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From: Robert Ryan <ben.johnson@canada.com>
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Subject: Re: High Scores
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 15:38:14 +0000
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Derek da Silva wrote:
> 
> Gumpei Yokoi was also responsible for Metroid, Game&Watch, and Virtual
> Boy.  Shigeru Miyamoto worked on his first videogames - Game&Watch
> titles - under Gumpei Yokoi's supervision. A certifiable genius in my
> book.
> 


Gunpei was without doubt <I><B>'the geezer'</I></B> at Nintendo. The
following article doubles as quite an informative little eulogy if
anyone's too embarrassed to admit they never heard of him:
http://www.arrgh.co.uk/people/yokoi.html


Rob "Still here.. sort of" Ryan

> dasi@globalnet.co.uk
> 
> Alexey Pajitnov is dead?
> 
> 
> Q "Whats hard, six inches long, and great fun to play with in the
> toilet?"
> A "The Gameboy of course!"
> 
> - MEAN MACHINES magazine

-- 
Ah.  This is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I
wasn't
previously aware of.
 -- The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy