grahf
Deep Blooper
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Homebrew skills: hobby gamedev
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Fave PCE RPG: Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II
Currently Playing: Akumajo Dracula X
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Post by grahf on Mar 30, 2020 1:15:59 GMT
This was just on the news this morning. Not sure if this belongs here or not, but just though people might want to know. Kato-chan & Ken-chan is known as JJ & Jeff in the west, so I think most TG16 owners are familiar with it. He was a pretty famous comedian in Japan, with the game based on a TV show originally. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Shimuraen.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.J._%26_Jeff
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gilbot
Punkic Cyborg
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Post by gilbot on Mar 30, 2020 5:54:09 GMT
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Post by digipiggy on Mar 30, 2020 11:59:57 GMT
RIP funny man. the game was known in the UK as Chan and Chan..
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grahf
Deep Blooper
Posts: 19
Homebrew skills: hobby gamedev
Fave PCE Shooter: Download / Final Soldier
Fave PCE Game Overall: Bomberman '94
Fave PCE RPG: Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II
Currently Playing: Akumajo Dracula X
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Post by grahf on Mar 30, 2020 13:02:55 GMT
RIP funny man. the game was known in the UK as Chan and Chan.. Thanks for the link! I hadn't seen that. It's a pretty good overview.
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Gaijin D
Punkic Cyborg
Yare yare da ze.
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Post by Gaijin D on Mar 30, 2020 20:00:27 GMT
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pokun
Gun-headed
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Post by pokun on Apr 7, 2020 13:57:51 GMT
Shimura Ken and the other members of The Drifters are my favourite Japanese comedians. Besides the Kato-chan & Ken-chan they have done a ton of other programs and he has many beloved characters like Hen na Ojisan and Baka-Tono. Here is a classic one where he does a skit also done for Mr Bean (I have no idea who did it first). I couldn't really believe the news at first and kind of thought it was a bad joke or something. He wasn't even that old and a still active comedian.
RIP Shimura Ken.
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Post by paranoiadragon on Apr 7, 2020 21:41:19 GMT
I want to say Mr. Bean probably copied Ken and just expanded upon the bit.
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