Former Nintendo lead architect Masayuki Uemura has passed away at the age of 78. He was responsible for much of the engineering work behind both the Famicom and Super Famicom, and even produced a handful of games for the original Nintendo home console, such as Clu Clu Land, Ice Climber, Soccer, Golf, and Baseball. Uemura also worked on the Satellaview, Famicom Disk System, and NES Zapper, and would go on to assist development on the ill-fated partnership console that never came to be, between PlayStation and Nintendo in the 1990s. He began work at Nintendo in 1971, and stayed with the company until his retirement in 2004.

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[Kordru]

R.I.P

 

[spotanjo3]

SNES and Genesis are my go-to retro consoles for different games. NES is good, but overrated, imo.

RIP, Mr. Uemura Masayuki.

That's cool. Genesis is not bad but overrated and not popular, thought.

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Hopefully the guy who made the switch dies soon.

I don't think this was the appropriate thread to say something like that

 

[DannX]

I'd never heard of him before, which is really sad because I spent countless hours playing Ice Climbers and the Baseball game when I was a kid.

May he rest in peace.

 

[Chris_Dai_Gyakuten_Saiban]

Thanks, Masayuki Uemura for all you have done, and thank you for your excellent management at Nintendo.

 

[nikeymikey]

This guy made the 2 best consoles EVER! Imo the NES and SNES will never be beaten for pure gaming power.

 

[raxadian]

Another unsung hero bites the dust.

 

[HarveyHouston]

Wow, that's sad. He will be missed among us Nintendo fans.

Sayonara, Uemura-san! Your legacy will live on!

 

[andyhappypants]

Thank you for designing the most beautiful consoles of my childhood. Join Hiroshi Yamauchi in the afterworld.

Don’t forget the father of the Gameboy Gunpei Yokoi

Thank you for designing the most beautiful consoles of my childhood. Join Hiroshi Yamauchi in the afterworld.

 

[Marc_LFD]

That's cool. Genesis is not bad but overrated and not popular, thought.

Genesis was very, very popular mainly in Western countries of the PAL region and there, fhey called it by its original name (MD / Mega Drive).

I just meant that 16bit games have far more "meat" in its bones than an 8bit game which can be fairly simple due to the technology. It's fun, but limited.

The 16bit era was truly one of the best thanks to SNES and Genesis, plus games looked like a work of art.

I love The Simpsons Arcade too, shame it never a physical 16bit release.

 

[CMDreamer]

RIP, my condolences to his family.

People like him, should exist more oftenly.

 

[spotanjo3]

Genesis was very, very popular mainly in Western countries of the PAL region and there, fhey called it by its original name (MD / Mega Drive).

I just meant that 16bit games have far more "meat" in its bones than an 8bit game which can be fairly simple due to the technology. It's fun, but limited.

The 16bit era was truly one of the best thanks to SNES and Genesis, plus games looked like a work of art.

I love The Simpsons Arcade too, shame it never a physical 16bit release.

Yeah, I know. I am Portuguese from Portugal lived in America. And I grew up with NES, SNES< and Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). I am referring to America culture. SNES was more popular.

Yeah, the Simpson Arcade looks cool but I know how you feel about its never released a physical 16bit game at all. We surely had a good memories, thought.

 

[Payne]

His contribution to gaming community is irreplaceable, and will always be missed.
May he find peace.

 

[MarkDarkness]

F

 

[Idrolitina]

ご愁傷さまです。
色々とどうもありがとうございます。

 

[Idrolitina]

Cool dude this guy was. I hope Nintendo does a memory dedication in some way

I hope so but I doubt it because Nintendo lost totally track with reality and being decent human beings. However, the fan here in Japan submerged the family with 香典 (a gesture of gratitude for all the lost person did, traditionally flower and incense now just presents or money).

 

[Marc_LFD]

Yeah, I know. I am Portuguese from Portugal lived in America. And I grew up with NES, SNES< and Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). I am referring to America culture. SNES was more popular.

Yeah, the Simpson Arcade looks cool but I know how you feel about its never released a physical 16bit game at all. We surely had a good memories, thought.

Oh, I'm well aware of SEGA's history and their downfall began with the SEGA CD despite being such a fantastic gaming company.

My favorite SEGA console was the Dreamcast, but sadly SEGA themselves killed it due to their own incompetence. Heck, I loved the Saturn too though it had the same problems too.

The only time SEGA didn't fuck up was with the Genesis (all the rest was kinda meh, even SMS).

 

[DJPlace]

wow one more legend join's the game boy maker in the after life. still i never knew this about this guy. you legacy will carry on in our hearts.