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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by BBC NEWS
Star honours for video game icons
Pong creator Nolan Bushnell and Donkey Kong maker Shigeru Miyamoto have received the first-ever 'Walk of Game' stars for video games in San Francisco.
The two men were honoured at a ceremony on Tuesday for their services to the video game industry.
Pong was one of the first video games and was made by Bushnell while at Atari. Miyamoto's Donkey Kong helped usher in a golden age of gaming.
Video game characters Link, Mario and Sonic were also inducted.
Bungie's masterpiece Halo became the first video game to have its own star on the Walk of Game - a riff on the Walk of Fame stars in Hollywood.
"Thank you very much for this honour. It's always fun to be walked on wherever you can be," said Bushnell.
The Atari legend also said he had not lost his love of video gaming - confessing to a 16-player session of Halo at home with his children and their friends.
"What I leave behind in reaction time I make up for in stealth and guile," he said.
Pong was created in 1972 but it was not until 1981 and the arrival of Donkey Kong in arcades that video gaming began to enter the mainstream.
A variant of tennis - Pong was played with two "paddles" controlling on-screen bats to serve an electronic ball to your opponent.
Video games are now a $20 billion-a-year business and remain the fastest growing sector of the entertainment industry.
The two men had metal stars embedded into the floor of the Metreon Center, a Sony-branded shopping mall. |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4332413.stm
Well that's some interesting news.
Which game star do you think will be next to get a star of their own?
I'm going to guess and say Pac Man and then Donkey Kong. |
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| Floorfiller |
didn't the article say that Donkey Kong guy got one already?
any...i'd agree with you on Pac-Man and probably something like the person who created the Mario Bros eventually...and Zelda...really any of those long multi-game series will probably eventually... |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
didn't the article say that Donkey Kong guy got one already?
any...i'd agree with you on Pac-Man and probably something like the person who created the Mario Bros eventually...and Zelda...really any of those long multi-game series will probably eventually... |
Shigeru Miyamoto did get one but I think Donkey Kong deserves his OWN star. ;)
"Video game characters Link, Mario and Sonic were also inducted."
A little bit of knowledge for all:
Shigeru Miyamoto created Donkey Kong, Mario, Link, and Samus (Metroid). |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nou
Miyamoto owns everyone, seriously one of the most talented people to ever work in entertainment. |
I'll second that. And third it. And fourth it. And fifth... |
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| Cloudburst |
FF got owned by the NES crew! :p
Koji Kondo deserves a Star!! |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cloudburst
FF got owned by the NES crew! :p
Koji Kondo deserves a Star!! |
The music may be good but Hironobu Sakaguchi will probably be getting the star for Final Fantasy. |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cloudburst
FF got owned by the NES crew! :p
Koji Kondo deserves a Star!! |
sorry i'm not a complete n3rd and know all of the game makers by name hahaha...i just like playing the games :p |
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| Cloudburst |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
The music may be good but Hironobu Sakaguchi will probably be getting the star for Final Fantasy. |
 I have a soft spot for Koji's music. |
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| Cloudburst |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
sorry i'm not a complete n3rd and know all of the game makers by name hahaha...i just like playing the games :p |
pfft, excuses... :p
half-n3rd |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cloudburst
pfft, excuses... :p
half-n3rd |
pfffft...i'll half-n3rd kick yo ass at all those games :eek: :eek: :stongue: :p |
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