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Console Wars

It was a surprise to Tom, a surprise to everybodythat this happened

It was a surprise to Tom, a surprise to everybody
that this happened

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It was a surprise to Tom,
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a surprise to everybody that this happened.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:55
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Scott Rudin Productions,Point Grey Pictures,Flying Penguin Pictures,Legendary Television

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Movie Summary

It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese trad
- Initially, I thought it was honest differences - Console Wars 00:15
- Initially, I thought it was honest differences
You could imagine every week, your CEOs walking in - Console Wars 00:16
You could imagine every week, your CEOs walking in
I explained the situation to Jim Clark, and he said, - Console Wars 00:10
I explained the situation to Jim Clark, and he said,
Maybe you should go take a visit to them." - Console Wars 00:07
Maybe you should go take a visit to them."
There's a lot of talk today about new technology - Console Wars 00:13
There's a lot of talk today about new technology
- The Super Nintendo was doing well and making good money, - Console Wars 00:06
- The Super Nintendo was doing well and making good money,
It's about the fun that you deliver." - Console Wars 00:04
It's about the fun that you deliver."
This, of course, is Donkey Kong, - Console Wars 00:07
This, of course, is Donkey Kong,
Well, ladies and gentlemen, my friendly gorilla is back - Console Wars 00:08
Well, ladies and gentlemen, my friendly gorilla is back
- Since its release, Nintendo - Console Wars 00:04
- Since its release, Nintendo
- "Donkey Kong Country" was a critical game for us - Console Wars 00:11
- "Donkey Kong Country" was a critical game for us
- But while we were going through the battles with Sega, - Console Wars 00:07
- But while we were going through the battles with Sega,
- It's only a movie, - Console Wars 00:06
- It's only a movie,
- Sony was just desperate - Console Wars 00:05
- Sony was just desperate
- We support the content, the formats - Console Wars 00:06
- We support the content, the formats
- Olaf Olafsson arrived in my office one day, - Console Wars 00:07
- Olaf Olafsson arrived in my office one day,
- Sony and Sega secretly agreed to come up - Console Wars 00:07
- Sony and Sega secretly agreed to come up
- But we'll each make our independent profit - Console Wars 00:05
- But we'll each make our independent profit
We were a much better software developer than Sony was, - Console Wars 00:06
We were a much better software developer than Sony was,
- Consumer electronics giants Sony and Sega - Console Wars 00:11
- Consumer electronics giants Sony and Sega