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It had accumulated
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any more quarters i - [Announcer] Unheard
of collections

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- It had accumulated so many quarters,
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it had jammed the coin mech
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and you couldn't put any more quarters i
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- [Announcer] Unheard of collections.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:46
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.
At all of our test locations, - Insert Coin 00:13
At all of our test locations,
- Jurassic Park was the biggest film at the time, - Insert Coin 00:07
- Jurassic Park was the biggest film at the time,
And that was a milestone that people said - Insert Coin 00:07
And that was a milestone that people said
And here comes NBA Jam, and Mark said, I said, - Insert Coin 00:08
And here comes NBA Jam, and Mark said, I said,
"NBA Jam made a billion dollars." - Insert Coin 00:16
"NBA Jam made a billion dollars."
- And when people were playing together, - Insert Coin 00:07
- And when people were playing together,
- Whereas some games are abstract, - Insert Coin 00:11
- Whereas some games are abstract,
That becomes a very appealing thing to people - Insert Coin 00:10
That becomes a very appealing thing to people
[game announcer yelling] - Insert Coin 00:04
[game announcer yelling]
John Tobias - The home versions of the early Mortal Kombat games - Insert Coin 00:05
John Tobias - The home versions of the early Mortal Kombat g...
- I remember seeing TV ads for the games - Insert Coin 00:17
- I remember seeing TV ads for the games
- I think parents felt there was a revolution - Insert Coin 00:07
- I think parents felt there was a revolution
That somehow their kids were involved in this weird thing, - Insert Coin 00:11
That somehow their kids were involved in this weird thing,
- You know, the home games, when they came out, - Insert Coin 00:08
- You know, the home games, when they came out,
- Actually, when I think back - Insert Coin 00:05
- Actually, when I think back
- [Reporter] After a $10 million advertising campaign, - Insert Coin 00:17
- [Reporter] After a $10 million advertising campaign,
- So now moms and dads are looking at their kids - Insert Coin 00:13
- So now moms and dads are looking at their kids
- I'm sure moms were walking through the living room - Insert Coin 00:19
- I'm sure moms were walking through the living room
I think that humor was essential to its success, - Insert Coin 00:10
I think that humor was essential to its success,
It was the latest thing for the previous generation - Insert Coin 00:11
It was the latest thing for the previous generation