The Big Picture: Memorium
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"Sama" is such a strong word... "Dono" would have been better at that point... it's respectful, yet you don't sound like you are worshiping the guy... in the wrong way...
So, he was the Kotick and Riccitiello of 80's Japanese business. Not a good thing, but he seemed to be actually um... good at what he did. I've heard quite the amount of stories about this man, and they all are interesting. Like how people would pitch him ideas, he'd approve them early on, they'd come to like 98% completion and he'd scrap the whole thing because of one or two things he didn't like. The man seemed to just have an intuition of what would work.
Years from now when the medium matures even more, he'll be remembered as one of the big faces in gaming along with the likes of several writers, company owners, and designers. I'd imagine many Japanese developers I like were influenced by things he's done. Inafune, Miyazaki, and Tanimura all probably owe him something.
As for the whole "gaming not existing without him." Well, gaming as we know it today wouldn't exist. But I think it's just a tad bit myopic to assume it wouldn't exist at all, if that is what people are thinking. Designers and programmers have been influenced by an array of different things including things outside of gaming. It would be around, just in a different skin. Would it be worse? Maybe... just maybe.
Years from now when the medium matures even more, he'll be remembered as one of the big faces in gaming along with the likes of several writers, company owners, and designers. I'd imagine many Japanese developers I like were influenced by things he's done. Inafune, Miyazaki, and Tanimura all probably owe him something.
As for the whole "gaming not existing without him." Well, gaming as we know it today wouldn't exist. But I think it's just a tad bit myopic to assume it wouldn't exist at all, if that is what people are thinking. Designers and programmers have been influenced by an array of different things including things outside of gaming. It would be around, just in a different skin. Would it be worse? Maybe... just maybe.
A small caveat: Tabletop RPGs might only be 40 years old, but they were born from wargaming, which arguably turns 100 years old this year [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Wars].
Also, it only really affected home console gaming. Arcades and home computer games were still quite strong.Hargrimm said:
I totally agree, we tend to glorify innovators but only if they're willing to put themselves out where all the cameras can see them. Miyamoto was an innovator in many ways, but someone still needed to trust him enough to bankroll all the things that started what we love and those people shouldn't be forgotten or written off as just some money-grubbing suit. Not much would get done without someone grubbing the money, after all.
In any case, I've now heard Japanese spoken with Bostonian inflections, so it's been a good day. I'm also glad Bob is on the "screw Edison" bandwagon, that's a wagon that needs more mainstream people to hop on it.
In any case, I've now heard Japanese spoken with Bostonian inflections, so it's been a good day. I'm also glad Bob is on the "screw Edison" bandwagon, that's a wagon that needs more mainstream people to hop on it.
That was a very good video and one of the best I have seen for a decent amount of time. Men are not gods nor are they devils, they are just men. I would think that people seeing the challenges and problems of societies' great men would humanize them and make them not so different from the average man. Either way, I doubt the video game industry would have become more than just Nolan Bushnell's fad without Nintendo. I doubt Sega would have pursued video games very far without Nintendo's competition, and even less people would care about the Neo Geo.
Its Actraiser. One of IMo the finest games ever released on the SNES and a true classic.wolf_isthebest said:
well he did this,MrBaskerville said:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/moviebob/10530-Based-On-A-True-Story
which touches on it. At least as portrayed in the movie.
Well, the guy had vision, and his vision enabled a lot of art to be created. I respect him for that. And, in every company, there is always one who has to make the unpopular decisions.
Wait why are we limiting games to video games (and tabletop RPGs for some reason) but we're not limiting plays to movies? I mean there's archeological evidence [http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/oldest-gaming-tokens-found-130814.htm] of games being at least 5000 years old (it's probably much older but Calvin ball doesn't leave much of a trace). The modern game culture might be young but games as a medium sure isn't.Falseprophet said:
I know it's nit picking but.
I liked this video, it was an interesting and worthwhile comparison and send off to a man who has played a tremendous role in many of our lives. I wish just once though you had skipped the book plug. I got the reference to the critic the first time, and I get that you need your book to sell (because that is what writers want), but I think you could have skipped it this week, bring it back next week and the week after, etc. Maybe this week though you should have taken a break.
Just a thought.
I liked this video, it was an interesting and worthwhile comparison and send off to a man who has played a tremendous role in many of our lives. I wish just once though you had skipped the book plug. I got the reference to the critic the first time, and I get that you need your book to sell (because that is what writers want), but I think you could have skipped it this week, bring it back next week and the week after, etc. Maybe this week though you should have taken a break.
Just a thought.
One of the only things we've agreed on in a while bob, but we agree very much.
Putting aside whether or not he was a saint or devil, it's truly sad so many people don't even know or realize who this person is, or how much hes effected all our lives. I bet there are a lot of Sony/Xbox people who (while in the process of making fun of Nintendo) don't even realize what they have might not exist if it wasn't for this person.
Putting aside whether or not he was a saint or devil, it's truly sad so many people don't even know or realize who this person is, or how much hes effected all our lives. I bet there are a lot of Sony/Xbox people who (while in the process of making fun of Nintendo) don't even realize what they have might not exist if it wasn't for this person.
