Resurrecting Sinistar: A Cyber-Archaeology Documentary

Resurrecting Sinistar: A Cyber-Archaeology Documentary

2025
2h 46m
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"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

game development digital archiving game industry

Quick Facts

Release Date April 30, 2025
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

SynaMax
SynaMax

Narrator

Noah Falstein
Noah Falstein

Mike Metz
Mike Metz

John Newcomer
John Newcomer

(voice)

Robert J. Mical
Robert J. Mical

(archival footage)

Key Crew

SynaMax
Director
SynaMax
Writer