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In the early '90s
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In the early '90s, there were two up-and-comingmartial arts stars

In the early '90s, there were two up-and-coming
martial arts stars

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In the early '90s,
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there were two up-and-coming martial arts stars.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:01
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.
There was Van Damme, and then there was Steven Seagal. - Insert Coin 00:04
There was Van Damme, and then there was Steven Seagal.
We thought, wow, we have to get one of those guys involved. - Insert Coin 00:04
We thought, wow, we have to get one of those guys involved.
- And we're gonna use Jean-Claude Van Damme's image - Insert Coin 00:11
- And we're gonna use Jean-Claude Van Damme's imag...
- We wanted him to come in to do some videos - Insert Coin 00:07
- We wanted him to come in to do some videos
What I remember is he just wasn't cooperative - Insert Coin 00:13
What I remember is he just wasn't cooperative
"Tell these guys, make up their own characters - Insert Coin 00:09
"Tell these guys, make up their own characters
"Forget about Jean-Claude Van Damme." - Insert Coin 00:05
"Forget about Jean-Claude Van Damme."
Like, I thought the freedom to sort of create our own story - Insert Coin 00:09
Like, I thought the freedom to sort of create our own story
The first character we taped on Mortal Kombat - Insert Coin 00:05
The first character we taped on Mortal Kombat
- I remember first showing up to the first day - Insert Coin 00:15
- I remember first showing up to the first day
[John Tobias] - When we taped the Johnny Cage character, - Insert Coin 00:10
[John Tobias] - When we taped the Johnny Cage character,
I think the idea was we wanted to kinda take our learnings - Insert Coin 00:09
I think the idea was we wanted to kinda take our learnings
If a character threw a kick, you know, they would always, - Insert Coin 00:07
If a character threw a kick, you know, they would always,
And so the problem for us was it would become a blur. - Insert Coin 00:04
And so the problem for us was it would become a blur.
"Hold yourself in the air, - Insert Coin 00:07
"Hold yourself in the air,
It was just sort of, we would tape a character doing moves - Insert Coin 00:08
It was just sort of, we would tape a character doing moves
He would kinda come back with the reality of, - Insert Coin 00:06
He would kinda come back with the reality of,
When we saw up on the screen, - Insert Coin 00:09
When we saw up on the screen,
[Mortal Kombat music] - Insert Coin 00:11
[Mortal Kombat music]
And what was a six-month production time - Insert Coin 00:17
And what was a six-month production time