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So when I recognizedMark Turmell's name in the credits of NBA Jam,that was a revelation

So when I recognized
Mark Turmell's name in the credits of NBA Jam,
that was a revelation

Full Transcript

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- So when I recognized Mark Turmell's name
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in the credits of NBA Jam, that was a revelation.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:42
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.
Oh, he's making one of the greatest arcade games - Insert Coin 00:05
Oh, he's making one of the greatest arcade games
[Mark Turmell] - The rules of basketball are so perfect - Insert Coin 00:06
[Mark Turmell] - The rules of basketball are so perfect
You've got periods that we can tighten up to be - Insert Coin 00:07
You've got periods that we can tighten up to be
So just the inherent rules of basketball - Insert Coin 00:19
So just the inherent rules of basketball
But all I really know is that I've been told - Insert Coin 00:07
But all I really know is that I've been told
- You know, I think maybe I've played that game - Insert Coin 00:05
- You know, I think maybe I've played that game
It's just not a game that appealed to me with, - Insert Coin 00:06
It's just not a game that appealed to me with,
- He asked us about our interest in doing licensed products, - Insert Coin 00:06
- He asked us about our interest in doing licensed products,
And we were resistant, - Insert Coin 00:09
And we were resistant,
- Neil Nicastro came into my office one day, - Insert Coin 00:08
- Neil Nicastro came into my office one day,
- 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.