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And what it ended up being waskind of this real accusatory, hard-hitting like,"So how do...

And what it ended up being was
kind of this real accusatory, hard-hitting like,
"So how do you feel "about making a video game
that encourages people "to shoot cops?" - And it was, it was
our first experience in how video games were
directly impacting the entertainment community, and through the media,
society as a whole - You know, in some ways,
I think the old saying is bad publicity is
never really bad

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And what it ended up being was kind of this real accusatory,
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hard-hitting like, "So how do you feel
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"about making a video game that encourages people
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"to shoot cops?"
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- And it was, it was our first experience in
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how video games were directly impacting
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the entertainment community,
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and through the media, society as a whole
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- You know, in some ways, I think the old saying is
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bad publicity is never really bad.
Duration
37 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:13
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
And maybe people that might not have been aware - Insert Coin 00:08
And maybe people that might not have been aware
So it worked to our advantage, ultimately - Insert Coin 00:04
So it worked to our advantage, ultimately
- By the early '90s, I mean, we were on a roll at Midway, - Insert Coin 00:11
- By the early '90s, I mean, we were on a roll at Midwa...
But as studio head, I really didn't have the cycles - Insert Coin 00:08
But as studio head, I really didn't have the cycles
A dream of mine was what's the next phase of the industry, - Insert Coin 00:06
A dream of mine was what's the next phase of the indust...
I could see that that was going to happen - Insert Coin 00:15
I could see that that was going to happen
I called Ken, I'm like, "Did I miss something?" [laughs] - Insert Coin 00:07
I called Ken, I'm like, "Did I miss something?&quo...
"I don't understand." - Insert Coin 00:08
"I don't understand."
"But they're gonna work on it out of house." - Insert Coin 00:07
"But they're gonna work on it out of house."
And you know, it was Turmell, Petro, Jack Haeger. - Insert Coin 00:05
And you know, it was Turmell, Petro, Jack Haeger.
- The first time I heard that, - Insert Coin 00:05
- The first time I heard that,
It's almost like your parent is leaving the house - Insert Coin 00:04
It's almost like your parent is leaving the house
- You know, in true Williams style, - Insert Coin 00:05
- You know, in true Williams style,
They never sort of like dealt with the fact - Insert Coin 00:09
They never sort of like dealt with the fact
They just kind of left us, you know, - Insert Coin 00:06
They just kind of left us, you know,
- I always looked at him as being kind of the Godfather - Insert Coin 00:07
- I always looked at him as being kind of the Godfather
And so when he was walking away, - Insert Coin 00:06
And so when he was walking away,
Here we've got the Godfather, the Doctor of Video Games, - Insert Coin 00:06
Here we've got the Godfather, the Doctor of Video Games...
[laughing] - Insert Coin 00:04
[laughing]
So it wasn't real space men. - Insert Coin 00:05
So it wasn't real space men.