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- When the Nintendothing came along, it enabled us to comeback and really ha a longer...

[video game music] - When the Nintendo
thing came along, it enabled us to come
back and really ha a longer runway for
us to finish the game And the advantage that
we had by doing that was, I'm not saying that we
were doing it in a bubble

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[video game music]
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- When the Nintendo thing came along,
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it enabled us to come back and really ha
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a longer runway for us to finish the game
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And the advantage that we had by doing that was,
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I'm not saying that we were doing it in a bubble.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:53
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.
But we weren't amongst the Turmells of the world - Insert Coin 00:09
But we weren't amongst the Turmells of the world
- And they were kinda brutal on our game - Insert Coin 00:04
- And they were kinda brutal on our game
I remember Fedesna was like, "Yeah, snoozin'." - Insert Coin 00:06
I remember Fedesna was like, "Yeah, snoozin'."...
- Here was the guy that abandoned them - Insert Coin 00:04
- Here was the guy that abandoned them
And it was a little bit awkward for a while. - Insert Coin 00:05
And it was a little bit awkward for a while.
He was wise enough to know he needed, - Insert Coin 00:07
He was wise enough to know he needed,
- We got that energy, like that negative vibe, - Insert Coin 00:08
- We got that energy, like that negative vibe,
What really hurts is the truth [laughs] - Insert Coin 00:12
What really hurts is the truth [laughs]
And we all like, we all grew up on Eugene's games. - Insert Coin 00:05
And we all like, we all grew up on Eugene's games.
He was Stan Lee, man. [laughs] - Insert Coin 00:09
He was Stan Lee, man. [laughs]
But critically, actually, it took a lot of flack, - Insert Coin 00:10
But critically, actually, it took a lot of flack,
Actually appealed a lot to girls. - Insert Coin 00:04
Actually appealed a lot to girls.
Like teenage girls loved the driving mechanic - Insert Coin 00:09
Like teenage girls loved the driving mechanic
- The startup cost to going to play a fighting game - Insert Coin 00:08
- The startup cost to going to play a fighting game
You might be lookingfor a machine - Insert Coin 00:05
You might be lookingfor a machine
- You know, we just took all this flack, - Insert Coin 00:07
- You know, we just took all this flack,
And you know what's crazy is I look at Cruis'n USA today - Insert Coin 00:11
And you know what's crazy is I look at Cruis'n USA...
The game actually is horribly difficult [laughs] - Insert Coin 00:09
The game actually is horribly difficult [laughs]
[voice speaking on overhead] - Insert Coin 00:08
[voice speaking on overhead]
- When I interviewed Ed and John about Mortal Kombat 3, - Insert Coin 00:09
- When I interviewed Ed and John about Mortal Kombat 3,