
Insert Coin
2020 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Also known as Insert Coin: The Midway Chronicles · Insert Coin: The Making of Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and Other Killer Games of the '90s · Insert Coin: Inside Midway's 90s Revolution
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-11-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (34 votes)
Themes
- video game
- based on true story
- arcade game
- video game development
Cast & crew

Eugene Jarvis
as Self
- GP
George Petro
as Self
- JH
Jack Haeger
as Self
- MT
Mark Turmell
as Self

John Tobias
as Self
- NN
Neil Nicastro
as Self
- KF
Ken Fedesna
as Self

Ernest Cline
as Self

Paul W. S. Anderson
as Self

Lawrence Kasanoff
as Self
Directed by Joshua Tsui