In 1999, Konami Corp. introduced a Japanese-influenced coin-operated arcade stand-up to the U.S. Its draw was unheard of for a video game: the combination of music, competition, and interactive video-gameplay along with actual physical activity. Four years later, Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) has become one of the most popular game crazes stateside and found easily in video game stores and in nationwide retail markets. This story explores the youth culture surrounding the game and follows a group of devoted players and documents their interactions at various arcades and tournaments.

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Follow three young Canadian gamers, traveling the world and competing in gaming world championships.

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THE SITUATION facing the pinball designers at Williams Electronic Games in 1998: come up with someth...
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The viewpoints of women from a country that no longer exists preserved on low-band U-matic tape. GDR...

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Explore the history of the ground-breaking Full Motion Video (FMV) game, Night Trap, in this documen...
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When people think of DEFA, the film heritage of the GDR, they probably don't just think of film imag...
Experience the transformation two stud bears undertake as they attempt to win a professional Starcra...

In 2014, YouTuber DenkOps (Chris Denker) created a fictional version of himself inside of a pro wres...

Pinball historian Richard Bueschel hosts an hour-long look at the arcade favorite's illustrious hist...

"M2: Complete Works" dives deep into the history of Japanese game developer M2, who are well known f...
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Discover the untold story of Pinball and Arcade in Australia in this heart-warming, and at times hea...