[Wired In raw #28: Bally/Midway #1]

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Raw footage for "Wired In," a never completed series on the technological trends and innovations of the 1980s. In this video, we watch as Bally Midway factory employees go through the intricate process of assembling Ms. Pac Man Arcade games. Jarocki / Bally #1.

00:00 This tape begins with color bars.

00:49 Cut to footage from inside of a Ms. Pac Man Arcade game factory. We watch as employees assemble the video game in mass production. The videomakers gather a wide variety of shots, spanning nearly every part of the factory. This lasts for the majority of the tape.

11:33 Factory employees test finished models of the video game. Afterward, we watch as other employees continue to wire and solder the necessary components of the game. This lasts for the remainder of the tape.

16:05 Tape ends.