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Nintendo was the Soviet Union, and Sega were the guys
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Console Wars

Nintendo was the Soviet Union,and Sega were the guys that were throwingMolotov cocktails

Nintendo was the Soviet Union,
and Sega were the guys that were throwing
Molotov cocktails

Full Transcript

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Nintendo was the Soviet Union, and Sega were the guys
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that were throwing Molotov cocktails.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:31
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
- Huh? - What are you waiting for, - Console Wars 00:05
- Huh? - What are you waiting for,
- And you just try not to respond - Console Wars 00:05
- And you just try not to respond
When I first arrived, there was still sort of a-- - Console Wars 00:10
When I first arrived, there was still sort of a--
- This "blast processing" thing, - Console Wars 00:06
- This "blast processing" thing,
- Kids would come into focus groups, and they'd go, - Console Wars 00:09
- Kids would come into focus groups, and they'd go,
- I would have loved to have seen the faces - Console Wars 00:05
- I would have loved to have seen the faces
- "Blast processing," - Console Wars 00:09
- "Blast processing,"
It tended to make it uncool to play Nintendo. - Console Wars 00:05
It tended to make it uncool to play Nintendo.
- Which is fine, really, - Console Wars 00:05
- Which is fine, really,
- What Sega has been doingto make these ads, - Console Wars 00:06
- What Sega has been doingto make these ads,
- Nintendo's like, "Where have they been?" - Console Wars 00:06
- Nintendo's like, "Where have they been?"
People were picking up the popularity of Sega. - Console Wars 00:04
People were picking up the popularity of Sega.
- She doesn't even have Sega.She's such a troglodyte. - Console Wars 00:04
- She doesn't even have Sega.She's such a...
- I mean, we were becoming - Console Wars 00:05
- I mean, we were becoming
- To Sega, we say congratulations - Console Wars 00:08
- To Sega, we say congratulations
- I got a call the other day that an 18-year-old was saying - Console Wars 00:08
- I got a call the other day that an 18-year-old was saying
So I consider that a great achievement. - Console Wars 00:05
So I consider that a great achievement.
- When the very first Sonic game came - Console Wars 00:10
- When the very first Sonic game came
- And part and parcel with making that successful - Console Wars 00:05
- And part and parcel with making that successful
How are we going to support it?" - Console Wars 00:06
How are we going to support it?"