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They acquired Midway, and then they wererunning the whole thing

They acquired Midway, and then they were
running the whole thing

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They acquired Midway,
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and then they were running the whole thing.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:11
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
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
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.&...