Gaming Pioneers: Tributes We pay homage to those who lead the way. Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:39:08 +0000 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:39:08 +0000 ASSEMbler - Home of the obscure http://assemblergames.com/forums/gaming-pioneers-tributes.83/ Hiroshi Kajiyama, AKA Kensuke Suzuki, has passed away Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:03:25 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/hiroshi-kajiyama-aka-kensuke-suzuki-has-passed-away.69588/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/hiroshi-kajiyama-aka-kensuke-suzuki-has-passed-away.69588/ invalid@example.com (Youloute) Youloute
Hiroshi Kajiyama, AKA Kensuke Suzuki, has passed away]]> R.I.P. Ted Dabney (Atari) Mon, 04 Jun 2018 01:48:18 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/r-i-p-ted-dabney-atari.69370/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/r-i-p-ted-dabney-atari.69370/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
After being unable to fund his accepted place as SFSU, Dabney worked for Bank of America, keeping their ERMA systems operational. He left after a year, taking a job at Ampex in their military products division, working primarily on early video systems. Almost a decade later, Nolan Bushnell joined Ampex. Bushnell had a vision of a pizza joint with game,...

R.I.P. Ted Dabney (Atari)]]> R.I.P. Lance J. Lewis (Atari) Sat, 20 Jan 2018 04:34:13 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/r-i-p-lance-j-lewis-atari.68149/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/r-i-p-lance-j-lewis-atari.68149/ invalid@example.com (KGRAMR) KGRAMR
R.I.P. Lance J. Lewis (Atari)]]> 2 R.I.P. Tom Gillen (Atari) Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:08:25 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/r-i-p-tom-gillen-atari.66510/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/r-i-p-tom-gillen-atari.66510/ invalid@example.com (KGRAMR) KGRAMR View attachment 27307
Maybe it's a bit too late but i want to post it here because we worked on various of my favorite games for the Jag. Tom was one of the level designers of Cybermorph + tester & he also did some of the sound effects for Alien Vs. Predator + testing as well. He tested a array of games for the system at Atari such as afromentioned games, Evolution: Dino Dudes, Doom, Checkered Flag, Kasumi Ninja, Raiden, Tempest 2000, Wolfenstein 3D & Trevor Mcfur in the Crescent...

R.I.P. Tom Gillen (Atari)]]> 1 Daniel Licht, video game composer, passes away Sun, 06 Aug 2017 23:39:30 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/daniel-licht-video-game-composer-passes-away.66398/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/daniel-licht-video-game-composer-passes-away.66398/ invalid@example.com (looptranzit) looptranzit
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...er-of-dishonored-silent-hill-passes-away.aspx]]> Babes In Silicon Land:Atari Lynx Designers Magazine Feature. Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:23:21 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/babes-in-silicon-land-atari-lynx-designers-magazine-feature.66313/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/babes-in-silicon-land-atari-lynx-designers-magazine-feature.66313/ invalid@example.com (LD) LD View attachment 26407 View attachment 26408 I get the impression the UK Press back in the day, ran articles that maybe were not so common outside of this island?

Plus there is a degree of desire for more Atari Lynx coverage on here?

Thought this little article from UK Magazine, The Games Machine..might be of interest.

We sadly lost Dave Needle so this is my humble tribute to his work.]]> 2 RIP Keith Robinson godfather of the Mattel Intellivision Sat, 24 Jun 2017 02:01:24 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/rip-keith-robinson-godfather-of-the-mattel-intellivision.65866/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/rip-keith-robinson-godfather-of-the-mattel-intellivision.65866/ invalid@example.com (looptranzit) looptranzit
http://www.retronauts.com/?p=3158]]> 3 RIP Alan Stone Sat, 25 Feb 2017 01:04:05 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/rip-alan-stone.65709/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/rip-alan-stone.65709/ invalid@example.com (retro) retro
In the 1970s, Stone co-founded Far East Video with Ron Judy. They approached a Japanese arcade game manufacturer, asking to distribute their games in the USA. The manufacturer agreed - their name? Nintendo.

In 1981, Al then co-founded Nintendo of America, becoming vice president of the company. In this time, he oversaw the releases of Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. and had input into the creation of...

RIP Alan Stone]]> RIP Masaya Nakamura - founder of Namco and 'Father of Pac-Man' Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:46:42 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/rip-masaya-nakamura-founder-of-namco-and-father-of-pac-man.65280/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/rip-masaya-nakamura-founder-of-namco-and-father-of-pac-man.65280/ invalid@example.com (Darkhero) Darkhero
Bandai Namco announced that he passed away on January 22, but gave no details, citing his family's wishes.

You will be missed.]]> 8 RIP Jory K. Prum Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:54:00 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/rip-jory-k-prum.61252/ http://assemblergames.com/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]]> 7 Tribute to Satoru Iwata (Passed at age 55) Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:39:23 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/tribute-to-satoru-iwata-passed-at-age-55.57311/ http://assemblergames.com/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.

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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/threads/rip-ralph-baer-father-of-videogames.54804/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/rip-hiroshi-yamauchi.47949/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/diggin-in-the-carts-a-documentary-series-about-japanese-video-game-music.53591/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/rip-samuel-borofsky-original-nes-sales-rep.54461/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/rip-bruce-eagle-nes-might-and-magic-box-cover-illustrator.53536/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/gumpei-yokoi-%E6%A8%AA%E4%BA%95-%E8%BB%8D%E5%B9%B3.25425/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/rip-hal-finney.53440/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/norio-ohga-dies-at-age-of-81.32774/ http://assemblergames.com/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/threads/rip-william-c-lowe.48528/ http://assemblergames.com/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...

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