Gumpei Yokoi 横井軍平

**Chi-kitory** · 11-16-2010

Did this ever happen?

**redstar_dan** · 12-24-2010

Hi,

Not sure how far this project has come, or what has come of this, however I have a thought.

My idea would be to have the skilled programmers, create a short interactive experience that could run on a original gameboy. I am not talking anything to complex. It would be awesome to put a cart into a gameboy, and then see a tribute to Gumpei appear on the handheld.

One could create a custom cart label to go with it, maybe somebody could respray the cart gold/silver and re-spray a gameboy to match.

Im sure there are some really talented programmers on here, this approach could have a more original and successfull outcome, over a bust approach.

I realise there could be a lot of work involved here. I thought I would throw this out there as an idea.

Dan.

**Alchy** · 12-24-2010

Originally Posted by redstar_dan

create a short interactive experience that could run on a original gameboy.

http://gbdev.gg8.se/wiki/articles/Tutorials
http://www.devrs.com/gb/docs.php#faqs
Give it a go yourself, a simple text tribute should be within reach of anyone persistent enough, regardless of programming ability, even if it's just messing around with a "hello world" code example.

**redstar_dan** · 12-24-2010

Wow thanks! I will have a good look at the content from those links over the next few days, see If I can come up with something. Cheers!

**Kao** · 01-25-2011

No sure if this is any use, but here's a photo from a French biography of the man when he was younger:

The biography itself might be useful as well:
http://editionspixnlove.fr/collectiondetail.php?ID=49

I wonder if it's available in English as well? It looks like a good read.

**ASSEMbler** · 02-25-2011

Amazing photo.

**MetalSlime** · 02-25-2011

Gumpei rocking the pompadour and Elvis side burns, so awesome!

**ASSEMbler** · 02-27-2011

Anyone know about silicon molds?

**Cyantist** · 02-27-2011

Originally Posted by ASSEMbler

Anyone know about silicon molds?

Maybe bacteria might know something.

**FlabberGaster** · 10-14-2012

I think it'd be cool to make a plaque look like the game boy, and then have his face put on the screen.

**kuji** · 10-14-2012

I did a report about him I believe a year ago for my game dev class.

**LeGIt** · 10-18-2012

It would look much nicer as a gameboy with a picture of Gunbpei Yokoi on the screen, not sat on top like a GameBoy Camera.

If you wanted to take it to the next level you could make a ROM as a photo gallery or something and flash it to a cart and have it displayed on a real GameBoy. Maybe even bronze said GameBoy.

IMO the best way to remember them is not via plaque etc, but buy continuing to buy and enjoy their products.

**ave** · 10-20-2012

Originally Posted by Kao

No sure if this is any use, but here's a photo from a French biography of the man when he was younger:

The biography itself might be useful as well:
http://editionspixnlove.fr/collectiondetail.php?ID=49

I wonder if it's available in English as well? It looks like a good read.

I don't think so. I have the book, but can't access it right now... it's probably the best source for information on the man available though (at least as far as non-Japanese books go, I don't know if there are better biographies on him in Japan).