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There was a grittinessabout producing product, about making games atWilliams Electronics,...

There was a grittiness
about producing product, about making games at
Williams Electronics, that I think certainly had an
effect on the types of games that we produced

Full Transcript

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- There was a grittiness about producing product,
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about making games at Williams Electronics,
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that I think certainly had an effect on the types of games
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that we produced.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:57
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
We had water leaks, floods. - Insert Coin 00:04
We had water leaks, floods.
It was part of what Neil fostered, - Insert Coin 00:09
It was part of what Neil fostered,
- Yeah, being in Chicago, I think it comes out of the grit - Insert Coin 00:08
- Yeah, being in Chicago, I think it comes out of the grit
- I think it's a lot to do with the personalities - Insert Coin 00:12
- I think it's a lot to do with the personalities
- We weren't afraid and we weren't troubled by the idea - Insert Coin 00:22
- We weren't afraid and we weren't troubled by the...
They were the first ones to come out - Insert Coin 00:04
They were the first ones to come out
They acquired Midway, - Insert Coin 00:04
They acquired Midway,
And they then were able to get Space Invaders, - Insert Coin 00:07
And they then were able to get Space Invaders,
- The rivalry between Bally Midway and Williams - Insert Coin 00:15
- The rivalry between Bally Midway and Williams
- [Reporter] Well, this is supposed to be Bally's big new, - Insert Coin 00:08
- [Reporter] Well, this is supposed to be Bally's big n...
- 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