Insert Coin
2020
Action / Documentary
Insert Coin
2020
Action / Documentary
86%
TOMATOMETER
· 14 reviews
83%
AUDIENCE
6.8/10
672
Plot summary
The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games of all time. Midway Games pioneered the concept of live-action gaming, kick-starting a new arcade boom and grossing billions of dollars with hits like Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam. The documentary covers much of Mortal Kombats history, including the creation of fatalities and characters such as Liu Kang, Kitana, Johnny Cage and Scorpion.
Director
Top cast
Paul W.S. Anderson as Self
Ernest Cline as Self
Robin Shou as Liu Kang
Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 941.7 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
Not Rated
Comments 6
The days ya put a coin up on the cabinet and say "Next"
I grew up in the 70s & 80s and no one ever used the words 'gamer' or 'gaming.' It's new age millennial speak.
im gamer and teeling you this is good Documentary you should watch it
Loved it. I played a lot of Mortal Kombat in the 90s - this is great history of the company Midway and their games.
Haven't watched this yet, there's no reviews so ill check jt
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@Rickinator Dude, "Gamer" is a term first used in 1422. In modern America the term was first used by "wargamers" who by 1974 were playing Gary Gygax's Dungeons & Dragons and were called "gamers." Since video games would not have not likely evolved past Pac Man if not for table-top role playing games, it makes sense that the press started calling video game players "gamers" once the MMORPG became a thing in the late 90s