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Offline ThePerm

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Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
« on: September 19, 2013, 03:44:54 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150

I knew this day was coming years ago. The guy was a revolutionary, a genius, a bit of a jerk(but then again so was Steve Jobs), but he saved video games.

RIP
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Re: Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2013, 04:14:26 PM »
Now they can re-release Mortal Kombat on SNES with all the blood and fatalities!
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Re: Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2013, 08:44:43 PM »
Very sad. He was instrumental in relaunching the video game market after the Atari crash.
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Re: Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2013, 10:18:57 PM »
From a mainstream perspective, he's a very unsung icon. The industry wouldn't be what it is without him.
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