Before Nintendo, Brooks had worked at Tower Records, and while not a Motörhead fanatic, he “certainly appreciated Motörhead’s significance.”

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Brooks eventually left Nintendo in 1992. These days, he works in Internet marketing for Bass Pro Shops but regularly participates in pinball tournaments.

This isn’t the only time Lemmy would show up in a video game, either. He actually voiced a character—Kill Master—in Double Fine’s Brutal Legend.

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