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[Neil Nicastro] - We had a very entrepreneurial
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- Wehad a very entrepreneurial compensation structure so thatif you were running a team,...

[Neil Nicastro] - We
had a very entrepreneurial compensation structure so that
if you were running a team, and that game became
very successful, you were gonna make
a lot of money

Full Transcript

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[Neil Nicastro] - We had a very entrepreneurial
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compensation structure so that if you were running a team,
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and that game became very successful,
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you were gonna make a lot of money.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:17
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.
Guys were walking away with million-dollar checks, plus. - Insert Coin 00:05
Guys were walking away with million-dollar checks, plus.
- They had a limit of how much bonus money - Insert Coin 00:05
- They had a limit of how much bonus money
And as Neil explained it, it's like, - Insert Coin 00:13
And as Neil explained it, it's like,
Ed Boon and I were kind of at the top - Insert Coin 00:05
Ed Boon and I were kind of at the top
I don't know if this is true or not, - Insert Coin 00:26
I don't know if this is true or not,
But I think those are the same, you know, thoughts - Insert Coin 00:15
But I think those are the same, you know, thoughts
- Everybody, every designer, every developer - Insert Coin 00:22
- Everybody, every designer, every developer
I mean, guys like Eugene and Jack Haeger - Insert Coin 00:14
I mean, guys like Eugene and Jack Haeger
"You're gonna do great stuff here, - Insert Coin 00:04
"You're gonna do great stuff here,
It would just push them to do better - Insert Coin 00:13
It would just push them to do better
- If you look at thehistory of the department, - Insert Coin 00:04
- If you look at thehistory of the department,
And we had to build this whole department, and get, - Insert Coin 00:09
And we had to build this whole department, and get,
And then, you know, I'll be very honest, - Insert Coin 00:06
And then, you know, I'll be very honest,
[fighting and punching] - Insert Coin 00:14
[fighting and punching]
"I'm not doing this." - Insert Coin 00:14
"I'm not doing this."
And I think that was a huge challenge, - Insert Coin 00:08
And I think that was a huge challenge,
- You know, it seemed like thematically, - Insert Coin 00:07
- You know, it seemed like thematically,
They used all exact control mechanisms - Insert Coin 00:04
They used all exact control mechanisms
[characters yelling] - Insert Coin 00:05
[characters yelling]
Just kind of ideas come and flow, - Insert Coin 00:06
Just kind of ideas come and flow,