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Gunpei Yokoi: Mr. Nintendo

Posted by Hemos on from the profile-of-the-man dept.

basscomm writes "Nintendojo has the first two parts of a two part editorial on the career of Gunpei Yokoi. Mr. Yokoi worked at Nintendo for many years and was responsible for such innovations as the D-pad, R.O.B., the Game and Watch, Kid Icarus, Metroid, the Game Boy, and the ill-fated Virtual Boy. This prolific inividual was killed in an automobile accident in 1997."

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  1. Don't forget his biggest contribution by gorsh · · Score: 4

    Right before his death, he created a little game called "Pocket Monsters" or, as it's better known, "Pokemon".

  2. Re:first two parts by Erasmus+Darwin · · Score: 3
    As oppose to what? Having the last two parts of a two part editorial?

    Given that the end of the second part speaks of an additional upcoming part, it's appears to be at least a three part editorial.

    Personally, I wish Slashdot would wait until these things were complete before posting the story. It'd be rather nice not having to worry about remembering to go back to a site that I otherwise don't visit. I could understand if it were an issue that was time sensitive or one where the Slashdot traffic was important to the outcome, but neither seems to be the case here.

  3. A Tragic Loss by Slashdot+Cruiser · · Score: 5

    If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: Put up the damn GameBoy and pay attention to the road!

    --

    Got a full tank of hot grits and a penis bird in the glove box.