8.014 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestThe stories of the most important Czech computer games of the last four decades, which shaped generations of fans and managed to make it in the world. A unique look at the birth of the most successful domestic gaming visionaries, whose careers often started in "garages" and led many of them to million-dollar businesses. In each episode, the series gives a behind-the-scenes look at the domestic gaming scene, a fascinating creative industry that generates more revenue than the film and music industries combined. Game Story will recall the legendary game titles that have become phenomena of the genre.
Production
Rare archival footage of 1980s Czech bedroom coding
Direction
Fok Vodrážka's playful, meme-aware editing choices
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Communist-era Czechoslovakia banned computers as 'bourgeois,' forcing early devs to smuggle ZX Spectrums and code in secret.
The 'garage' framing romanticizes precarious labor; several subjects later had public disputes over IP ownership and working conditions.
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