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We went to the well too manytimes with the same mechanics or not enough innovation

We went to the well too many
times with the same mechanics or not enough innovation

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- We went to the well too many times with the same mechanics
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or not enough innovation.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:33:39
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
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.
- But it was in the late '90s I saw the warning signs - Insert Coin 00:09
- But it was in the late '90s I saw the warning signs
And it brings that kind of arcade-style graphics - Insert Coin 00:05
And it brings that kind of arcade-style graphics
- I could feel that what we could do as a company - Insert Coin 00:15
- I could feel that what we could do as a company
- Console gaming really changed how I felt about games - Insert Coin 00:08
- Console gaming really changed how I felt about games
I was able to play games without somebody - Insert Coin 00:06
I was able to play games without somebody
And I was able to experiment. - Insert Coin 00:05
And I was able to experiment.
I was really happy when consoles came about, - Insert Coin 00:16
I was really happy when consoles came about,
So the social aspect of the arcade, - Insert Coin 00:12
So the social aspect of the arcade,
- 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