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Although the Universaldeal didn't get penned, it did produce the negotiatingpoint and...

Although the Universal
deal didn't get penned, it did produce the negotiating
point and motivation for Midway to pay these guys
what they really were worth and recognize the value that
they really were bringing to Midway's role and
placement in this industry

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- Although the Universal deal didn't get penned,
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it did produce the negotiating point and motivation
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for Midway to pay these guys what they really were worth
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and recognize the value that they really were bringing
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to Midway's role and placement in this industry.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:59
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games (Mortal Kombat, NBA JAM, and others) of all time.
[John Tobias] - I remember Ed and I were in the studio - Insert Coin 00:08
[John Tobias] - I remember Ed and I were in the studio
And Larry was familiar with Midway through Terminator 2. - Insert Coin 00:06
And Larry was familiar with Midway through Terminator 2.
- I heard through the grapevine that Midway - Insert Coin 00:08
- I heard through the grapevine that Midway
So partly, just to keep in touch on a friendly basis, - Insert Coin 00:07
So partly, just to keep in touch on a friendly basis,
And I played the game in Neil Nicastro's office - Insert Coin 00:05
And I played the game in Neil Nicastro's office
It was Mortal Kombat, and I turned to him afterward, - Insert Coin 00:24
It was Mortal Kombat, and I turned to him afterward,
And a little 11-year-old kid slaps a quarter down, - Insert Coin 00:08
And a little 11-year-old kid slaps a quarter down,
And he was so empowered, you know, - Insert Coin 00:06
And he was so empowered, you know,
I grew up in the north of England, - Insert Coin 00:06
I grew up in the north of England,
So I moved to London and then discovered no one in London - Insert Coin 00:04
So I moved to London and then discovered no one in London
And the first movie I did when I moved to LA - Insert Coin 00:05
And the first movie I did when I moved to LA
And I had become really obsessed with it - Insert Coin 00:05
And I had become really obsessed with it
- Paul Anderson had a tremendously great, great, - Insert Coin 00:13
- Paul Anderson had a tremendously great, great,
But in Paul's small, British art film, - Insert Coin 00:04
But in Paul's small, British art film,
And I liked the energy of the fight scen - Insert Coin 00:09
And I liked the energy of the fight scen
- It's always a cultural clash with the video game company - Insert Coin 00:10
- It's always a cultural clash with the video game comp...
So they were incredibly involved, - Insert Coin 00:07
So they were incredibly involved,
- The first thing I remember was thinking - Insert Coin 00:06
- The first thing I remember was thinking
- The question in Mortal Kombat was - Insert Coin 00:12
- The question in Mortal Kombat was
And it would have made you lack empathy - Insert Coin 00:05
And it would have made you lack empathy