almightytodd Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Truly sad news. He will be missed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Sad to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmips Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) Let me add my own words here to honor Nukey (Kurt) Great guy. So many contributions... . It saddens me greatly. Edited September 30, 2021 by djmips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) On 9/19/2021 at 8:44 PM, NE146 said: Man I'm super saddened by this.. there are just a few people on AA I feel an affinity with or feel like I "know", and Nukey was one of them. He was there from the start of this whole AA experience spanning the 2 decades. Anyway, although many of you might predictably mock this, it doesn't matter to me: He is 100% in my prayers. I do not believe mocking people that pray or people that died. People that mock other people for praying is a disrespectful move to put it mildly. People mocking deaths is disrespectful also. I've prayed plenty of times including those in life threatening situations. Praying is normal including for what you did for Nukey Shay. Edited October 2, 2021 by 8th lutz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On 9/27/2021 at 4:29 PM, ZeroPage Homebrew said: ZeroPage Homebrew is broadcasting a tribute stream to the legacy of Nukey Shay / Kurt Howe and playing some of his amazing hacks on tomorrow's (Tue Sep 28, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day. I hope you'll be able to join us in remembering Kurt and his incredible contributions to the homebrew community! ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Missile Command Arcade (2006 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced (2011 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay River Raid 3 (2017 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay Another Adventure (2011 Hack) by Keith C Bradbury @keithbk and Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay Galaxian Arcade Expanded (2010 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay and Kevin Mosley @KevinMos3 (WATCH AT 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) Didn't know he was involved with Another Adventure. What a great tribute. RIP 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Could we get a sticky as a tribute containing all of his hacks? His work should live on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, hizzy said: Could we get a sticky as a tribute containing all of his hacks? His work should live on @Trebor has compiled one here: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/325174-zph-tribute-stream-to-nukey-shaykurt-howes-work/?do=findComment&comment=4910348 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe2006 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 The moment I read the title of the thread, my heart sank. I really enjoyed all the stuff Nukey has made, such as Pac-Man 8K, Hack 'em, Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced, Galaxian - Expanded, Space Invaders Deluxe, and even Ms. Hack. I played them a lot on various emulators and even the Atari Flashback Portable console. RIP Nukey, I hope you are in a better place now. Thank you for being one of the best Atari 2600 hackers of all time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 R.I.P. Mr. Kurt Howe. Your contributions to the 2600 scene will never be forgotten 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Damn, that's sad to hear. R.I.P. Kurt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Oh man. Just read this. Big fan of his work. Nice guy. R.I.P. Kurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffsFort Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I keep him alive almost daily with Pac-Man 8K. My absolute favorite Homebrew and most likely always will be. Rest in peace Nukey, and thank you for relighting a spark of my childhood for me... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I've been away from the forums for a while, so I'm just now catching up on some news. Very sad to see this. Not only were his hacks extraordinary, so was his willingness to help others, including me, discover the magic of hacking Atari games. My prayers to his family and friends. To all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corby Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 my mouth dropped. R.I.P. Nukey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadZiontist Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I'm really saddened to hear this. He put out some great works. Rest in peace Nukey. My condolences to the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 RIP Nukey, you will forever be missed, but also you will never be forgotten, as evident by all of your work you have contributed to the AtariAge community over the years. My condolences go out to his family. First Curt Vendel, and now yet another Atari legend passes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XT Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Rest In Peace, Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdborn76 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 WOW!! I can't believe it. I don't reply or post much, but I've played all of Nukey's hacks on the flashback portable and more recently on my 3DS via the R4 card and wave motion Dave's updated Stella emulators. I took a break from Atariage for a while for personal reasons and this is my first night back on here. He was obviously way too young. I know I'm probably repeating what everyone else has said on here, but Nukey was a genius and an Atari Legend. I was reading some old posts of him voicing his frustration with MS. Hack. I wish, assuming he didn't know this already, that it works perfectly on my 3DS. Not sure if it's because of the 3DS or the fact that StellaDS has been updating several times a week and now the latest version is at 5.8. Sorry for the long rant, but I'm just really bummed right now.😭 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I had some positive encounters with him over the years here so this is a shock. RIP Nukey!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidC Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 RIP Nukey. I never talked with you, but I have read a lot of your posts over the years and I will miss your sense of humor. Thank you for all of your contributions to this fine community. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 This is devastating to hear. I'm not on here as much as I have been in the past so this is the first I'm hearing of this. I had wondered about him last time I logged in. Hadn't seen his avatar in awhile. Nukey always felt like a cornerstone of this community. RIP Sheik Yerbouti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) My first post on AtariAge -- back in 2005 -- was a thread requesting an old Atari BASIC machine language subroutine from Compute magazine. This was when these magazines weren't readily available on the net like they are now. @Nukey Shay replied with a copy of it in quick order. GET and PUT graphics A really great guy, with a lot of knowledge. Sorry to see you go. Edited November 11, 2022 by MrFish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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