I may be a little biased here,but this sounds like it would be a good watch,mainly because i grew up playing all the games that the people interviewed made
'From Bedrooms to Billions' is a two hour feature length documentary film telling the remarkable, true story of the British Video Games Industry from 1979 to the present day and how the creativity and vision of a relatively small number of individuals allowed the UK to play a key, pioneering role in the shaping of the billion dollar video games industry which today, dominates the modern world's entertainment landscape.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1195082866/from-bedrooms-to-billionsIt's not doing bad,it started on Monday and has made 8k of 18k target,and has 56 days to go
I love some of the 'prizes' as well for contributing
Pledge £445 or more
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Boxed BBC B Micro computer & Boxed copy of ‘Elite’ both signed by David Braben. This also includes a stunning A2 Poster of the original Elite artwork also signed by David Braben, a Blu-Ray copy & Digital download of the film containing numerous bonus features including deleted scenes, interviews and commentaries. You also receive an A2 official poster of the film designed by Oliver Frey, official film T-Shirt and your name in the end credits of the film.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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Boxed ZX Spectrum 48k computer & boxed copies of ‘Manic Miner’ & ‘Jet Set Willy’ all signed by Matthew Smith. This also includes a Blu-Ray copy & Digital download of the film containing numerous bonus features including deleted scenes, interviews and commentaries. You also receive an A2 official poster of the film designed by Oliver Frey, official film T-Shirt and your name in the end credits of the film.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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4 backers Limited (1 of 5 left)
Boxed Commodore 64 computer signed by Martin Galway, Rob Hubbard & Ben Daglish. This also includes a Blu-Ray copy & Digital download of the film containing numerous bonus features including deleted scenes, interviews and commentaries. You also receive an A2 official poster of the film designed by Oliver Frey, official film T-Shirt and your name in the end credits of the film.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
Boxed Acorn Electron & Boxed copy of ‘Elite’ both signed by David Braben (The 30 year old copy of Elite is still wrapped in original cellophane!). This also includes a stunning A2 Poster of the original Elite artwork also signed by David Braben. This also includes a Blu-Ray copy & Digital download of the film containing numerous bonus features including deleted scenes, interviews and commentaries. You also receive an A2 official poster of the film designed by Oliver Frey, official film T-Shirt and your name in the end credits of the film.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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