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I was really happy whenconsoles came about, because then therewere games for me, to...

I was really happy when
consoles came about, because then there
were games for me, to Whereas in a arcade, there is, you know, if I weren't
good at Street Fighter, you know, the whole sort of
experience kind of stopped at a certain level

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I was really happy when consoles came about,
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because then there were games for me, to
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Whereas in a arcade, there is,
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you know, if I weren't good at Street Fighter,
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you know, the whole sort of experience kind of stopped
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at a certain level.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:32
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.
So the social aspect of the arcade, - Insert Coin 00:12
So the social aspect of the arcade,
- In fact, I remember an operator telling me once, - Insert Coin 00:12
- In fact, I remember an operator telling me once,
Like, it seems weird, but the internet became - Insert Coin 00:06
Like, it seems weird, but the internet became
- I did not have sexual relations with that woman. - Insert Coin 00:05
- I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
- So it was that period of time where, you know, - Insert Coin 00:10
- So it was that period of time where, you know,
And you feel - Insert Coin 00:08
And you feel
I'd say that's probably the crappiest time. - Insert Coin 00:04
I'd say that's probably the crappiest time.
- You know, Neil basically had a meeting and he said, - Insert Coin 00:10
- You know, Neil basically had a meeting and he said,
Things started falling apart very quickl - Insert Coin 00:14
Things started falling apart very quickl
Pinball first, then came Midway, - Insert Coin 00:05
Pinball first, then came Midway,
And it took all of the arcade mechanics out. - Insert Coin 00:06
And it took all of the arcade mechanics out.
It took the ways that we percentaged games, - Insert Coin 00:05
It took the ways that we percentaged games,
Certainly, consumer development is a lot more complex - Insert Coin 00:10
Certainly, consumer development is a lot more complex
But that did change what Midway was for all those years - Insert Coin 00:08
But that did change what Midway was for all those years
- When you look at it sort of in the grand scheme of things, - Insert Coin 00:05
- When you look at it sort of in the grand scheme of things,
My career at Midway spanned, I think, - Insert Coin 00:06
My career at Midway spanned, I think,
And I experienced the rebirth and then the death - Insert Coin 00:07
And I experienced the rebirth and then the death
It was like a dark cave filled with simulators - Insert Coin 00:14
It was like a dark cave filled with simulators
You know, any fantasy that you could have - Insert Coin 00:06
You know, any fantasy that you could have
- Whenever you think of arcade style, - Insert Coin 00:10
- Whenever you think of arcade style,