Tag Archives: Satoru Iwata

A Special Look at Balloon Fight: Iwata Edition

  I was interviewed by SushiRobo about the Balloon Fight hack I did in honor of Satoru Iwata live at the PRGRE Swap Meet. Here’s a special look at the game.

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Retro Gamer Magazine Featured My Name + UK Snacks Unboxing

  My buddy, Andy from the UK, pointed out to me that Retro Gamer magazine had my name in it, featuring the Balloon Fight: Iwata Version hack I did a while back. We worked out a trade so he’d send …

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Riggs’ ‘Balloon Fight: Iwata Version’ Featured in NintendoForce

  As someone who grew up obsessing over Nintendo Power and other great video game magazines, reading them cover to cover multiple times, the fact my name was in print and in a full-page article in a Nintendo magazine is …

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Dude, You Haven’t Played This Game?! Episode XXXIX: Kirby’s Adventure Review (NES)

  Recently, the video game community lost one of the men responsible for some of Nintendo’s greatest games: Satoru Iwata. Join Miketendo and his special guests in this dedication to one of HAL Laboratory, Masahiro Sakurai, and Mr. Iwata’s greatest …

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Celebrating Satoru Iwata by Putting Him in Balloon Fight for NES [PATCH]

  Iwata-san was a loss not just for Nintendo, but the entire gaming community. I thought I’d celebrate his life by hacking him in a game he helped create — Balloon Fight. If you’d like to play this for yourself, …

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Nintendo Expected To See Big Losses

  Nintendo President Satoru Iwata promised less than three months ago to improve Nintendo’s financial performances. Mr. Iwata had pledged that Nintendo would see an operation profit of 100 billion yen (1 billion USD), yet unfortunately things aren’t going to …

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