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T2 was a good success for Midway
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T2 was a goodsuccess for Midway

T2 was a good
success for Midway

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- T2 was a good success for Midway.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:28:24
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
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documentary
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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.
It opened the door for a more cinematic experience. - Insert Coin 00:07
It opened the door for a more cinematic experience.
It just all of a sudden was like, this is what it means - Insert Coin 00:05
It just all of a sudden was like, this is what it means
- So we released T2, and it did, it was doing great. - Insert Coin 00:06
- So we released T2, and it did, it was doing great.
And our marketing person called me at home and said, - Insert Coin 00:21
And our marketing person called me at home and said,
Like, "How did you get Arnold into the game?" - Insert Coin 00:07
Like, "How did you get Arnold into the game?"
And right in the middle of it was a question - Insert Coin 00:07
And right in the middle of it was a question
"So in the game, you are shooting police officers. - Insert Coin 00:06
"So in the game, you are shooting police officers.
"How do you feel about that?" - Insert Coin 00:07
"How do you feel about that?"
[characters crying out] [shooting] - Insert Coin 00:17
[characters crying out] [shooting]
And I said I had family members who were in the police force - Insert Coin 00:08
And I said I had family members who were in the police force
And what it ended up being was kind of this real accusatory, - Insert Coin 00:37
And what it ended up being was kind of this real accusatory,
And maybe people that might not have been aware - Insert Coin 00:08
And maybe people that might not have been aware
So it worked to our advantage, ultimately - Insert Coin 00:04
So it worked to our advantage, ultimately
- By the early '90s, I mean, we were on a roll at Midway, - Insert Coin 00:11
- By the early '90s, I mean, we were on a roll at Midwa...
But as studio head, I really didn't have the cycles - Insert Coin 00:08
But as studio head, I really didn't have the cycles
A dream of mine was what's the next phase of the industry, - Insert Coin 00:06
A dream of mine was what's the next phase of the indust...
I could see that that was going to happen - Insert Coin 00:15
I could see that that was going to happen
I called Ken, I'm like, "Did I miss something?" [laughs] - Insert Coin 00:07
I called Ken, I'm like, "Did I miss something?&quo...
"I don't understand." - Insert Coin 00:08
"I don't understand."
"But they're gonna work on it out of house." - Insert Coin 00:07
"But they're gonna work on it out of house."