1996 Sega Test Department Training Video

[Megalith]

In today’s episode of “Gosh, I’m Starting to Feel Kind of Old,” we revisit Sega’s past and what it might have been like to be a game tester in the ‘90s.

 

[acidrain97]

There were so many games i wanted to ask, "What the Fuck were you thinking..."

 

[Nukester]

I tested software for two days before I got up and walked out. Definately not the job for me. Sucks!

 

[Dregan73]

16:57 is that howard stern ?

 

[pendragon1]

16:57 is that howard stern ?

I thought that too!
I miss sega hardware. great music though!

 

[Jaer44]

That video has the oddest selection/organization of music ever

 

[Streiw]

That video has the oddest selection/organization of music ever

Welcome to 1990's San Francisco.

 

[deathridethenailer]

Wow...brings back memories. I have done both Hardware and software testing and debugging and it is a thankless job where when you find a major bug you are made to feel like you did something wrong, like it's your fault.

I would love to see, now that is twenty years later, a "Where are they now" Who stayed in the industry, who is running their own company and who popped their cork and went in to floral design

 

[tjmagneto]

After watching this video I went to YouTube and watched Atari:Game Over.

 

[Bigbacon]

posted this days ago in WLWC

 

[ruffbytes]

I always thought game testing was more like the movie Grandma's Boy.

 

[Comixbooks]

Games used to be something back then it was kinda like the Comics of the late 80s and early 90s.

 

[LanceDiamond]

I want to see the "where are they today" follow up to this video! Seriously, I'm incredibly curious what they all did.

One down, a lot to go:
Tom Kalinske - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[caddys83]

A podcast with Tom Kalinske. I could had swear he did a AMA on Reddit but I can't find it.

This is 1:20 mins long

/r/retrogaming Podcast Episode 07: Tom Kalinske Speaks About His Time As Sega of America's CEO

 

[Staples]

Yes, I am bringing this thread back to life since I finally watched the video.

I want to see the "where are they today" follow up to this video! Seriously, I'm incredibly curious what they all did.

One down, a lot to go:
Tom Kalinske - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We knew the executives would continue to do well but I am interested in the game testers themselves. The ones they talked to did not sound like dumb kids (as I would have assumed game testers were since it is a crap job) so they probably could have found better opportunities.

 

[Dekoth-E-]

Ok So I've watched Military training videos while in the mililtary. I've watched all kinds of training videos in the corporate world. I've watched all kinds of sexual harassment awareness videos in the work place and now I've seen Sega training and I've got one question. Why the F do All of them use that same "training video music"? That has got to be the most horrible sounding music ever and it is in every single training video I've ever watched.