Resurrecting Sinistar: A Cyber-Archaeology Documentary

Apr 30, 2025

2h 46m

★ 0.0

Beware, I live again!

Overview

Two-years in the making, SynaMax takes viewers on a journey into the extensive cyber-archaeology research involved with restoring the source code and documenting the development history to the 1983 arcade game, Sinistar. Featuring exclusive interviews with project lead and software engineer Noah Falstein, sound engineer Mike Metz, and video game designer John Newcomer, this video offers a very comprehensive glimpse into one of the most innovative video games from the early '80s.

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Narrator

SynaMax

Noah Falstein

Mike Metz

(voice)

John Newcomer

(archival footage)

Robert J. Mical

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Resurrecting Sinistar: A Cyber-Archaeology Documentary

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