The Name of the Game

Nov 23, 2018

1h 35m

★ 6.7

Short on coins. Full of ammo.

Overview

The Name of the Game is a feature-length documentary about the team up between the legendary arcade game designer, Eugene Jarvis, and the Finnish game developer, Housemarque. The end result of the collaboration was the critically acclaimed PS4/PC title Nex Machina. The film gives the audience an unprecedented access to the unpredictable and plain crazy world of making a video game – uncensored.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

New Dawn

Futurism Studios

The Name of the Game Trailers

Cast

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Eugene Jarvis

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Mikael Haveri

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Tommaso De Benetti

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Ilari Kuittinen

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Harri Tikkanen

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Ari Pulkkinen

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Rudolf Westerholm

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Anu Tukeva

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Mark Cerny

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0.0

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6.6

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7.0

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0.0

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7.0

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6.0

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6.5

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6.8

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6.9

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0.0

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4.7

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6.1

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5.5

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6.2

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0.0

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6.9

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0.0

Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School

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Hello, my name is Miho Nakayama. Thank you very much for participating in the Famicom event "Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School." And congratulations on winning a prize! I send you an autographed videotape. Please be careful with it. I will remember the drama (game) we starred together in forever as a precious memory, and I’m going to do my best in songs and dramas in the future. I’ll be happy if you also remembered this as a precious memory. And please watch over me from now on forever. Well then, I’m looking forward to the day we’ll meet again. For those who beat Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School and registered their "Best Ending" victory via the Disk Fax network, this tape was given out as a special prize to 8000 winners. This tape showcases behind the scenes footage of Nakayama Miho and her involvement in the game.

5.2

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