R.I.P. ROBOTRON

TarkanX · Post by **TarkanX** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:37 pm

Rest in Peace. He was posting a few days ago, it seems. I don't know the details, but he's been around for a long time, here. He was also an old-school fighting game player.

You'll be missed.

kccttzj · Post by **kccttzj** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:13 pm

Quoted from ubersaurus in the MI thread....

ubersaurus wrote:Just passing the word along. Kinn Henderson, known more commonly on here as Robotron, passed away last night. I'm still in shock myself; I just saw him yesterday when we ran some shooters with Dale, and some Vectrex. We were going to help him set up his game room next week.

RIP to a longtime anchor of the Michigan game scene. Known more recently for his Friday Night Gaming sessions in the early 2000s, Kinn was a gamer all the way back into his youth, and was a dominant force in many classic video games, such as Mr. Do, or his namesake game Robotron 2084, where he was a tournament winner back in the day. He worked in arcades, visited arcades, and would even go to shops for the sole purpose of playing games such as Rip Off. Michigan, and the gaming scene in general, has lost a real legend today, and we should all have a moment of remembrance.

I couldn't agree more. He'll definitely be missed.

RGC · Post by **RGC** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:21 pm

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:27 pm

Sasupoika · Post by **Sasupoika** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:34 pm

Rest in peace. We will always remember your hilariously Engrish welcomings.

This is a sad day.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:36 pm

Sad news indeed. I'm going to play a few rounds on my Robotron cab today in honor of you fine sir. RIP.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:43 pm

He was the greatest person ever (in the introductions thread). RIP, we're gonna miss you.

Zeether · Post by **Zeether** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:53 pm

RIP Robotron

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:57 pm

No way!
...
RIP, you will be missed.

brentsg · Post by **brentsg** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:58 pm

Very sad to hear this news.

Thinking back to the thread about debt, I'm glad he had that cool car and boat that he got to enjoy!

Condolences to the family members and close friends. They will lose so much more than his entertaining posts.

charlie chong · Post by **charlie chong** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:01 pm

DANG MANG
R.I.P ROBO BUDDIE
GOOD 7 YEARS OF READING YOR POASTS.DEFFO ONE OF THE BEST OLDE THYME POSTERS EVAH

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:07 pm

I didn't know him that well but damn, awesome guy, well respected, played his heart out obviously.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:09 pm

Seriously? We were just exchanging posts mere days ago...what in the world happened?

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:15 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:what in the world happened?

Yeah that's what I'm asking myself the whole time since I read about it too, I really want to know.
Meanwhile I saved the last few bits of the introduction thread to my HDD...

third_strike · Post by **third_strike** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:20 pm

Man, Really I did not want read this.

Post by **system11** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:21 pm

A very sad day indeed - ROBOTRON was one of our regular good guys and contributed much over the years, he will surely be missed.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:25 pm

I never knew ROBOTRON personally but he seemed to be a good guy. ROBOTRON was special: no termination date. I didn't know how long he'd be around. Who would have? Here one minute, gone the next. So long, you'll be gone but not forgotten.

Aguraki · Post by **Aguraki** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:41 pm

oh no.
For the short time I was here I really enjoyed his posts and this is really coming out of nowhere wow.
It must sound silly but I'm shocked.

R.I.P mate

Vyxx · Post by **Vyxx** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:45 pm

RIP Brother.

You will be missed.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:49 pm

he was posting just a few days ago, what happened? was he in somekind of accident?

great guy anyways, he will be missed by all.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:51 pm

sven666 wrote:he was posting just a few days ago, what happened? was he in somekind of accident?

great guy anyways, he will be missed by all.

Came to post exactly this.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:53 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:Seriously? We were just exchanging posts mere days ago...what in the world happened?

IIRC he's been in poor health for the last few years, don't know the details though.

Unfortunately I never got to meet him; the one Michigan shmupmeet he came to was the one where I got tied up in traffic for a couple hours and decided to just turn back home.

Kaiser · Post by **Kaiser** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:58 pm

Robotron was one of it's own kind. NO one will ever replace him in our hearts and memories. I will miss this guy.

Casey120 · Post by **Casey120** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:00 pm

Rest in peace ROBOTRON and strength to his Family

Matsunaga · Post by **Matsunaga** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:21 pm

Terrible news. Hopefully his afterlife will be full of shmups.

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:29 pm

What Matsunaga said: A heaven of shmups.

Anyway, I also have to say I'm shocked. I just read one of his trademark intro posts this very week! I really thought this was a joke or something about Acclaim and the license of the game but this... So damn shocking. And right when we actually need more STG fans than anything else.

Obiwanshinobi · Post by **Obiwanshinobi** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:34 pm

Without him around, introduction therads will be, you know, just introduction threads. Sad news.

LtC · Post by **LtC** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:37 pm

I can't believe this. damn

He was one of the most colorful personalities here.

RIP

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:43 pm

Sad to hear this, he was a big contribution to the forum.

saucykobold · Post by **saucykobold** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:46 pm

He seemed like a very nice guy with a wonderful sense of humor. My condolences to his family and friends.

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