Renowned Japanese game designer Hiroshi Ono died on October 16 at the age of 64.
Although many people do not know him, the games he designs are familiar to everyone - Ono has painted a number of classic pixel games, including "Tank Battle", "Teppanyaki", "Big Bee", "Cat and Mouse", "Chrono Fortress", "Elf World", etc., known as the "Pixel God", and these games grew up with the 80s and 90s.
Born in Japan on June 24, 1957, Ono joined Namco in 1979 as an image designer; in 2006, he joined Bandai Namco in 2006; in 2013, he left as a freelance creator to work on pixel painting while making games; and in 2021, he was hospitalized for autoimmune hepatitis and died on October 16.
Netizens have left messages: "A lot of small games." Tank wars played. It's me comparing dishes. The old man went all the way", "Found his game I almost played when I was a child", "The original tank battle was designed by him", "Because of you, there are these classic games, accompanying us through every winter and summer vacation", "Once the red and white machine, little bully, backgammon, game chuck era, tank battle, little bee is all chucks must bring! Youth is gone! You've always gone all the way"...
Source: Thoughtful