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The Power of Glove

They introduced all thisnew hardware, put all this money into development,but the games—...

They introduced all this
new hardware, put all this money into development,
but the games— The games were still selling

Full Transcript

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They introduced all this new hardware,
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put all this money into development, but the games—
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The games were still selling.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:45
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.
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,
They can’t go to their shareholders and say, “Hey, - The Power of Glove 00:06
They can’t go to their shareholders and say, “Hey,
You’re gonna bankrupt us again!” - The Power of Glove 00:06
You’re gonna bankrupt us again!”
A video game related peripheral, but then it wasn’t the software... - The Power of Glove 00:06
A video game related peripheral, but then it wasn’t the soft...
That they were concerned about; it was the hardware, - The Power of Glove 00:05
That they were concerned about; it was the hardware,
I’m David Warhol and I led the team of four that developed... - The Power of Glove 00:05
I’m David Warhol and I led the team of four that developed.....
What a lot of people don’t realize is that the Power Glove... - The Power of Glove 00:04
What a lot of people don’t realize is that the Power Glove.....
Is based on ultrasound rather than infrared light. - The Power of Glove 00:05
Is based on ultrasound rather than infrared light.
On the Glove itself, we have two transmitters: - The Power of Glove 00:06
On the Glove itself, we have two transmitters:
And we have, over at the TV set, three receivers: - The Power of Glove 00:08
And we have, over at the TV set, three receivers:
So, the way the Glove figures out where it is in space... - The Power of Glove 00:04
So, the way the Glove figures out where it is in space...