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I remember the first time I had done it
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I remember the firsttime I had done it, I kinda minimized the impact, because I thought,...

I remember the first
time I had done it, I kinda minimized the impact, because I thought, oh,
that's looking pretty gory, and I dialed it back

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I remember the first time I had done it,
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I kinda minimized the impact,
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because I thought, oh, that's looking pretty gory,
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and I dialed it back.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:26
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.
- I think John was opposed to just how many bloody chunks - Insert Coin 00:06
- I think John was opposed to just how many bloody chunks
- Everybody goes, "Oh, that's amazing, that's awesome." - Insert Coin 00:14
- Everybody goes, "Oh, that's amazing, that's...
- This boiling fountain of blood, you know, - Insert Coin 00:07
- This boiling fountain of blood, you know,
It was just like this cauldron of just boiling blood. - Insert Coin 00:04
It was just like this cauldron of just boiling blood.
- He said, "Now, you know what a game is - Insert Coin 00:07
- He said, "Now, you know what a game is
- 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