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Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games (2001)
50 min | Documentary

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Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games (2001)

50 min | Documentary

Iain Lee travels the world, exploring the origins and history of gaming, whilst meeting and playing against various computer and video game pioneers.

Director

James Bobin

Producer

James Bobin

Editors

Steve Dix | Duncan Hibberd

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Updated Mar 31, 2001

Release date

Mar 31, 2001 (United Kingdom)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Iain Lee Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Beyond Borders (2003)
Masumi Akagi Self - Editor, 'Game Machine' Magazine Self - Editor, 'Game Machine' Magazine See fewer	Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games (2001)
Al Alcorn Self - Creator, Pong Self - Creator, Pong See fewer	Pong (1972)
Michael Blecha Self - Pac-Man Retailer (archive footage) Self - Pac-Man Retailer (archive footage) See fewer
Nolan Bushnell Self - Founder, Atari Self - Founder, Atari See fewer	Computer Space (1971)
Toby Gard Self - Designer, Tomb Raider Self - Designer, Tomb Raider See fewer	Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008)
Toru Iwatani Self - Creator, Pac Man Self - Creator, Pac Man See fewer	Pixels (2015)
Ed Logg Self - Creator, Asteroids Self - Creator, Asteroids See fewer	Asteroids (1979)
Shigeru Miyamoto Self - Creator, Mario Self - Creator, Mario See fewer	Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Tomohiro Nishikado Self - Creator, Space Invaders Self - Creator, Space Invaders See fewer	Space Invaders
Dan Osborn Self - Atari Sales Director (archive footage) Self - Atari Sales Director (archive footage) See fewer	Kinect Fun Labs: Kinect Sparkler (2011)
Alexey Pazhitnov Self - Creator, Tetris (as Alexey Pajitnov) Self - Creator, Tetris (as Alexey Pajitnov) See fewer	Tetris (2023)
Steven Poole Self - Author: 'Trigger Happy: The Inner Life of Video Games' Self - Author: 'Trigger Happy: The Inner Life of Video Games' See fewer	Jerseyboy Hero (2011)
Steve Russel Self - Creator, Space War (as Steve Russell) Self - Creator, Space War (as Steve Russell) See fewer	Spacewar! (1962)
David Sheff Self - Author: 'Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World' Self - Author: 'Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World' See fewer	Beautiful Boy (I) (2018)
Clive Sinclair Self - Inventor, ZX Spectrum (as Sir Clive Sinclair) Self - Inventor, ZX Spectrum (as Sir Clive Sinclair) See fewer	Thursday Night Live (1997)
Matthew Smith Self - Creator, Manic Miner Self - Creator, Manic Miner See fewer	Manic Miner (1983)