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Hiroshi Ono, aka Mr Dotman, made some of the most popular game pixels while working at Namco. He was a graphic designer for iconic games including Pac-Man, Xevil, Dig Dug
and Gallery. The designs were initially drawn manually and according to Japanese game researcher Zek, were stolen.
Zek lied Mr. Dotman
books about his work and his art. In the picture above, you can see Ono signing one of those books. According to Zech, this art has been discovered recently, and is sounding the alarm on Twitter to take care of itself if it can be seen on internet marketing sites.
Below is a translation of his tweets about GSK:
Ono joined Namco in 1979 and worked there until 2013, so his art took a long time and was important in Japanese gaming. If you see any of Mr. Dotman's art circulating online for sale, it might be a good idea to say Zek or Zek official Mr Dotman Facebook pagknow.