Sure, this is a well put together interactive documentary, that kinda feels like eating your video game vegetables, but woah the dad feelings! Jordan and his dad repeatedly show up to talk about the making of Karateka. We see what looks like a positive father son relationship. Francis, dad, a classical pianist and grand chess master on top of his day job, told his son, Jordan, to pursue his dreams, flake on school, continue making Karateka because that was his true passion.

Watching them both commentate on the original game is near emotionally devastating. Two people creating art, using new tech, father guiding son, as told through a small slice of game's history. The unmentioned absence of the mother, the grand piano that frames their conversation, the bluntness of old age but simultaneously mental alacrity that Francis has.

Overall, I hope this new series works for digital eclipse but it's hard to picture many other games. There's no archival efforts across the industry and a lot of big games are gonna want to remain secretive. They're doing prince of Persian next seemingly, but without mechner's personal documentation where does this go?