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So the social aspectof the arcade, where that's where you wouldgo and trash talk your...

So the social aspect
of the arcade, where that's where you would
go and trash talk your buddy and friend, you could
now find ways to do that playing your game, but
also via the internet

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So the social aspect of the arcade,
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where that's where you would go and trash talk your buddy
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and friend, you could now find ways to do that
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playing your game, but also via the internet.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:52
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.
- In fact, I remember an operator telling me once, - Insert Coin 00:12
- In fact, I remember an operator telling me once,
Like, it seems weird, but the internet became - Insert Coin 00:06
Like, it seems weird, but the internet became
- I did not have sexual relations with that woman. - Insert Coin 00:05
- I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
- So it was that period of time where, you know, - Insert Coin 00:10
- So it was that period of time where, you know,
And you feel - Insert Coin 00:08
And you feel
I'd say that's probably the crappiest time. - Insert Coin 00:04
I'd say that's probably the crappiest time.
- You know, Neil basically had a meeting and he said, - Insert Coin 00:10
- You know, Neil basically had a meeting and he said,
Things started falling apart very quickl - Insert Coin 00:14
Things started falling apart very quickl
Pinball first, then came Midway, - Insert Coin 00:05
Pinball first, then came Midway,
And it took all of the arcade mechanics out. - Insert Coin 00:06
And it took all of the arcade mechanics out.
It took the ways that we percentaged games, - Insert Coin 00:05
It took the ways that we percentaged games,
Certainly, consumer development is a lot more complex - Insert Coin 00:10
Certainly, consumer development is a lot more complex
But that did change what Midway was for all those years - Insert Coin 00:08
But that did change what Midway was for all those years
- When you look at it sort of in the grand scheme of things, - Insert Coin 00:05
- When you look at it sort of in the grand scheme of things,
My career at Midway spanned, I think, - Insert Coin 00:06
My career at Midway spanned, I think,
And I experienced the rebirth and then the death - Insert Coin 00:07
And I experienced the rebirth and then the death
It was like a dark cave filled with simulators - Insert Coin 00:14
It was like a dark cave filled with simulators
You know, any fantasy that you could have - Insert Coin 00:06
You know, any fantasy that you could have
- Whenever you think of arcade style, - Insert Coin 00:10
- Whenever you think of arcade style,
- You cannot plan that coalescing of the talent. - Insert Coin 00:05
- You cannot plan that coalescing of the talent.