Henk Rogers
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Henk Brouwer Rogers (born 24 December 1953) is a Dutch video game designer and entrepreneur of partial Indonesian descent.[1][2] He is known for producing Japan's first major turn-based role-playing video game The Black Onyx, securing the rights to distribute the Russian puzzle video game Tetris on video game consoles where the game found popularity, and as the founder of Bullet-Proof Software (later called Blue Planet Software) and The Tetris Company, which licenses the Tetris trademark. He was instrumental in resolving licensing disputes that brought Tetris to the Game Boy. Today, he is managing director of The Tetris Company.[3]
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Henk Rogers | |
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Born | (1953-12-24) 24 December 1953 (age 70)[citation needed] |
Alma mater | University of Hawaii |
Occupation(s) | Video game designer, entrepreneur |
Children | Maya Rogers |
Website | henkrogers |
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