773: Takashi Tezuka's Retirement Party

About this episode

The episode celebrates the career of Takashi Tezuka, a significant figure in gaming history, as he retires.

Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, and Diamond Feit grab some punch and cake as they celebrate the career of one of the most influential creators in gaming history: Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka, who retires this month after basically inventing entire genres. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, Diamond Feit

Topics covered

• Takashi Tezuka
• Nintendo
• gaming history
• video game creators
• retirement

Keywords

• Takashi Tezuka
• Nintendo
• video games
• gaming history
• retirement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo

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