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Post by jimsteel on Jul 27, 2022 9:55:11 GMT -5
Super Smash Bros composer Kenichi Okuma has passed away In 2008, Super Smash Bros. Brawl released. Even though 14 years have since past, its legacy still lives on. The playable characters that debuted in this game went on to return with the rest of the cast in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A lot of the game’s songs would also be brought back in later Smash releases. One of the many composers and arrangers for Super Smash Bros. Brawl was Kenichi Okuma. Among Okuma’s contributions were Gyromite, Pokémon Gym/Evolution (Pokémon Red/Pokémon Blue), Flat Zone 2. These songs all returned in Smash 3DS and Wii U, as well as Smash Ultimate. Unfortunately, Okuma is no longer with us. It was confirmed on his official Twitter account today that he passed away on July 22nd due to esophageal cancer. He was 56 years old.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 27, 2022 10:34:24 GMT -5
Former Red Sox pitcher Win Remmerswaal passed away at the age of 68. Remmerswaal was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1974 and made his major league debut in 1979. In a total of fifty-five and two-thirds innings of work, all in relief, Remmserswaal compiled a 3–1 record with 36 strikeouts and a 5.50 earned-run average. Remmerswaal picked up his first major league win on August 15, 1979 when he and a series of other Boston relievers combined to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 19–5. Remmerswaal pitched in 22 games over two seasons with Boston, making his final Major League appearance on October 5, 1980. During his time in America, he became known for his eccentric behavior. Following his major league career, Remmerswal played one season in Triple-A and pitched for the Pawtucket Red Sox in the longest game in professional baseball history. He later spent five years pitching in Italy. Remmerswaal was the second Dutch-born Major League Baseball player of the modern (post-1900) era, with Bert Blyleven being the first. Blyleven, however, grew up and learned the game in California, so Remmerswaal qualifies as the first European-trained player to reach the Major Leagues. In 1997, Remmerswaal lapsed into a coma after contracting double pneumonia with pleurisy. He was living in a nursing home in the Netherlands where he succumbed to his illness.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 27, 2022 10:46:46 GMT -5
Yoko Shimada, Shogun Actress, Dies at 69
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Post by TTX on Jul 27, 2022 10:57:37 GMT -5
RIP
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 27, 2022 16:46:55 GMT -5
And now Tony Dow passed away this morning
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Post by TTX on Jul 27, 2022 16:49:20 GMT -5
Just saw that. RIP.
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Post by neilybob on Jul 27, 2022 17:13:53 GMT -5
RIP
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 28, 2022 8:52:14 GMT -5
R.I.P. Bernard Cribbins, star of Doctor Who Cribbins is known for playing Wilfred Mott on Doctor Who as well as narrating children's show The Wombles Bernard Cribbins, a veteran actor known for his role as Wilfred Mott on Doctor Who, has passed away at the age of 93
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Post by on_the_edge on Jul 28, 2022 15:35:08 GMT -5
Aww that sucks. I am not the biggest Doctor fan but have watched the marathons on America BBC in the past especially during the holidays. He was one of my favorite characters on there. RIP
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 28, 2022 16:53:31 GMT -5
Mary Alice, Fences and The Matrix Revolutions Actress, Dies at 86
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