Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007)
- Original title
- Chasing Ghosts
- Directed by
- Lincoln Ruchti
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary interviews former top video game players from the 1980s. It looks back at the culture of arcades and the people who made high scores their obsession.
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What happens
Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade is a documentary film directed by Lincoln Ruchti about the golden age of video arcade games. The film premiered January 22, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival and has also been shown at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival, as well as other film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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