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more about #takahashimeijin High Speed Indeed: I love those Adventure Island games, but growing up, I always thought the main character was a fat, white guy. My friends and I never called him Mast... more » Grinman: Man, I'm so glad I'm not famous. It'd suck so much having to live in constant fear that one of your actions could LITERALLY ruin your life. more » Witzbold: No wonder why the guy always looked stressed out a lot. Though he seemed to be pretty friendly when I did get the chance to say hi to him and say that... more » G_A: Am I the only one here who is young enough to not have a clue who the dude smiling at me in a suggestive way is? more » excaliburps: Wow that screen display looks nice! Makes me remember when I used to play Game n' Watch games... 16 times a second?! Pfft! I could press a button twic... more » Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: wow...the more you learn. We can't help it, pushing buttons is just too damn fun. more » Firkraag: I wish I had an iphone when I read this. (: more » fuchikoma: I found a Shooting Watch homebrew for DS a while back. I can do about 10.8 pps. Then, I'm as old as Takahashi was when he set his record so I guess I ... more » UltimatePancakeSensation: Is it proof that I'm a gamer if this is the kind of stuff I actively worry about as I age? more » zåɳzißarleɠёпȡ: Adventure Island FTW!!!! damn that game is a classic. pure side scrolling goodness. would love to see this franchise make comeback more » zåɳzißarleɠёпȡ: 100, damn im starting to feel my age. (30) LOL my friends used to call me "nes advantage" back in the day. when i used to play dbz on the snes, i al... more » Ted: Maybe he has a built in turbo or something? more » Chances: I can only really rip on button presses when I tense up my hand and forearm, stick out a single finger and let the vibrations ratatatatat on the butto... more » -
#takahashimeijin
Being A Video Game Hero Is Hard, Ask Master Higgins
In the wake of the Tiger Woods scandal, it's good to know not all gaming heroes are dogs. Take Hudson's Master Higgins, aka Takahashi Meijin, star of the Adventure Island series. More » -
#iphone
Hudson Button Masher Comes To The iPhone
I don't use "button masher" as a cheap label for an antiquated genre. I use it in the most literal sense, because this is an iPhone port of Hudson's famous Shooting Watches. More » -
#takahashimeijin
It Gets Harder To Press Buttons As You Get Older
Just ask game developer Hudson's human mascot Takahashi Meijin. In his prime, he could press a controller button 16 times in a second, earning him the nickname "16 shot." More » -
