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But of course, not everydistributor or arcade owner would get the new EPROMSto upgrade...

But of course, not every
distributor or arcade owner would get the new EPROMS
to upgrade their machine

Full Transcript

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But of course, not every distributor or arcade owner
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would get the new EPROMS to upgrade their machine.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:25
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.
- You know, with a lot of things that happened - Insert Coin 00:06
- You know, with a lot of things that happened
But if the game ended up doing well, - Insert Coin 00:09
But if the game ended up doing well,
"Don't do that again." - Insert Coin 00:04
"Don't do that again."
[Ernest Cline] - So I managed to find a guy - Insert Coin 00:12
[Ernest Cline] - So I managed to find a guy
And he somehow found a version of the ROM chips - Insert Coin 00:07
And he somehow found a version of the ROM chips
I remember getting this chip in the mail - Insert Coin 00:07
I remember getting this chip in the mail
And then finally, finally, I reached the Pleasure Domes. - Insert Coin 00:04
And then finally, finally, I reached the Pleasure Domes.
And it was really just a bunch of like girls in bikini icons - Insert Coin 00:06
And it was really just a bunch of like girls in bikini icons
[triumphant video game music] - Insert Coin 00:07
[triumphant video game music]
...lame - Insert Coin 00:11
...lame
And if you never reached the Pleasure Domes, - Insert Coin 00:06
And if you never reached the Pleasure Domes,
It's just a, yeah, just shitty. - Insert Coin 00:04
It's just a, yeah, just shitty.
- There was a grittiness about producing product, - Insert Coin 00:11
- There was a grittiness about producing product,
We had water leaks, floods. - Insert Coin 00:04
We had water leaks, floods.
It was part of what Neil fostered, - Insert Coin 00:09
It was part of what Neil fostered,
- Yeah, being in Chicago, I think it comes out of the grit - Insert Coin 00:08
- Yeah, being in Chicago, I think it comes out of the grit
- I think it's a lot to do with the personalities - Insert Coin 00:12
- I think it's a lot to do with the personalities
- We weren't afraid and we weren't troubled by the idea - Insert Coin 00:22
- We weren't afraid and we weren't troubled by the...
They were the first ones to come out - Insert Coin 00:04
They were the first ones to come out
They acquired Midway, - Insert Coin 00:04
They acquired Midway,