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So we went to Mattel and to A.G.E
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The Power of Glove

So we went to Mattel and to A.G.E

So we went to Mattel and to A.G.E

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So we went to Mattel and to A.G.E.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:50
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Command International Pictures

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Movie Summary

A documentary that chronicles the journey of the world's most notorious video game controller: the Power Glove. For the first time, discover the history and legacy behind the glove that helped inspire a generation.
$10,000 glove, has a sensor, has optic fibers, - The Power of Glove 00:06
$10,000 glove, has a sensor, has optic fibers,
Our first product was a thing called the “band of the hand.” - The Power of Glove 00:08
Our first product was a thing called the “band of the hand.”...
DRUM SOUNDS - The Power of Glove 00:05
DRUM SOUNDS
And the prototype here shows you. - The Power of Glove 00:04
And the prototype here shows you.
And I had been working with them... I think for a little over a year. - The Power of Glove 00:05
And I had been working with them... I think for a little ove...
I’m Keith Robinson, - The Power of Glove 00:05
I’m Keith Robinson,
It was their first foray into the video game industry, - The Power of Glove 00:05
It was their first foray into the video game industry,
There really had been no such thing as video games before the early 70s. - The Power of Glove 00:06
There really had been no such thing as video games before th...
It wasn’t really until the mid-70s that Atari invented... - The Power of Glove 00:05
It wasn’t really until the mid-70s that Atari invented...
The “Video Computer System.” - The Power of Glove 00:10
The “Video Computer System.”
And Mattel being the biggest toy company in the world, - The Power of Glove 00:24
And Mattel being the biggest toy company in the world,
Here’s a $300 electronic unit. - The Power of Glove 00:05
Here’s a $300 electronic unit.
About television. Intellivision!’ - The Power of Glove 00:12
About television. Intellivision!’
Since television itself.’ - The Power of Glove 00:06
Since television itself.’
It took several years for them to kinda, you know, - The Power of Glove 00:04
It took several years for them to kinda, you know,
But when they finally did, it just took off phenomenally. - The Power of Glove 00:05
But when they finally did, it just took off phenomenally.
The toy company had been making a profit, nice & consistent, - The Power of Glove 00:07
The toy company had been making a profit, nice & consist...
That makes $100 million— 200 million dollars in 1982. - The Power of Glove 00:05
That makes $100 million— 200 million dollars in 1982.
And so, “Wow this thing was going great!” - The Power of Glove 00:13
And so, “Wow this thing was going great!”
They introduced all this new hardware, - The Power of Glove 00:08
They introduced all this new hardware,