Take a moment to appreciate the incredible life of Fumihiro Hishikawa, Konami's president from 1987 to 1992.

Hishikawa was born near Kobe in 1925. He was vocally opposed to Japan's militarism, but he was conscripted into the military in 1945.

He was assigned to Nagasaki... The train he was riding on was passing by Hiroshima when the first atomic bomb was dropped, and Hishikawa was exposed to radiation from the bomb.

He then arrived at Nagasaki and was just 2.7 km from ground zero of the second atomic bomb explosion...

Gunstar Heroes fans:

I've discovered the origin to one of the game's most interesting secrets.

Remember Stage 6's Timeron challenge? Last a whopping 100 real-time minutes against swarms of bullets to unlock the 'satori' message. (1/6)

#SEGA #Genesis #MegaDrive #RetroGaming Here’s a recording and detailed breakdown of the challenge:



Crazy, right? So what’s the origin? (2/6)

Let's talk about the importance of using Japanese sources to document Japanese video game history.

A case study: The Space Invaders 100-Yen Coin Shortage (thread) 1/

#RetroGaming #ArcadeGames #ArcadeHistory Background: There's an old rumor in Japan that during the peak Space Invaders boom of 1978-1979, there was a shortage of 100-yen coins.

In the past few years, there have been a number of Western sources trying to debunk this. The English SI Wiki page lists this as a myth. 2/