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By the end ofits production run, the first MortalKombat game, I believe, ended up...

By the end of
its production run, the first Mortal
Kombat game, I believe, ended up selling
about 27,000 units

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- By the end of its production run,
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the first Mortal Kombat game, I believe,
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ended up selling about 27,000 units.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:27
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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 I guarantee if you ask Ed and John separately, - Insert Coin 00:07
- And I guarantee if you ask Ed and John separately,
None of us could imagine that you could sell - Insert Coin 00:05
None of us could imagine that you could sell
- Being a nerd and being aspirational - Insert Coin 00:08
- Being a nerd and being aspirational
And I remember hearing these stories - Insert Coin 00:09
And I remember hearing these stories
- [Announcer] Mark is one of nation's leading designers - Insert Coin 00:14
- [Announcer] Mark is one of nation's leading designers
How many teenagers, after all, - Insert Coin 00:09
How many teenagers, after all,
I get addicted and then I get frustrated - Insert Coin 00:06
I get addicted and then I get frustrated
- So when I recognized Mark Turmell's name - Insert Coin 00:08
- So when I recognized Mark Turmell's name
Oh, he's making one of the greatest arcade games - Insert Coin 00:05
Oh, he's making one of the greatest arcade games
[Mark Turmell] - The rules of basketball are so perfect - Insert Coin 00:06
[Mark Turmell] - The rules of basketball are so perfect
You've got periods that we can tighten up to be - Insert Coin 00:07
You've got periods that we can tighten up to be
So just the inherent rules of basketball - Insert Coin 00:19
So just the inherent rules of basketball
But all I really know is that I've been told - Insert Coin 00:07
But all I really know is that I've been told
- You know, I think maybe I've played that game - Insert Coin 00:05
- You know, I think maybe I've played that game
It's just not a game that appealed to me with, - Insert Coin 00:06
It's just not a game that appealed to me with,
- He asked us about our interest in doing licensed products, - Insert Coin 00:06
- He asked us about our interest in doing licensed products,
And we were resistant, - Insert Coin 00:09
And we were resistant,
- Neil Nicastro came into my office one day, - Insert Coin 00:08
- Neil Nicastro came into my office one day,
- If they're the real basketball players - Insert Coin 00:06
- If they're the real basketball players
They're going to want to, - Insert Coin 00:07
They're going to want to,