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Neil Nicastro cameinto my office one day, and he said, "Howcome you're not pursuing "the...

Neil Nicastro came
into my office one day, and he said, "How
come you're not pursuing "the NBA license?

Full Transcript

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- Neil Nicastro came into my office one day,
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and he said, "How come you're not pursuing
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"the NBA license?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:08
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.
- If they're the real basketball players - Insert Coin 00:06
- If they're the real basketball players
They're going to want to, - Insert Coin 00:07
They're going to want to,
- [Announcer] Williams Electronics is currently developing - Insert Coin 00:09
- [Announcer] Williams Electronics is currently developing
First, basketball players are videotaped in the studio - Insert Coin 00:06
First, basketball players are videotaped in the studio
Artists digitize this footage into individual frames, - Insert Coin 00:13
Artists digitize this footage into individual frames,
Well, the NBA's immediate reaction was, - Insert Coin 00:06
Well, the NBA's immediate reaction was,
Their kind of understanding or perception - Insert Coin 00:11
Their kind of understanding or perception
And they did not want the NBA logo presented - Insert Coin 00:07
And they did not want the NBA logo presented
- I remember a comment internally - Insert Coin 00:10
- I remember a comment internally
The NBA will continue whether they do a game with us or not. - Insert Coin 00:04
The NBA will continue whether they do a game with us or not.
- So our video guy, once again, he said, - Insert Coin 00:11
- So our video guy, once again, he said,
We sent that back to the NBA - Insert Coin 00:07
We sent that back to the NBA
They accepted that, they understood, - Insert Coin 00:06
They accepted that, they understood,
- Understand and appreciate that there's never been - Insert Coin 00:06
- Understand and appreciate that there's never been
- Well, the logistics of getting all the players - Insert Coin 00:18
- Well, the logistics of getting all the players
- We figured out a system for using - Insert Coin 00:13
- We figured out a system for using
[Mark Turmell] - And so Shawn Liptak trimmed off a head - Insert Coin 00:12
[Mark Turmell] - And so Shawn Liptak trimmed off a head
- There were 16 different head angles that we had to use, - Insert Coin 00:13
- There were 16 different head angles that we had to use,
- And again, this is before the internet - Insert Coin 00:08
- And again, this is before the internet
So we were looking at VHS tapes - Insert Coin 00:13
So we were looking at VHS tapes