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Short summary

In this film the author (Pavel Grinyov) talks about the gaming console Dandy, which was very popular in the Russian Federation in the 90 years of the late 20th century. In particular, the film is explained in detail about how there was also covered by the game console in Russia and pirate games, which have been distributed. Dandy had a logo in the form of a gray elephant, a curse word in this context means low-quality pirated games.

Mostly filmed on Pavel Grinyov's kitchen, which is a place where he has played video games traditionally since the early 90's.

Filmed independently on little to no budget and released online.

Gained critical acclaim and a cult status in retro gamers subculture.

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    • Author: Kieel
    For the people who grew up in the 90ies on the post-USSR area, the Dendy console was, mostly, the first glance at video gaming at all. The death of the USSR, the economical collapse of Russia, Ukraine and other countries, who were now lone by themselves - all these reasons made video games a rare and expensive pleasure - but Dendy, a pirate clone of NES, gave all these kids a chance to try the video games out - and, at a reasonable price.

    In this documentary, Pavel recalls the first feelings of the very first video games, the problems, that occurred, many of these problems were caused by the pirate origination of consoles and games for it. But the film itself brings a sweet, light feeling of nostalgia, for those who played the console, who experienced the same feelings, same problems, who played same games.. . For those who did own a Dendy console, it is not just a documentary film - it is a travel back in time, in their childhood.

    Thank you, Pavel, for bringing back these sweet memories.
  • Cast overview:
    Pavel Grinyov Pavel Grinyov - Himself - Host and Narrator
    Nikolay Moiseev Nikolay Moiseev - Himself - Supporting Cast
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