In Memory of Toy & Game Inventor Gunpei Yokoi 横井軍平 - 1941 - 1997
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Uploaded by Grooveraider on Jul 27, 2008
This tribute goes out to a childhood Hero of mine, the late Mr. Gumpei Yokoi-san. I was fortunate to have met this brilliant man at the first annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 1995) 14 years ago. Also shown are some toys & games Mr. Yokoi created in his 30 year history with Nintendo Co.,Ltd.
To see this tribute video in better video and sound quality:
Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/2341453
For more info on Yokoi-san:
http://yokoicredits.bananachan.net/
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A truly remarkable and inspirational man. You can tell he was passionate about his work.
3 years ago 10
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beatiful, simple, and novel. just the kind of movie gunpei would have respected. R.I.P Gunpei Yokoi. Fly higher than kid acarus to eternal peace and happiness.
3 years ago 7
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RIP Gunpei Yokoi
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go yokoi, go yokoi!!!!!
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im so jealous of you :) you actually got to meet him and shake the legend's hand
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ack i forgot how they switch first and last names my mistake (edit R.I.P yokoi)
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R.I.P gunpei
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Tetris Attack is one of my all-time favorite games. Too bad I have nobody to play with!
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Great Man, Great Work!!
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Yokoi quit after being treated like an outcast. BigN did everything to kick his as out.
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I was mainly familiar with Gunpei because he helped create my favorite game series, Metroid.
If I am not mistaken, your youtube user picture is of you and Gunpei?
JohnnyGameGuy 2 years ago
@JohnnyGameGuy - Yes, that's correct. My user picture was taken on the second day of E3 1995 after playing a few rounds of Tetris Attack with Mr. Yokoi ^_^ Yes, the Metroid series is lovely. Are you planning to buy the upcoming "Metroid Prime Trilogy" for the Wii ?
Grooveraider 2 years ago
that's why nintendo abandoned kid icarus because Gunpei isn't around anymore
zaidogold123 3 years ago
I really believe Nintendo hasn't abandoned Kid Icarus. I think they're testing the demand for "Pit" by throwing him in Super Smash Bros Brawl. And you must not forget - the Metroid series, the Gameboy incarnations and philosophy have continued years after Mr. Yokoi's death. So who knows ... Sooner or later its bound to happen.
Grooveraider 3 years ago
Beautiful, magnific, touching.
Agus013013 3 years ago 4
Thank you very much, Agus!
We all miss him :)
Grooveraider 3 years ago