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Nolan Bushnell / 1080º Snowboarding / Battlezone

For a lesson in Theology, Vic visits 3DO to see how Heaven and Hell will collide in Requiem for the PC. Jesse Stirling tells us how angels and demons will battle it out in full 3D glory. Next Kelly asks if anyone knows "Who invented Pong?" Tommy is invited to Nolan Bushnell's estate in California and finds out about the early years of videogames and the creation of Atari. Then Vic finds himself at the peak of California's Big Bear Mountain for Nintendo's 1080 Snowboarding event to talk to Nintendo's Alan Belardinelli. We also get appearances from U.S Giant Slalom Specialist Chris Klug and Zoe Flower talks to Freestyler Rick Styles at Whistler Mountain, BC. Vic heads to Activision to grill Andrew Goldman, the Director of Battlezone for the PC. We discover how the game was updated from its classic form and how much attention was given to multiplayer in the game. "How do lightguns work?" Tommy is Mr. Science when he gets the explanation from Namco's Director of R&D, Jessie Taylor.

English
  • Originally Aired June 20, 1998
  • Runtime 24 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network Citytv
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Name Type Role
Kelly Benson Host Reporter
Victor Lucas Host Co-host
Tommy Tallarico Host Co-host
Zoe Flower Host Reporter
Nolan Bushnell Guest Star
Chris Klug Guest Star