Insert Coin
2020VOTE NOW
Starring:
Andrea Rene, Ernest Cline, Eugene Jarvis, George Petro, Jeff Gerstmann, John Tobias, Mark Turmell, Neil Nicastro, Paul W.S. Anderson, Warren Davis
Summary:
The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games (Mortal Kombat, NBA JAM, and others) of all time.
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Slashfilm
Dec 4, 2020
The film somewhat fizzles out and doesn’t feel like it has a satisfying ending, but in a way, I wonder if that’s intentional. Insert Coin comes to a close suddenly, not unlike the arcade game renaissance of the 1990s. But it does leave you with the hope and inspiration of whatever the next generation of video games holds, even if it’s no longer powered by 25 cents.
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Dec 4, 2020
The Playlist
Dec 4, 2020
For those yearning for the dimly lit, stale smelling room, crammed in that weird corner of the mall, where blurps and bloops rang in your ears and faces were filled with a phosphorescent CRT glow, “Insert Coin” will tickle the wistful longing for that unique and exciting atmosphere. And for those who couldn’t experience it for themselves, this scrappy documentary earnestly tries to convey the giddy and anarchic spirit of the golden age of video games.
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Dec 4, 2020
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