Video games are played by all types of people from many different places in the world. That sense of escapism  that video games bring works as a sort of universal language, and gaming has evolved into a significant aspect of almost every culture as a result. The medium touches many individuals in many different ways, and Netflix's new docuseries, High Score, does its best to capture that.

Each of the show's six episodes tells the story of a significant milestone in the early days of video games, the faces behind that milestone, and often a personal story of someone who was impacted by it. While gaming's history has certainly been covered in the past, it has never felt quite this personal before, and that's where High Score truly shines.

Painting The Full Picture

From the origins of Space Invaders to the first ever LGBTQ RPG, High Score works to tell both the big story and the smaller one. The series recognizes that there is much more to the narrative than just the guys that got rich off of the games they made, and it doesn't shy away from gaming's lesser known impacts.

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Each industry milestone – from the beginning of Atari, to the legacy of SEGA, to the development of Doom – is given its own time in the spotlight. Every segment is complete with interviews from those who worked on the project, where the ideas came from, and what the industry was really like at the time.

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Humble Beginnings

This inside look also highlighted that, despite discovering something wildly revolutionary, many of these innovators had very humble beginnings. Some of the greatest concepts and games came from a kid with an idea, and the intimacy of getting to know the people behind gaming's biggest phenomenons is what makes many of the interviews so compelling.

For example, Ms. Pac Man was created from a group of college dropouts working on a Pac Man enhancement kit. The creator of Space Invaders planned the entire game out, from characters to programming logistics, with a pencil and paper. Despite this, he can only get past the first level on his own game.

Real Stories From Real People

High Score makes a point of tracing the impact of these games too. For example, Rebecca Heineman, a transgender video game programmer and the first ever Space Invaders champion, shares how the game allowed her to escape from a reality that she didn't feel comfortable in.

GayBlade creator, Ryan Best, via Netflix.com

We also learn stories like the one about Gordon Bellamy, a gay African American man who helped bring African American players into sports games for the first time and Ryan Best, the creator of GayBlade, a cathartic RPG that mocked the systems fighting against the Gay Rights Movement of the early 1990s.

While the creation of the games themselves is certainly interesting, High Score doesn't just stop there. By exploring the impact of this technology and highlighting some inspirational people who were there on the ground floor, the docuseries captures the heart of gaming as much as it does the story.

Driving It Home

The history and interviews alone keep High Score interesting, but the production itself does a great deal to drive the ideas home. It's clear that the team behind the series wanted to do its best to give these stories the attention they deserve, and the hard work doesn't go unnoticed.

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Pixelated animations pop up throughout each episode, thoughtfully helping audiences to visualize the story being told. These segments have their own personality and sense of humor, providing plenty of entertainment value towards the topic at hand.

High Score comes with a surprising amount of special effects as well. One of the most notable examples is Tomohiro Nishikado looking out into the distance to see massive alien spaceships, there to illustrate his imagining of the original Space Invaders enemies.

Overall, High Score tells a more personal version of some of gaming's most incredible origin stories. The attention to detail, quality of production, and consistent decision to highlight some of the industry's lesser known stories is what separates the series from its competition and it's worth the watch of any gamer.

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