a few of today's gamers will remember or be aware of. This docuseries places a strong flaming torch in this period.
Early video game history is complex and absurd. High Score leans into that, which helps shape it into a series that is both informative and entertaining.