Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games (2001)
50 min
A documentary about the history of computer games. Featuring interviews with Steven Poole, Nolan Bushnell, both Space Invaders and Pac-Man creators, Clive Sinclair, Shigeru Miyamoto and Matthew Smith of Manic Miner fame. Hosted by Iain Lee.
- Release date
- March 31, 2001
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Iain Lee as Self - Presenter
- Masumi Akagi as Self - Editor, 'Game Machine' Magazine
- Al Alcorn as Self - Creator, Pong
- Nolan Bushnell as Self - Founder, Atari
- Toby Gard as Self - Designer, Tomb Raider
- Toru Iwatani as Self - Creator, Pac Man
- Ed Logg as Self - Creator, Asteroids
- Shigeru Miyamoto as Self - Creator, Mario
- Tomohiro Nishikado as Self - Creator, Space Invaders
Crew
- Michael Blecha · Archive footage
- James Bobin · Director
- James Bobin · Producer
- Steve Dix · Editor
- Duncan Hibberd · Editor