[fitkoh]

I found this documentary on Netflix (netflix) It's called "High Score," [IMDB] and it follows the development of video games from it's roots in arcade gaming through the great console wars and into the world of 3d. It reveals through interviews some of the creative processes and landmark innovations that brought video games from a small niche hobby for nerds to the massive worldwide market it is today.

What I liked best about it was seeing through the eye of the developers the methods they used to create the most noteable and groundbreaking changes in video games:

• the sketchbook used by Tomohiro Nishikado (wiki) to flesh out the initial design of "Space Invaders" (wiki) or
  
• the reasons that led to the use of internationally recognizable scenery in the backgrounds of "Street Fighter 2" (wiki)
  
• the importance of darkness and loud "Metal" music that led to the creation of "DOOM" (wiki)
  
• why Hironobu Sakaguchi (wiki) says even a solo gamer is never actually alone, and creating the illusion of free will
  

While I wouldn't recommend it as a documentary for everyone, I think it'd be a good watch for gamers, particularly those that weren't around in the 80s.