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Gunpei Yokoi

Index Gunpei Yokoi

, sometimes transliterated Gumpei Yokoi, was a Japanese video game designer. [1]

63 relations: Arm, ARM architecture, Atari Lynx, Bandai, Calculator, Casio, D-pad, David Sheff, Donkey Kong (video game), Doshisha University, Empire of Japan, Future US, Game & Watch, Game Boy, Game Gear, Game Informer, Game Over (book), GameCube, Gameplay, GameTrailers, Genyo Takeda, Gunpey, Hanafuda, Handheld electronic game, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hokuriku Expressway, IGN, International Game Developers Association, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Kid Icarus, Komatsu, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Lateral thinking, Liquid-crystal display, Love Tester, Manchester University Press, Mario Bros., Metroid, Metroid (video game), Multiplayer video game, Next Generation (magazine), Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Research & Development 1, Nintendo tumbler puzzle, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, R.O.B., ..., Satoru Iwata, Semiconductor, Sharp Corporation, Shigeru Miyamoto, Shinkansen, Traffic collision, Ultra Hand, Ultra Machine, Video game design, Virtual Boy, Wii, WonderSwan, Xbox 360. Expand index (13 more) »

Arm

In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint) and the elbow joint.

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ARM architecture

ARM, previously Advanced RISC Machine, originally Acorn RISC Machine, is a family of reduced instruction set computing (RISC) architectures for computer processors, configured for various environments.

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Atari Lynx

The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console that was released by Atari Corporation in September 1989 in North America, and in Europe and Japan in 1990.

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Bandai

is a Japanese toy maker and a producer of a large number of plastic model kits as well as a former video game company.

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Calculator

An electronic calculator is typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics.

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Casio

is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and commercial electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

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D-pad

A D-pad (short for directional pad or digital pad; also known as a control pad) is a flat, usually thumb-operated four-way directional control with one button on each point, found on nearly all modern video game console gamepads, game controllers, on the remote control units of some television and DVD players, and smart phones.

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David Sheff

David Sheff is an American author of the New York Times best-selling books Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy and the memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction.

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Donkey Kong (video game)

is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981.

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Doshisha University

, also referred to as, it is a private university in Kyoto City, Japan.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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Future US

Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.

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Game & Watch

Game & Watch (Gēmu & Uotchi; called Tricotronic in West Germany and Austria) is a line of handheld electronic games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.

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Game Boy

The is an 8-bit handheld game console which was developed and manufactured by Nintendo and first released on the 100th anniversary of Nintendo in Japan on, in North America on and in Europe on.

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Game Gear

The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.

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Game Informer

Game Informer (GI) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles.

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Game Over (book)

Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children is a non-fiction book written by David Sheff and published by Random House, New York in 1993.

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GameCube

The GameCube is a home video game console released by Nintendo in Japan and North America in 2001 and Europe and Australia in 2002.

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Gameplay

Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games.

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GameTrailers

GameTrailers (GT) was an American video gaming website created by Geoffrey R. Grotz and Brandon Jones in 2002.

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Genyo Takeda

is a retired Japanese game designer and executive who worked for the video game company Nintendo.

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Gunpey

, often written as "Gun Pey" or "GunPey", is a series of handheld puzzle games released by Bandai.

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Hanafuda

are playing cards of Japanese origin that are used to play a number of games.

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Handheld electronic game

Handheld electronic game(s) are very small, portable devices for playing interactive electronic games, often miniaturized versions of video games.

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Hiroshi Yamauchi

was a Japanese businessman.

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Hokuriku Expressway

The, (abbreviated as, is a 4-laned national expressway in Japan. It is owned and managed by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company.

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IGN

IGN (formerly Imagine Games Network) is an American video game and entertainment media company operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis wholly owned by j2 Global.

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International Game Developers Association

International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the professional association for over 12,000 video and computer game developers worldwide.

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Ishikawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Kid Icarus

Kid Icarus, known in Japan as Light Mythology: Palutena's Mirror, is an action platform video game for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America.

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Komatsu, Ishikawa

is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Kyoto

, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Lateral thinking

Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.

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Liquid-crystal display

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals.

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Love Tester

The is a novelty toy made by Nintendo in 1969.

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Manchester University Press

Manchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals.

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Mario Bros.

is a platform game published and developed for arcades by Nintendo in 1983.

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Metroid

Metroid is an action game franchise created by Nintendo.

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Metroid (video game)

Metroid is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo.

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Multiplayer video game

A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally or over the internet.

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Next Generation (magazine)

Next Generation (also known as NextGen) was a video game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now Future Network USA).

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Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto.

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Nintendo 64

The, stylized as NINTENDO64 and abbreviated to N64, is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market.

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Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS, or simply DS, is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and released by Nintendo.

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Nintendo Research & Development 1

(R&D1) was Nintendo's oldest development team.

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Nintendo tumbler puzzle

The Nintendo tumbler puzzle, also known as the Ten Billion Barrel in English and originally in Japanese, is a mathematical puzzle in the style of Rubik's Cube.

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PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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R.O.B.

R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), released in Japan as the, is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

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Satoru Iwata

was a Japanese video game programmer and businessman who was the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo.

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Semiconductor

A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor – such as copper, gold etc.

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Sharp Corporation

is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, headquartered in Sakai-ku, Sakai.

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Shigeru Miyamoto

() is a Japanese video game designer and producer for the video game company Nintendo, currently serving as one of its representative directors.

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Shinkansen

The, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan.

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Traffic collision

A traffic collision, also called a motor vehicle collision (MVC) among other terms, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.

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Ultra Hand

Ultra Hand is a toy that was manufactured by Nintendo in the late 1960s.

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Ultra Machine

The Ultra Machine is a batting toy made by Nintendo and designed by Gunpei Yokoi in 1967.

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Video game design

Video game design is the process of designing the content and rules of a video game in the pre-production stage and designing the gameplay, environment, storyline, and characters in the production stage.

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Virtual Boy

The Virtual Boy is a 32-bit table-top video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo.

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Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006.

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WonderSwan

The is a handheld game console released in Japan by Bandai.

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Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi

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