Get Lamp

Name: Get Lamp
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-03-26
Duration: 1 h 18 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Ernest Adams, Scott Adams, Hollywood Anderson

2010
1h 18m

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6.6/10

1.8K

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With limited sound, simple graphics, and tiny amounts of computing power, the first games on home computers would hardly raise an eyebrow in the modern era of photorealism and surround sound... Read allWith limited sound, simple graphics, and tiny amounts of computing power, the first games on home computers would hardly raise an eyebrow in the modern era of photorealism and surround sound. In a world of Quake, Half-Life and Halo, it is expected that a successful game must be l... Read allWith limited sound, simple graphics, and tiny amounts of computing power, the first games on home computers would hardly raise an eyebrow in the modern era of photorealism and surround sound. In a world of Quake, Half-Life and Halo, it is expected that a successful game must be loud, fast, and full of blazing life-like action. But in the early 1980s, an entire industr... Read all

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6.6/10

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5/10

Poorly edited clips, so viewing requires full concentration

As someone who grew up playing interactive fiction from the original Adventure game all through Infocom's text games, I could make sense of all the interview clips. But the flow from one clip to the next often stray off into the obscure, often intellectual discussions. Be warned, this film is only suitable for gamers who've played these games.

If you were born too late to play these text games when they were viral, you will be bored out of your mind. The editing of these clips... it's heartbreaking to see how disjointed they are.

I'm just thankful that this documentary exists. But just like the text games themselves, this film will only appeal to the small crowd who played these games.

Viewers be warned. You will be bored. I personally loved it, but I wish someone good at editing could re-do this whole thing and make it more engaging.

It is what it is. This is the only documentary covering this part of gaming history. So if you're desperate to know about Adventure and Infocom, have at it. My advice, watch it when you have a lot of energy - probably upon waking up in the morning, on the weekend. Make a strong cup of coffee, sit down and get ready to FOCUS. Because if your mind wanders off, you will be lost as to what's going on.

For what it's worth. The people that were interviewed. All treasured icons of the industry that I've never seen in any other gaming documentaries. They are all stellar, and convey a lot of important history.

The editing is what really ruins this experience. But it's worth gritting your teeth and getting through this if you really love learning about the history of the game industry.