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At all of our test locations, NBA Jam is collecting between124 and 167 percent of what...

At all of our test locations, NBA Jam is collecting between
124 and 167 percent of what Mortal Kombat did
during its first six weeks

Full Transcript

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At all of our test locations,
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NBA Jam is collecting between 124 and 167 percent
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of what Mortal Kombat did during its first six weeks.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:54
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.
- Jurassic Park was the biggest film at the time, - Insert Coin 00:07
- Jurassic Park was the biggest film at the time,
And that was a milestone that people said - Insert Coin 00:07
And that was a milestone that people said
And here comes NBA Jam, and Mark said, I said, - Insert Coin 00:08
And here comes NBA Jam, and Mark said, I said,
"NBA Jam made a billion dollars." - Insert Coin 00:16
"NBA Jam made a billion dollars."
- And when people were playing together, - Insert Coin 00:07
- And when people were playing together,
- Whereas some games are abstract, - Insert Coin 00:11
- Whereas some games are abstract,
That becomes a very appealing thing to people - Insert Coin 00:10
That becomes a very appealing thing to people
[game announcer yelling] - Insert Coin 00:04
[game announcer yelling]
John Tobias - The home versions of the early Mortal Kombat games - Insert Coin 00:05
John Tobias - The home versions of the early Mortal Kombat g...
- I remember seeing TV ads for the games - Insert Coin 00:17
- I remember seeing TV ads for the games
- I think parents felt there was a revolution - Insert Coin 00:07
- I think parents felt there was a revolution
That somehow their kids were involved in this weird thing, - Insert Coin 00:11
That somehow their kids were involved in this weird thing,
- You know, the home games, when they came out, - Insert Coin 00:08
- You know, the home games, when they came out,
- Actually, when I think back - Insert Coin 00:05
- Actually, when I think back
- [Reporter] After a $10 million advertising campaign, - Insert Coin 00:17
- [Reporter] After a $10 million advertising campaign,
- So now moms and dads are looking at their kids - Insert Coin 00:13
- So now moms and dads are looking at their kids
- I'm sure moms were walking through the living room - Insert Coin 00:19
- I'm sure moms were walking through the living room
I think that humor was essential to its success, - Insert Coin 00:10
I think that humor was essential to its success,
It was the latest thing for the previous generation - Insert Coin 00:11
It was the latest thing for the previous generation
And that is exactly what-- - Insert Coin 00:12
And that is exactly what--