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mrpopsicleman.bsky.social @mrpopsicleman.bsky.social · 6d

Anyone looking forward to the upcoming MK Legacy Kollection by @digitaleclipse.bsky.social should check out "Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1" by @davidlcraddock.bsky.social & "Insert Coin" (@insertcoindoc.bsky.social) by @joshuatsui.bsky.social. The latter is free to watch. youtu.be/7zx5GunyUS4?...

Insert Coin (2020) | Full Movie | Making of Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam & other 90s Hits

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Sep 8

IYKYK

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · Sep 8

ICE has launched "Operation Midway Blitz" with immigration raids in Chicago. blockclubchi.co/4m74AcS

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NESbot @nesbot.bsky.social · Nov 2

Insert Coin Documentary is now available on YouTube for free.
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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Glad you got one, but we have a much larger run than 500 disks!

cp cooke @cpcooke.bsky.social · Nov 2

Boom shakalaka guy from NBA Jam (Tim Kitzrow) was awesome and great to chat with. Got him to sign off on the last copy of the Insert Coin documentary (small run, 500 copies) and his last copy of Boss Fight Books NBA Jam. Huge personality and fun ideas.

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spooky Chris A. 🎃 @letseatnachos.bsky.social · Nov 17

there is a very cool documentary about Midway Games called Insert Coin that is completely free on YouTube right now and it's a pretty fun time if you have an hour and some change to kill

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Kagerou Kanemoto | ENG/GER VTuber @frapskillar.bsky.social · Dec 23

Just finished watching the Insert Coin Documentary by Josuha Tsui, wow good documentary and didn't know Ed Boon was getting almost burnt out by working on so many Mortal Kombat Games.

Now i want to play The Grid even more.

Too bad WB Games only cares about MK and Batman most likely

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Diamond Feit 🦇 @feitclub.bsky.social · Jan 17

Folks it’s been A Week of Movies let me tell you #LastFourWatched

ERASERHEAD, TERRIFIER 3, BLACK BELT JONES, INSERT COIN (documentary)

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Joe Hocking @joehocking.bsky.social · Jun 3

This isn't even a controversial point, it's just how capitalism works. Like, in the documentary Insert Coin (about the heyday of Midway arcade games) there's a bit where the head guy says he couldn't make the developers too rich or they'd leave.

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OncoMouse37 @oncomouse37.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 1990s was the peak of the popularity of sports video games. At the time of the Genesis' release in America, the ads put great emphasis on sports titles. Insert Coin, the documentary about Midway Games, is apt to point out how NBA Jam revived interest in arcades as much as Mortal Kombat etc.

Insert Coin (2020) | Full Movie | Making of Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam & other 90s Hits

YouTube video by Insert Coin: The Channel

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Jun 21

The amazing Yokozuna filming for Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game! youtube.com/shorts/BTpmL...

Yokozuna | Wrestlemania The Arcade Game #wwe #wrestlemania #arcade #retrogaming #yokozuna #wwe

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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com · Jan 18

You can watch the full Insert Coin documentary on Youtube now for free and I highly recommend it. Great insight into the wild days of Midway and general 90s arcade/game development back in the day.

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🎃 Get Spooked, Idiot 🎃 @sonicyoda.bsky.social · Nov 5

The Insert Coin documentary is now on YouTube in its entirety and I would recommend it wholeheartedly. Genuinely one of the best gaming documentaries I've ever watched www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zx5...

Insert Coin - The Making of Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and other Killer Games - Full Length Documentary

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is your semi-regular reminder that
Savant's amazing soundtrack for Insert Coin is here for your listening enjoyment! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC_H...

Insert Coin (Full Original Soundtrack by Savant)

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · Apr 20

We really should do Bruceploitation when other actors die, like Tom Cruise.

Hot Blooded Tough Guy Rusty Shackles @rustyshackles.bsky.social · Apr 20

Lee Is Risen

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Joshua Tsui 🍥 @joshuatsui.bsky.social · Apr 20

The Jedi prototype was sent to Lucasarts towards the end of Studio Gigante's existence. Unfortunately our runway was short so the team (and I) eventually got absorbed into EA. Then about a month after that, Lucasarts contacts us to see if we were still available 😜

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thank you for all your support over the years!

Melbourne Doco Fest / Naarm Doco Film Fest @mdff.bsky.social · Mar 27

insert Coin tubitv.com/movies/10000... #midway #documentary #videogames

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How a ragtag crew of misfits in the back of a Chicago factory created Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and other classics amid the 1990’s arcade boom.

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Melbourne Doco Fest / Naarm Doco Film Fest @mdff.bsky.social · Mar 27

insert Coin tubitv.com/movies/10000... #midway #documentary #videogames

Insert Coin (2020)

How a ragtag crew of misfits in the back of a Chicago factory created Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and other classics amid the 1990’s arcade boom.

tubitv.com

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Mar 17

Mortal Kombat: Before and After
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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Mar 14

TGIF, from THE BAD GUY
youtu.be/6iXi9JovLHM

WWE Wrestler Razor Ramon sticking out his middle finger to the camera

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Murdoink @murdoink.com · Mar 7

Chicago meme

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Feb 25

The amount of work the wrestlers did for Wrestlemania The Arcade Game was just insane. 2 days of shooting, 8-10 hours a day of hits, falls, and running. Check out Razor Ramon hard at work www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iXi...

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Feb 24

Come say hello to the bad guy! Premiering today at 12pm CT! Behind the scenes footage of Razor Ramon from Wrestlemania The Arcade Game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iXi...

Razor Ramon Filming for WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (1995) | Rare Behind-the-Scenes Footage!

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Feb 15

Chicago! The Insert Coin Exhibit closes tomorrow! GET OVER HERE www.theccma.org/insert-coin

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Insert Coin @insertcoindoc.bsky.social · Feb 10

Screening and Discussion tomorrow with MK co-creator John Tobias and Art Director Jack Haeger! Moderated by
@joshuatsui.bsky.social atthemac.org/events/inser...

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · Feb 7

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