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The game was so bad, so unplayable
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Console Wars

The game was so bad,so unplayable, millions of copieswent unsold

The game was so bad,
so unplayable, millions of copies
went unsold

Full Transcript

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- The game was so bad, so unplayable,
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millions of copies went unsold.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:49
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
- It is a legendary landfill, a tomb - Console Wars 00:07
- It is a legendary landfill, a tomb
Thousands of copies of one of the epic flops - Console Wars 00:10
Thousands of copies of one of the epic flops
- The video game industry is now becoming - Console Wars 00:09
- The video game industry is now becoming
- Given the collapse of Atari, - Console Wars 00:08
- Given the collapse of Atari,
- I was, "the original salesperson" at Nintendo. - Console Wars 00:05
- I was, "the original salesperson" at Nintendo.
I had family members say, - Console Wars 00:04
I had family members say,
"How are you gonna support your family - Console Wars 00:09
"How are you gonna support your family
- Video games: play them for fun, - Console Wars 00:06
- Video games: play them for fun,
- But we still had really great games, - Console Wars 00:13
- But we still had really great games,
- Will your family be the first to witness - Console Wars 00:10
- Will your family be the first to witness
- Parents could say, "Oh, it's got this light gun, - Console Wars 00:14
- Parents could say, "Oh, it's got this light gun,
- I couldn't go to the bathroom in the warehouse - Console Wars 00:06
- I couldn't go to the bathroom in the warehouse
There was a huge hurricane that year, - Console Wars 00:12
There was a huge hurricane that year,
- For the three months, we did nothing - Console Wars 00:09
- For the three months, we did nothing
- Parents were saying, you know, - Console Wars 00:08
- Parents were saying, you know,
No one wants to look at a video game now." - Console Wars 00:19
No one wants to look at a video game now."
- We had to go out and get rid of the doubt on so many levels. - Console Wars 00:04
- We had to go out and get rid of the doubt on so many level...
We gotta make believers out of the world - Console Wars 00:07
We gotta make believers out of the world
- The word Nintendo means, "Work hard, - Console Wars 00:11
- The word Nintendo means, "Work hard,
- The buyer of video games at Toys "R" Us - Console Wars 00:07
- The buyer of video games at Toys "R" Us