The Bits of Yesterday
Release date: 2018-04-20
Votes: 8
Genres: Documentary
In this panoptic documentary on the niche culture of the retro video game collector, follow gaming enthusiasts and fans as they relive their childhood memories, make new ones and champion to keep an antiquated media format alive.
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