Arenafoot Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Just saw this posted on Keith Robinson's page by his cousin: This is my cousin Keith, our dads were brothers. He has lived in Cali his entire life, sadly he passed away today. Keith was an amazing guy.. brilliant, to say the least. He graduated high school and a 4 year college by the time he was 18. These are some of his lifetime achievements: President (title) at Intellivision Productions, IncCartoonist-on-Duty at Making It ProductionsFormer Software Development Manager at Health Data DevelopmentFormer Software Development Manager at MattelFormer Systems Analyst at Ultimatte CorporationStudied Computer Science at UCLAStudied Business Administration at Northrop UniversityStudied Filmmaking at El Camino College, he also wrote cartoons for LA Times, etc.Keith made it a point to always do a special post on all his friends birthdays, about them, always looked forward to mine and loved it. Keith's mom passed away when he was a teen from breast cancer. Uncle Norman, his dad, just celebrated his 90th (I believe) Birthday, Rest easy Keith, I know your mom, gram, pops and the rest of the fam were there to welcome you, give my boys and the rest of the fam a hug from me, love you <3 <3 <3 https://www.facebook.com/makingit?fref=mentions https://twitter.com/ACR_Collection/status/875147975126896645 StormSurge, MaximumRD, Atari Creep and 1 other 4 Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 That's HORRIBLE news!! Keith is a great guy!! I'm in shock. Thank you for posting this Arenafoot. I am so very sad to hear this! Atari Creep and LeeJ07 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 UGH so sad, RIP , he always seemed happy and smiling in photos and interviews and was such a big part in classic gaming history. Always seemed inviting towards anyone that appreciated Intellivision etc. Very sad news indeed. Justin and LeeJ07 2 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Very sad news. My condolences to all that knew him & everyone who he touched with his work and outreach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRay Defender Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Yeah, very sad. He was a legend, and more importantly an overall nice person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Truly breaks my heart. I had always thought I would get to meet Keith at a convention someday. Alas, it wasn't to happen.RIP Mr. Robinson. Thank you. Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rowsdower70 Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 One of my favorite pics from his Facebook page:Great car, great plate, great smile. The Professor, Justin, Arenafoot and 3 others 6 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 That is a great picture. Rowsdower70 and The Professor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Rowsdower70 1 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Oh, that is really sad news. He sure was a nice guy. I'm glad I got to meet him. May he rest in peace. Rowsdower70 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 met him at many CGE's in vegas great guy he will be missed Rowsdower70 1 Quote AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Our friends at The Retroist posted a nice article on Keith's passing. You can view it here: From: The Retroist Farewell, Keith Robinson – Mr. Intellivision Believe it or not, he was a better pitchman than George Plimpton http://www.retroist.com/2017/06/15/farewell-keith-robinson/ MaximumRD, Rowsdower70 and TrekMD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRay Defender Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 My tribute to Keith Robinson. Rowsdower70, I hope you don't mind I used your picture at the end of the video... TrekMD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Adam Ward, Executive Producer of the forthcoming The Power of Glove documentary, has provided us with a nice (never before seen) image of Keith Robinson sitting at his desk at Intellivision Productions. I've assisted in the making of The Power of Glove and helped to arrange an interview with Keith that will appear in their film. The Power of Glove tells the history of Mattel's Power Glove for the NES, and Keith's participation provided a key backstory to Mattel's involvement in the video game industry - and their trepidation of getting back into it after the collapse. Intellivision was fortunate to have Keith, he was a wonderful "keeper of the flame" for Intellivision's legacy and represented Intellivision well wherever he went. I'm sad he's gone. TrekMD, Rowsdower70 and MaximumRD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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