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That freaked them out at Sega
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Console Wars

That freaked them out at Sega because there wasnothing to do about it

That freaked them out at Sega because there was
nothing to do about it

Full Transcript

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- That freaked them out at Sega
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because there was nothing to do about it.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:09
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
They just could not get up to a 64-bit machine right away. - Console Wars 00:04
They just could not get up to a 64-bit machine right away.
- At that time, the strings were being pulled by Japan. - Console Wars 00:06
- At that time, the strings were being pulled by Japan.
Our ideas were typically ignored - Console Wars 00:10
Our ideas were typically ignored
And then I got approached by an executive search firm - Console Wars 00:06
And then I got approached by an executive search firm
- PlayStation. - And I said, "Well, - Console Wars 00:04
- PlayStation. - And I said, "Well,
- I was a little bit surprised that they went for Steve. - Console Wars 00:05
- I was a little bit surprised that they went for Steve.
- I was done, and I just wanted to move on - Console Wars 00:06
- I was done, and I just wanted to move on
- Sony wanted to really stick it in our eye - Console Wars 00:09
- Sony wanted to really stick it in our eye
- My former wife used to always tell me - Console Wars 00:07
- My former wife used to always tell me
To me, it's just a decision that one makes about business. - Console Wars 00:04
To me, it's just a decision that one makes about busine...
You have to be willing to cut off your hand to save the arm. - Console Wars 00:04
You have to be willing to cut off your hand to save the arm.
It was kind of like, the show business people - Console Wars 00:09
It was kind of like, the show business people
Kalinske was coming back from Japan - Console Wars 00:07
Kalinske was coming back from Japan
- At that point, Nintendo was on the wane. - Console Wars 00:04
- At that point, Nintendo was on the wane.
- The biggest problem that we have with Nintendo 64 - Console Wars 00:09
- The biggest problem that we have with Nintendo 64
- We were teasing the retailer for, like, two years. - Console Wars 00:05
- We were teasing the retailer for, like, two years.
We were showing them these great graphics, - Console Wars 00:05
We were showing them these great graphics,
- When Nintendo announced 64-bit system, - Console Wars 00:10
- When Nintendo announced 64-bit system,
- Introducing... - Sega Saturn. - Console Wars 00:05
- Introducing... - Sega Saturn.
- Sega Saturn was 32-bit machine to start with. - Console Wars 00:05
- Sega Saturn was 32-bit machine to start with.