dead celebrities - Page 22

**Slime Slayer** · 04-11-2011, 08:25 PM

Jerry Lawson, inventor of the video game cartridge dies at 71:
Video Game Pioneer Jerry Lawson Dies

**jim5cents** · 04-12-2011, 02:07 PM

This is probably the most significant passing and lasting influence on our retro community so far.

Good night sweet prince.

**RU Joe** · 04-12-2011, 04:27 PM

Goodbye Jerry Lawson.
My old boss of ages past always said cartridges were the best format ever, I wonder if they heard about his passing.
I grew up playing Atari 2600 cartridges, and this makes me thankful for Jerry and his invention even more ... and I feel like someone stepped on my grave.

**Tails** · 04-12-2011, 04:31 PM

I first read that as Jerry Lawler. o.o

RIP Jerry Lawson, without you we wouldn't have high quality NES games that can take a major beating and still be fine, compared to CD's.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 04-12-2011, 04:47 PM

RIP Jerry Lawson without you who knows where video games could have gone

**Slime Slayer** · 04-12-2011, 05:02 PM

Okay someone ranked down SFF's post. Ranking back up to neutral. Seriously guys, I can understand the random ranking down of DB's posts, but this is just wrong.

**RU Joe** · 04-12-2011, 05:16 PM

^ I read SFF's post at face value and take it as a compliment to Jerry, like if it weren't for cartridges we may still be playing on floppy disks or something.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 04-12-2011, 05:17 PM

or coin-ops now that i think about it

**samejamesbond** · 04-13-2011, 03:04 PM

Jerry Lawson is a true genius for his invention, video ganges had such a massive impact on my childhood,
and without him I would have never experienced it. RIP Jerry, you'll be missed.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 05-08-2011, 09:05 AM

Seve Ballesteros, well known European golfer, dead at 54 from brain cancer

**RU Joe** · 05-08-2011, 04:17 PM

54 is not that old.
Poor guy, rest in peace.

**Kong** · 05-08-2011, 05:17 PM

Umm. European Golfer? No disrespect intended but has anyone here even heard of him before?

**Dudebro** · 05-08-2011, 06:24 PM

I heard of him, on CNN when he died.

**Kong** · 05-08-2011, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dudebro

when he died.

Doesn't really count/

**Dudebro** · 05-08-2011, 07:45 PM

Uh obviously? Twas a joke my friend. Even if I cared about golf I doubt I would've heard about this guy.

**Tails** · 05-09-2011, 02:18 AM

I have no idea who he is either, rip.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 05-09-2011, 04:58 PM

I am vaguely familiar with Ballesteros, having watched old Ryder Cup matches when he was captain on ESPN classic. truly a golfing legend having won the Brtish Open 3 times in a row

**bearhawk72** · 05-14-2011, 11:32 AM

Ranger forward Boogaard dead at age 28 - NHL.com - News

He may not have had the best skill, but when he was on the ice the other players watched what they did.

**Dudebro** · 05-14-2011, 02:46 PM

Merged with the dead celebs topic.

Never heard of this guy because of my dislike of hockey but it's a shame to die so young either way.

**RU Joe** · 05-14-2011, 03:40 PM

My sentiments exactly.
28 is really young, and it's those deaths that are hardest on the family.

**Slime Slayer** · 05-14-2011, 03:46 PM

I just heard about him recently when I was curious about the toughest guys to ever play hockey his name came up at or near the top, in all the lists.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 05-15-2011, 02:24 AM

My best guess at this point is that he had an brain aneurysm that was caused from the concussion.

**alohaex** · 05-15-2011, 05:10 AM

I told a friend about this and she wanted me to add

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I don't much care for him but I thought I put him in

**Dudebro** · 05-15-2011, 01:19 PM

I think we should really stick to current deaths. If not we'll have a thousand pages of people who have already died.

**StarfoxFan2009** · 05-15-2011, 01:28 PM

I agree... the process would take a lot longer naming every celebrity that's died over the years