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Well, this issupposed to be Bally's big new, you know, answer to Pac-Man and all of that...

[Reporter] Well, this is
supposed to be Bally's big new, you know, answer to Pac-Man and all of that kind of stuff, the next Pac-Man,
the next generation

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- [Reporter] Well, this is supposed to be Bally's big new,
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you know, answer to Pac-Man
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and all of that kind of stuff,
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the next Pac-Man, the next generation.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:34
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.
- Everyone at Bally Midway had been - Insert Coin 00:05
- Everyone at Bally Midway had been
They did these type of games - Insert Coin 00:06
They did these type of games
- And so we really wanted to bury those guys. - Insert Coin 00:04
- And so we really wanted to bury those guys.
We felt that they relied on licensing brands too much. - Insert Coin 00:06
We felt that they relied on licensing brands too much.
So we just felt they were phonies and incompetents - Insert Coin 00:14
So we just felt they were phonies and incompetents
So it became available for us to buy, - Insert Coin 00:06
So it became available for us to buy,
- Yeah, we won the war, we killed these guys. - Insert Coin 00:04
- Yeah, we won the war, we killed these guys.
And then the crazy thing is, then we like hired - Insert Coin 00:29
And then the crazy thing is, then we like hired
We were fighting a war for our jobs, - Insert Coin 00:06
We were fighting a war for our jobs,
And a lot of us, we all took very much pride - Insert Coin 00:05
And a lot of us, we all took very much pride
And he goes, "You know what, I paid five million bucks - Insert Coin 00:23
And he goes, "You know what, I paid five million bucks
- The income from Arch Rivals basically paid for - Insert Coin 00:06
- The income from Arch Rivals basically paid for
[laughs] - Insert Coin 00:06
[laughs]
[George Petro] - I got a call, my phone rang - Insert Coin 00:06
[George Petro] - I got a call, my phone rang
And he goes, "Hey, what would you think - Insert Coin 00:23
And he goes, "Hey, what would you think
And Jim Cameron sees it and he just freaks out. - Insert Coin 00:04
And Jim Cameron sees it and he just freaks out.
He's just like, he's like, "This is awesome." - Insert Coin 00:06
He's just like, he's like, "This is awesome.&...
I mean, it was like, you guys are making movies - Insert Coin 00:04
I mean, it was like, you guys are making movies
- And he just stands up at one point, he goes, - Insert Coin 00:08
- And he just stands up at one point, he goes,
- What was interesting to us when we mad - Insert Coin 00:12
- What was interesting to us when we mad