''Console Wars'' is a 2020 documentary directed by Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris. The film is about the 1990s console wars between

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...

and

Sega is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, r ...

in the

16-bit era In the history of video games, the fourth generation of game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North Amer ...

and the rise and fall of Sega in the home console market. It is based on Harris's 2014 book and is the first original film for CBS All Access, now Paramount+.

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The documentary chronicles the story of how

stepped up to take on

during the 1990s, the console war between the two companies, and the eventual down fall of Sega during the late 90s.

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The documentary received generally favorable reviews. It currently holds approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews.

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* 2020 films American documentary films Paramount+ original films 2020s English-language films 2020 documentary films 1990s in video gaming Documentary films about video games Films scored by Jeff Beal Legendary Pictures films Films directed by Jonah Tulis 2020s American films {{2020s-US-film-stub

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