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The Power of Glove

The challenge is findingnew challenges, one is this year’s new the Power Glove

The challenge is finding
new challenges, one is this year’s new
Christmas present: the Power Glove

Full Transcript

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The challenge is finding new challenges,
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one is this year’s new Christmas present: the Power Glove.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:51
Uploaded
Jun 30, 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.
Well this is the latest thing in computer games: - The Power of Glove 00:06
Well this is the latest thing in computer games:
I was about 11 years old, - The Power of Glove 00:06
I was about 11 years old,
It was totally worthless, but it looked cool at the time. - The Power of Glove 00:04
It was totally worthless, but it looked cool at the time.
Seeing my hand actually, you know, in the game... - The Power of Glove 00:05
Seeing my hand actually, you know, in the game...
Hey Johnny, when I said I’d be on “Video Power” anytime, - The Power of Glove 00:05
Hey Johnny, when I said I’d be on “Video Power” anytime,...
I’m sorry Novak, I couldn’t wait to show my friends the Power Glove. - The Power of Glove 00:05
I’m sorry Novak, I couldn’t wait to show my friends the Powe...
Ah, what can I say? Uh, since you’re here, - The Power of Glove 00:05
Ah, what can I say? Uh, since you’re here,
Sure, basically the Power Glove turns your arm into kind-of... - The Power of Glove 00:05
Sure, basically the Power Glove turns your arm into kind-of....
I worked at Mattel Toys for about 4 and a half years... - The Power of Glove 00:05
I worked at Mattel Toys for about 4 and a half years...
I designed the custom game software for use with the Glove. - The Power of Glove 00:06
I designed the custom game software for use with the Glove.
The only one that was ever published was “Super Glove Ball.” - The Power of Glove 00:12
The only one that was ever published was “Super Glove Ball.”...
And so they had a glove they’d made called the DataGlove. - The Power of Glove 00:05
And so they had a glove they’d made called the DataGlove.
The DataGlove was this $10,000 glove that NASA used for research. - The Power of Glove 00:07
The DataGlove was this $10,000 glove that NASA used for rese...
From all over the world to show stuff to our executives. - The Power of Glove 00:05
From all over the world to show stuff to our executives.
When we flew into L.A. to pitch the product to Mattel, - The Power of Glove 00:05
When we flew into L.A. to pitch the product to Mattel,
I was still trying to get the Power Glove demo working. - The Power of Glove 00:05
I was still trying to get the Power Glove demo working.
They presented, I think they had the prototype of the Glove... - The Power of Glove 00:05
They presented, I think they had the prototype of the Glove....
And they were demoing it with a game, a commercial game... - The Power of Glove 00:04
And they were demoing it with a game, a commercial game...
Then Jill Barad stands up, and she said, “I wanna try!” - The Power of Glove 00:07
Then Jill Barad stands up, and she said, “I wanna try!”
There’s no way she’s going to be able to do this.” - The Power of Glove 00:05
There’s no way she’s going to be able to do this.”