Gaming Pioneers: Tributes

Gaming Pioneers: Tributes We pay homage to those who lead the way. Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:35:31 +0000 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:35:31 +0000 ASSEMbler - Home of the obscure http://assemblergames.com/l/forums/gaming-pioneers-tributes.83/ RIP Jory K. Prum Wed, 04 May 2016 22:17:56 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-jory-k-prum.61252/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-jory-k-prum.61252/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
Prum started his career working for Jim Henson's Creature Shop before a brief stint at Disney Online. He then went on to work for LucasArts, where he was an assistant on all the Episode 1-based Star Wars games and Escape from Monkey Island.

Very unusually for the industry, Jory left LucasArts to start his own studio, creating scores, voiceovers, foley and sound effects for games and film. Clearly, he...

RIP Jory K. Prum]]> 4 Tribute to Satoru Iwata (Passed at age 55) Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:39:23 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/tribute-to-satoru-iwata-passed-at-age-55.57311/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/tribute-to-satoru-iwata-passed-at-age-55.57311/ invalid@example.com (Johnny) Johnny

Let's remember the great man, and how he genuinely cared. How
when profits were down, he cut his salary. How after people were
a bit disappointed with e3, he stated "We will work better to meet your expectations."

A ceo of the people, of the gamers.

He will be missed.

-ASSEMbler

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Such a tragic news.

Nintendo notification:...

Tribute to Satoru Iwata (Passed at age 55)]]> 78 RIP Ralph Baer - Father of Videogames Fri, 03 Jul 2015 20:58:37 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-ralph-baer-father-of-videogames.54804/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-ralph-baer-father-of-videogames.54804/ invalid@example.com (Buyatari) Buyatari http://www.examiner.com/article/ralph-h-baer-father-of-video-games-passes-away-at-92]]> 12 RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:29:33 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-hiroshi-yamauchi.47949/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-hiroshi-yamauchi.47949/ invalid@example.com (90s Gamer) 90s Gamer
Thank you Mr. Yamauchi for your incredible contribution to my greatest passion.

You will always be Mr. Nintendo to me.

http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASHD1901A_Z10C13A9000000/]]> 22 Diggin' in the Carts - a documentary series about Japanese video game music Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:33:54 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/diggin-in-the-carts-a-documentary-series-about-japanese-video-game-music.53591/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/diggin-in-the-carts-a-documentary-series-about-japanese-video-game-music.53591/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
The composers featured include Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hirokazu Tanaka, Michiru Yamane, Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Kageyama, Yoko Shimomura, Yuzo Koshiro, Shinji Hosoe, Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. There are also interviews with other musicians, mixes of video game music and "extras" from the cutting room...

Diggin' in the Carts - a documentary series about Japanese video game music]]> 13 RIP Samuel Borofsky - Original NES Sales Rep Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:20:00 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-samuel-borofsky-original-nes-sales-rep.54461/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-samuel-borofsky-original-nes-sales-rep.54461/ invalid@example.com (Tchoin) Tchoin Samuel Morris Borofsky
June 12, 1944 - October 16, 2014

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RIP Samuel Borofsky - Original NES Sales Rep]]> 4 RIP Bruce Eagle NES Might and Magic box cover illustrator Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:41:13 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-bruce-eagle-nes-might-and-magic-box-cover-illustrator.53536/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-bruce-eagle-nes-might-and-magic-box-cover-illustrator.53536/ invalid@example.com (Buyatari) Buyatari

This was already posted over at Nintendo Age.
Bruce was an illustrator who worked on many projects but is perhaps best known for his fantasy pieces with dragons on them.
In between the big jobs he somehow found a way to squeak a few videogame boxes out.

I didn't find a ton of information about his death but he died a year ago June 2013.

While I didn't personally know Bruce I was familiar with his work. Over...

RIP Bruce Eagle NES Might and Magic box cover illustrator]]> 5 Gumpei Yokoi 横井軍平 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:10:32 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/gumpei-yokoi-%E6%A8%AA%E4%BA%95-%E8%BB%8D%E5%B9%B3.25425/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/gumpei-yokoi-%E6%A8%AA%E4%BA%95-%E8%BB%8D%E5%B9%B3.25425/ invalid@example.com (ASSEMbler) ASSEMbler the deafening silence regarding the passing of this giant
innovator.

The man invented the D-pad and was the father of the Game
Boy. 120 million game boys have been sold, yet no monument
exists for him.

Our point of view is that Yokoi-san did not vanish that day
in Ishikawa, and that the children who once enjoyed his
inventions are now older and appreciative.

Gumpei Yokoi is the first project of the ASSEMblergames.com
tribute project....

Gumpei Yokoi 横井軍平]]> 61 RIP Hal Finney Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:06:20 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-hal-finney.53440/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-hal-finney.53440/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
Finney worked for APh Technology Consultants, who helped design the Intellivision. He worked on several titles for Intellivision and Atari 2600, and was responsible for the "Yer Out" voice in Major League Baseball without the need for an Intellivoice. He later went on to be the second programmer hired to work on PGP. He also became the first person to receive a Bitcoin payment!

Sadly, Hal was diagnosed with ALS (AKA Motor...

RIP Hal Finney]]> 1 Norio Ohga dies at age of 81 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:45:24 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/norio-ohga-dies-at-age-of-81.32774/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/norio-ohga-dies-at-age-of-81.32774/ invalid@example.com (gelberhase) gelberhase Norio Ohga, former Sony president, dies

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The former president and chairman of Sony, Norio Ohga, who was credited with developing the compact disc, has died aged 81, the company has said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13178548]]> 21 RIP William C Lowe Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:51:31 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-william-c-lowe.48528/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-william-c-lowe.48528/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
Mr. Lowe was in charge of an IBM laboratory in Florida in the mid-Seventies when he came up with the idea of selling small computers to businesses and homes. After his suggestion that IBM collaborate with Atari to get things done was dismissed, he was given the green light to create a prototype. This became the IBM PC.

Whilst the IBM PC was a huge success initially, other manufacturers soon copied the...

RIP William C Lowe]]> 5 RIP Greg Martin 1956-2013 (57 years old) Sun, 01 Jun 2014 23:48:48 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-greg-martin-1956-2013-57-years-old.49569/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-greg-martin-1956-2013-57-years-old.49569/ invalid@example.com (Buyatari) Buyatari
Yet every classic gamer has been influenced one way or another by his work. He was responsible for most of the Genesis era Sonic box designs. At last count close to 60 different gameboxes and promotional pieces covering Pacman, Flintstones , Snow Bros, Jetsons , Adventure Island ,...

RIP Greg Martin 1956-2013 (57 years old)]]> 14 Jerry Lawson Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:13:20 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/jerry-lawson.42199/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/jerry-lawson.42199/ invalid@example.com (Wunkteerer) Wunkteerer
Jerry Lawson]]> 2 Ralph Baer Thu, 03 Oct 2013 05:43:51 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/ralph-baer.32697/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/ralph-baer.32697/ invalid@example.com (Buyatari) Buyatari
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_H._Baer]]> 12 RIP: Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton Thu, 03 Oct 2013 05:36:39 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-tom-clancy-and-michael-crichton.48123/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-tom-clancy-and-michael-crichton.48123/ invalid@example.com (Jord9622) Jord9622 Two of the WORLD'S FINEST AUTHORS both died at age 66...Michael Crichton in 2008 and Tom Clancy in 2013

Tom Clancy, Best-Selling Master of Military Thrillers, Dies at 66

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/b...st-of-military-thrillers-dies-at-66.html?_r=0

Wrote some great books that turned into some great movies as well (The Hunt For Red October (Alec Baldwin/Sean Connery), Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger (Harrison Ford), all...

RIP: Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton]]> RIP Douglas Engelbart Mon, 08 Jul 2013 06:42:12 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-douglas-engelbart.46862/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-douglas-engelbart.46862/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
He is best known as the inventor of the mouse. However, his accomplishments in early computing were numerous. Here are just a few things Douglas either pioneered, or at least had something to do with their development:

Miniaturization of electronic components
Hypermedia / hypertext
Groupware
Video conferencing
Shared files
ARPANET (predecessor to the Internet)
Networking
Windows-based GUI...

RIP Douglas Engelbart]]> 5 Tribute: Kenji Eno Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:01:21 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/tribute-kenji-eno.44889/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/tribute-kenji-eno.44889/ invalid@example.com (ASSEMbler) ASSEMbler
Kenji Eno died from Karoshi in February this year. Karoshi is the Japanese word for
death from overwork. Specifically he died from heart problems due to hypertension.

He was only 42.

[video=youtube_share;rnw4T5pPe14]http://youtu.be/rnw4T5pPe14[/video]]]> 5 RIP Jack Tramiel Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:35:54 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-jack-tramiel.38434/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/rip-jack-tramiel.38434/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
Jack founded Commodore Business Machines, and later bought part of Atari and founded Atari Corporation. He brought us such legendary machines as the PET, Vic 20, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Atari 7800 and Atari Lynx. A true pioneer in the industry.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidth...d-gaming-pioneer-jack-tramiel-dies-at-age-83/

RIP Jack, and thanks for...

RIP Jack Tramiel]]> 12 What this forum is about Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:42:35 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/what-this-forum-is-about.25424/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/what-this-forum-is-about.25424/ invalid@example.com (ASSEMbler) ASSEMbler hobby are passing away. This forum is to pay tribute and
give record to their memory.

Posts are to be categorized by the following:

Company, then name (for dedicated employees)
Technology, then name ( for tech pioneers)
Job, then name (for industry people)

In time the site will become a not for profit entity.
We will be constructing suitable monuments and
tributes to these people.]]> 1 Tatsuya Uemura (Toaplan/Cave/Raizing) Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:27:38 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/tatsuya-uemura-toaplan-cave-raizing.26059/ http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/tatsuya-uemura-toaplan-cave-raizing.26059/ invalid@example.com (GaijinPunch) GaijinPunch [Toaplan/Raizing/Cave] Tatsuya Uemura

Probably a bit obscure for those that aren't huge shooting fans, but probably an interesting read nonetheless. The interview in question is from the summer (or maybe early Fall). I translated it and posted it last week.

Enjoy!
https://www.gamengai.com/cmnt_inf.php?id=2332&type=translation

EDIT: He's not dead... I'm hoping this isn't a requirement since I can only name about 3-4 gaming pioneers whom have been confirmed to have...

Tatsuya Uemura (Toaplan/Cave/Raizing)]]> 5