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The Power of Glove

The “Video Computer System.” It became renamed the “Atari 2600.” And it was really for the...

the “Video Computer System.” It became renamed the “Atari 2600.” And it was really for the first time
a computer in a device

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the “Video Computer System.”
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It became renamed the “Atari 2600.”
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And it was really for the first time a computer in a device...
Duration
10 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:59
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.
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,
In the desire for video games in 1983, - The Power of Glove 00:06
In the desire for video games in 1983,
You had third-party developers like Activision, Imagic, you had now... - The Power of Glove 00:05
You had third-party developers like Activision, Imagic, you ...
Not only Atari & Intellivision but ColecoVision got into the game. - The Power of Glove 00:04
Not only Atari & Intellivision but ColecoVision got into...
And there was just too much product, and a lot of it was not very good. - The Power of Glove 00:06
And there was just too much product, and a lot of it was not...
And um, Mattel lost in 1983 about $380 million. - The Power of Glove 00:06
And um, Mattel lost in 1983 about $380 million.
Well, when Mattel Intellivision went out of business, - The Power of Glove 00:07
Well, when Mattel Intellivision went out of business,
They sold off a lot of assets, lost a ton of money. - The Power of Glove 00:04
They sold off a lot of assets, lost a ton of money.
And pretty much the attitude at that point was, - The Power of Glove 00:11
And pretty much the attitude at that point was,
The Nintendo system really kind of re-established video games... - The Power of Glove 00:05
The Nintendo system really kind of re-established video game...
As being this kind of positive, - The Power of Glove 00:07
As being this kind of positive,