Insert Coin: Inside Midway's '90s Revolution

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From Mortal Kombat to NBA Jam to Cruis'n USA, this is the untold history of the greatest videogame studio of the 90's.
Backers: 1316
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Funded: $92,181 of $75,000
Dates: Jul 17th -> Aug 17th (31 days)
Project By: Joshua Tsui
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New Last Minute Reward Tier

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Just to wrap this amazing campaign up. We've added a new tier. There is only one and it's going to be awesome: GALLOPING GHOST PRO GAMER  music really was the weapon  This is the big one. To celebrate the amazing Galloping Ghost’s 5th... (Read More)

Bam Bam Wants To Kill The Developers of Wrestlemania

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We're funded but still hustling! There's still 13 hours to go! Let's keep it going! Here's more from the unveiling of Wrestlemania The Arcade Game. Bam Bam isn't happy.  (Read More)

Stretch Goals?

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
People are asking about stretch goals! To be honest, I am going to avoid adding stretch goals and here's why.  I am being very cautious about diluting quality and want to squeeze every precious dollar that has been contributed to making the project... (Read More)

So I Woke Up To This...

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Not sure what to say here, actually. This project has been in my head for a couple of years now and I was never sure if it was something that would be interesting to any “civilians”. "Civilians" meaning anyone who does not work in the... (Read More)

$67000 Achievement Unlocked! Here's that lost Mortal Kombat footage.

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for hitting this milestone. Plenty of more surprises to come. Here's the full video of Kano and Kabal from the unreleased version of Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. This was a prequel to the original series so Kano still has both... (Read More)

It's Late, We're Drunk...

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
So why not put up some never before seen footage? This is part one of a longer sequence from the FIRST version of Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. Will unlock the whole thing when we hit $67,000. Please share this with any video game fan you know!... (Read More)

MAJOR MILESTONE

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright! We are now within striking distance! We raised an amazing $15,000 in the last 48 hours. Special thanks to Bright Bright Great for challenging everyone with a matching donation! We have 60 hours to hit the last $10,000. This is totally... (Read More)

Bright Bright Great Challenge

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The awesome people at Bright Bright Great have issued a challenge, They will match the next $7500 in funding that comes in. That means when we hit $57500 they will add another $7500.  Please share this with anyone you think would be interested and... (Read More)

Sonya is in trouble!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Sonya better get out of that level made out of crates. All levels in the 90s were made out of crates. Gotta love that Playstation texture skewing :) Let's get this project funded! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Unmute... (Read More)

How Mortal Kombat's Sonya Was Discovered

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Kerri Hoskins Branson talks about how she ended up in so many videogames.   (Read More)

FINAL COUNTDOWN

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone,  We have a week left to get Insert Coin fully funded. We are close and need everyone's support. If you know people who might be interested (GET OVER HERE), please show the campaign to them. If you're already a backer, thank you so much!... (Read More)

BIG NEW REWARDS

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Ok, we saved this for the last week. Two new reward tiers. Check these out: Eugene Jarvis wants to beat you in a game LEGENDARY EVENING An evening of Dinner, Drinking and Gaming with cast and crew members such as legendary game developer Eugene... (Read More)

The Economics Of The Arcade Machine.

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Sal Divita, co-creator of NBA Jam talks about the business of the arcade machine.  (Read More)

Just in case you didn't know...

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

9 Days To Go! Footage from lost Mortal Kombat game.

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Unmute Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Let's get this baby funded! More awesome stuff like this to be discovered in the full production! Here is an excerpt from the original version of... (Read More)

10 days to go!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

It was a pain to be an artist back in the 90s

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Eugen Jarvis talks about artist pains during Cruis'n USA You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Unmute Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

New SOUND AND VISION reward!

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hernan "Finish Him" Sanchez SOUND AND VISION: All of the above, plus the legendary voice of many Mortal Kombat games, Hernan Sanchez, will record a personalized mp3 voicemail message (or any message for that matter). You tell him what to say and... (Read More)

Halfway there! Awesome Press Coverage!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Happy Monday! So we are now halfway through the campaign and it's been pretty amazing so far. We still have a lot of work to do and I would like to call upon all you awesome backers to get the word out to your friends, family, pets, even... (Read More)

EXTRA: NEW ORIGINAL ART FROM CO-CREATOR OF MORTAL KOMBAT

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, Huge News! We are super stoked to offer a brand new reward tier! A limited edition print of a brand new illustration by Mortal Kombat Co-Creator John Tobias! John drawing an MK character back in the day. John Tobias designed many of the... (Read More)

BLU RAY INSTANT UPGRADE!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
BLU RAYS NOW AUTOGRAPHED Note: We can't edit the rewards with this information which is why it's being posted here. Great news, all Blu Rays will now be signed by luminaries such as Eugene Jarvis, John Tobias, Kerri Hoskins amongst others. So if you... (Read More)

Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat, John Tobias

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Midway Monday, everybody.  Here's a raw clip from Insert Coin where John Tobias talks about how the personality of the studio was formed.  Spoiler Alert: All roads lead to Jarvis. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play... (Read More)

Sonya VS Bam Bam Bigelow!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

FAQ is up!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Got the beginnings of an FAQ about the project. Please feel free to ask questions in the comments section and I will either answer there or in the FAQ. Thanks so much for your support so far and keep sharing this with others!  (Read More)

Major Milestone Hit!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, we just hit $20,000.00 in just 3 days. Fantastic! Thank you all so much for the support early on. Now let's rally the troops to get to $25,000.00. How about this? I'll post up a clip if we can hit $25,000.00 in the next 24 hours.  Tell your... (Read More)

Incredible first 24 hours

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, you all are amazing. We are almost 20% funded just in one day. 274 backers and already have one Executive Producer slot filled.  Also, we became a Kickstarter Staff Pick, how cool is that?! Hi Bill Nye, honor to be placed next to you! We can't... (Read More)

Insert Coin Looks At Midway's Dominance In The '90s

July 18th - via: cliqist.com
Insert Coin is an upcoming documentary about video game developer Midway and is currently funding on Kickstarter. (Read More)

International Rewards

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Added shipping costs for international rewards. Apologies that this was not taken care of sooner.   (Read More)

Quick note

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
There is a shot of John Tobias talking about his friends thinking Mortal Kombat was just one of his wacky ideas. To put this into context, he was talking about him casting his friends in the game and them thinking that. As currently cut, it seems to... (Read More)

Kickstarter For Midway Games Documentary Launched by Former Employee

July 17th - via: complex.com
Midway Games churned out some classics during their 90s run, including 'NBA Jams,' 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Cruis'n USA,' and many more. (Read More)

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