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He said, "Now, youknow what a game is I said, "No." He said, "A game is 100 ofthose...

He said, "Now, you
know what a game is I said, "No." He said, "A game is 100 of
those fucking cool things

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- He said, "Now, you know what a game is
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I said, "No."
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He said, "A game is 100 of those fucking cool things.
Duration
7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:17:03
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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.
- In terms of how the games did earn money, - Insert Coin 00:05
- In terms of how the games did earn money,
And that was largely - Insert Coin 00:15
And that was largely
And if you're like crushed by some little guy, - Insert Coin 00:12
And if you're like crushed by some little guy,
But if it's some monstrous guy that's 30 feet tall - Insert Coin 00:11
But if it's some monstrous guy that's 30 feet tall
I mean, obviously he's gonna kill me a few times - Insert Coin 00:04
I mean, obviously he's gonna kill me a few times
- Arcade games were built around - Insert Coin 00:06
- Arcade games were built around
It's like, aw man, I was hoodwinked for decades. - Insert Coin 00:04
It's like, aw man, I was hoodwinked for decades.
Like people complain about mobile game microtransactions, - Insert Coin 00:08
Like people complain about mobile game microtransactions,
- Supposedly, within SmashTV, was this - Insert Coin 00:09
- Supposedly, within SmashTV, was this
I just kind of did it on a whim - Insert Coin 00:12
I just kind of did it on a whim
It didn't make sense to just shun people - Insert Coin 00:08
It didn't make sense to just shun people
[Ernest Cline] - I remember just feeding mountains - Insert Coin 00:11
[Ernest Cline] - I remember just feeding mountains
- So when Ken Fedesna found out that I had done that - Insert Coin 00:15
- So when Ken Fedesna found out that I had done that
But of course, not every distributor or arcade owner - Insert Coin 00:09
But of course, not every distributor or arcade owner
- 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