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Carmack, he came up with a little prototype
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Carmack, he came upwith a little prototype, a little Dave characterbouncing around on the...

Carmack, he came up
with a little prototype, a little Dave character
bouncing around on the screen, but it could do the smooth scrolling.
The thought came to me, 'You know, hey, wouldn't
it be funny if we made the first level of Super Mario 3
with Dangerous Dave tonight?

Full Transcript

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Carmack, he came up with a little prototype,
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a little Dave character bouncing around on the screen,
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but it could do the smooth scrolling. The thought came to me,
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'You know, hey, wouldn't it be funny if we made
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the first level of Super Mario 3 with Dangerous Dave tonight?
Duration
18 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:35
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, action
Production
CreatorVC

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Movie Summary

A documentary about first-person shooter video games.
Dangerous Dave in "Copyright Infringement." - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
Dangerous Dave in "Copyright Infringement."
I came in and I was like, 'Ooh, some kind of cool demo, ' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
I came in and I was like, 'Ooh, some kind of cool demo,...
'Are you serious? Like, this is insane. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
'Are you serious? Like, this is insane.
We got in late, and Romero just closes the door and says, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:11
We got in late, and Romero just closes the door and says,
I was making these games called that was sort of rogue-style games - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
I was making these games called that was sort of rogue-style...
I decided to break them down into episodes, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:15
I decided to break them down into episodes,
Send me $30, I'll send you the games.' - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
Send me $30, I'll send you the games.'
So, I quit my daytime job as a computer consultant and started up Apogee. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:07
So, I quit my daytime job as a computer consultant and start...
I had gotten letters over probably a month. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
I had gotten letters over probably a month.
They all had different names, and I thought I had some fans - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
They all had different names, and I thought I had some fans
And there was an article about a guy named Scott Miller. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:05
And there was an article about a guy named Scott Miller.
I get to the very end, and it has his name, and his address. I'm like, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:23
I get to the very end, and it has his name, and his address....
And he finally figured out that all these three different letters were coming from the same address, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:34
And he finally figured out that all these three different le...
Is there any way I can fund the development of a game that we can then release in Shareware? - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:06
Is there any way I can fund the development of a game that w...
We were brainstorming a bunch of stuff, and I went back to my office for 15 minutes, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:16
We were brainstorming a bunch of stuff, and I went back to m...
Well, the Commander Keen games really sort of blew open the doors - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:08
Well, the Commander Keen games really sort of blew open the ...
It just really coalesced them as a team. - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:05
It just really coalesced them as a team.
It proved that these guys could bring a compelling Nintendo-like - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:11
It proved that these guys could bring a compelling Nintendo-...
In January of 1991, John wanted to make a 3D game, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:10
In January of 1991, John wanted to make a 3D game,
We had all played games like Wizardry and, like, Ultima III and IV, - FPS: First Person Shooter 00:12
We had all played games like Wizardry and, like, Ultima III ...