The Life and legacy of Kazuki Takahashi

     Kazuo (Kazuki) Takahashi was a Japanese mangaka (manga artist) and writer. Takahashi is most well-known for the manga/anime series Yu-Gi-Oh. Yu-Gi-Oh not only became a very successful manga/anime series but also spawned a number of sequels and a hugely popular trading card game. Kazuki Takahashi sadly passed away on July 4th, 2022 at the age of 60 years old. In this post, I want to talk about the life and legacy of one of the all-time manga/anime legends, Kazuki Takahashi.

Nintendo and Sony: Partners to Rivals

     Did you know that before Sega left the console market, before Microsoft released the original Xbox, and before Sony released the PS1, Nintendo and Sony actually had a somewhat complicated relationship as partners? Sony was a Japanese consumer electronics company that had little to do with video games until September 1995. Before 1995 and before the official release of the PS1, Sony was actually working with Nintendo to bring consumers the PlayStation that was going to be completely different than the one that we officially got in 1995. This is the story of how Nintendo and Sony went from a complicated partnership to complete rivals.