Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: belief
18 Apr 2023 Acquired Short: The Death of Sega
“In fact, it was, I believe, in one of the original Apple iPhone OS App Store keynotes to show off what games you could make and what types of experiences you could do on this device.”
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- Speaker
- Ben Gilbert
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 18 Apr 2023
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Short: The Death of Sega
Transcript context
…Yup, actually a really good game, a super fun puzzle game. Yeah, and it was perfect for the iPhone handheld device with accelerometers. It was this natural fit on mobile as people were trying to explore that form factor and figure out what it should be. In fact, it was, I believe, in one of the original Apple iPhone OS App Store keynotes to show off what games you could make and what types of experiences you could do on this device. We keep talking about the Sammy. What was the Sammy transaction? And what was Sammy before Sega Sammy? Sammy was and is a Pachinko machine manufacturer and operator in Japan beyond the scope of this episode, but Pachinko is like pinball used to be in the US.…
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