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It's the mid 1980s, Nintendo comes outta nowhere
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It's the mid 1980s, Nintendocomes outta nowhere, at least to us Americans

It's the mid 1980s, Nintendo
comes outta nowhere, at least to us Americans

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It's the mid 1980s, Nintendo comes outta nowhere,
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at least to us Americans.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:12
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Fool's Errand Productions

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A feature-length documentary on local video game stores and the final days of physical media.
There is a chip shortage in 1988. - Not for Resale 00:04
There is a chip shortage in 1988.
There's a great Chicago Tribune article - Not for Resale 00:07
There's a great Chicago Tribune article
I remember Peter Main, the Senior Vice President - Not for Resale 00:12
I remember Peter Main, the Senior Vice President
One of the benefits today of digital distribution - Not for Resale 00:11
One of the benefits today of digital distribution
For the first time, people are making games - Not for Resale 00:06
For the first time, people are making games
Minecraft would not have been possible - Not for Resale 00:05
Minecraft would not have been possible
What Walmart buyer would've seen Minecraft - Not for Resale 00:09
What Walmart buyer would've seen Minecraft
Now that we're able to communicate directly - Not for Resale 00:13
Now that we're able to communicate directly
- I think there's no way you can say - Not for Resale 00:07
- I think there's no way you can say
Digital distribution plays into the fact that we're so varied - Not for Resale 00:06
Digital distribution plays into the fact that we're so ...
If you have an idea for a video game, if you have something you enjoy, - Not for Resale 00:06
If you have an idea for a video game, if you have something ...
So, you can sit there and you can spend six months on it, - Not for Resale 00:05
So, you can sit there and you can spend six months on it,
You can make this game that you think's - Not for Resale 00:05
You can make this game that you think's
There is no longer a Nintendo seal of approval - Not for Resale 00:04
There is no longer a Nintendo seal of approval
PAX originally, right, was such a community thing - Not for Resale 00:06
PAX originally, right, was such a community thing
We're gonna go there and we're gonna play - Not for Resale 00:06
We're gonna go there and we're gonna play
- Horizon Chase Turbo is a throwback to arcade - Not for Resale 00:05
- Horizon Chase Turbo is a throwback to arcade
So, it basically it brings back the feeling - Not for Resale 00:07
So, it basically it brings back the feeling
- Floor Kids is a break dance battle game - Not for Resale 00:12
- Floor Kids is a break dance battle game
It's an inner journey about relationships, - Not for Resale 00:08
It's an inner journey about relationships,