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Build a Nintendo NES PC author hatsuli dies of cancer

It is with great sadness that I share the news of hatsuli, author of the Build a Nintendo NES PC, dying this August. He suffered from cancer for almost two years. His mother wrote to tell me that he was a great fan of the site and visited it everyday.

hatsuli was a runner-up in the Use It Again! contest for his Nintendo PC, which is currently rated among the top 1% of all Instructables.

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Mamu says: May 20, 2011. 11:19 PM
You people have no idea how wonderful I feel about your comments that keep coming to this page!
Hatsuli really lives forever.
He is in my thoughts every hour of every day.
Bless you all!

Hatsuli´s mom.
Lucivin says: May 19, 2013. 4:32 AM
Hatsuli inspired me to make a NES pc and I want to thank him for that. May he rest in peace!
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scott! says: Jan 9, 2013. 7:06 PM
RIP, Hatsuli.
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Krayzi99 says: Jul 31, 2012. 11:54 AM
God bless his soul...
Rest in peace, Hatsuli. you truly are the best.
My condolences to his family and friends.
Now if only there were workbenches in heaven...
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Tech_Master says: Apr 20, 2012. 8:26 PM
My condolences to Hatsuli i saw his NES PC a while ago and was inspired i have to get around to building one now for sure for my little brother R.I.P Hatsuli

sincerely
Knex master 123
MongooseDundee says: Mar 23, 2012. 6:40 AM
Building a NES PC In his honor. May he find solace in the cosmic motherboard. RIP
djgoldengorilla says: Feb 8, 2012. 7:42 PM
My condolences, ever since he posted this i have had this on my mind. I thank him for his great ideas and i hope to finish one some day. I'll make my nes pc in his name.
May he rest in peace.

DjGoldenGorilla
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TheITSystem says: Feb 5, 2012. 10:29 AM
What a great contributor! Thanks for being here while you could Hatsuli!
egriff says: Oct 3, 2011. 1:59 AM
while helping with my great grandma's estate sale I found an old NES, I will be honoring both their memories by building one of these.
jrace70 says: Aug 12, 2011. 9:09 AM
I completed my NES PC a while ago after reading hatsuli instrucable. I am very sad to find out that he has died.
But he is surely like the NES we all cherish so much, immortal.
RIP.
Itchyzombie says: Jul 13, 2011. 7:28 AM
:(
B3TAGA says: Jun 24, 2011. 8:22 PM
I'm fairly new to this site, and I wanted a nice summer project. I saw the NES pc tutorial and I wept in joy. Now, I find he died? May God bless thee and thy loved ones. You made a lot of gamers happy, man. RIP.
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builderkidj says: May 16, 2011. 9:37 PM
God bless him so he can make stuff up *sniff*
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jwoo2023 says: Apr 23, 2011. 1:13 AM
May God bless him...
Your amazing thoughts still live on to the future...
Rest In Peace
djsplitsecond says: Mar 7, 2011. 11:01 AM
LONG LIVE HATSULI! LONG LIVE HATSULI! LONG LIVE HATSULI!
niceribs says: Dec 14, 2010. 3:07 PM
I am very saddened by the news of hatsuli's demise, but a bit of him lives on with this great instructable......
redfoxtrystman says: Mar 21, 2010. 2:44 PM
Part of me was sadend from the use of the nes as a pc. but its a great idea. and i did not know Hatsuli but it seamed like he had some great ideas and there are not enugh people that can do things like this. so i will take my old nes and pc it in his name. i am a father of 2 little boys and i may not know what your going through but the thought just kills me. please be strong i know he is still with you. R.I.P. thank you hatsuli and mamu.
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KentsOkay says: Sep 18, 2007. 5:04 PM
(silence) Tell his mom he rocked! I chated with him a bit, he was a good guy.
Mamu says: Sep 19, 2007. 12:22 PM
He surely did ! Thanks for your kind words. (Hatsuli's mom.)
dalekman says: Mar 19, 2010. 9:52 PM
i feel really sorry for your loss i know wat it feels like. i am going to try and make that nes pc of his when i can get one. i hope hes in a better place
altmaker says: Mar 26, 2008. 1:35 PM
Not knowing Hatsuli, just from his instructable i can tell he was a very smart guy, you must be very proud. I'm sorry to hear he passed away, only seeing the comment left after i had read his instructable. It even brought a lump to my throat! I'm sorry that such a brilliantly minded person had to be taken so early in life, but he should know that his creations have become legend in my small group of friends! (We're such nerds sometimes) T3h_muffinator couldn't have put it better, May he rest in peace.
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T3h_Muffinator says: Sep 19, 2007. 8:48 PM
I'm so sorry for you loss. He was such an amazing innovator, and we thank you for bringing him up the right way. May he Rest In Peace.
Mamu says: Sep 20, 2007. 12:19 AM
Thank you for your kind words. To be quite honest I cannot take any credit for what he was like. He just turned out to a wonderful young man, all I did was love him. I am so deeply impressed by your comments here. This world was something were were not part of. I mean I knew all his friends but the WWW. world was his alone. Now I get to know some of you and get to have a peak to this side of him. He was very talented in so many ways. Computer was only part of his life. He was a talented guitar player and did wonderfully in his studies. For some reason his life was meant to be this short but he seemed to have left a big foot print!
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Goodhart says: Jan 26, 2009. 9:43 PM
all I did was love him.

But that is what makes the most difference, you know?

sorry I came on this topic so late :-(..
Mamu says: Jan 28, 2009. 5:38 AM
Thank you for your kind words. And thank you for remembering hatsuli!
evanwehrer says: Mar 15, 2011. 4:02 PM
My friend just died from cancer :'( I'm so sorry for your loss
Strype McClaine says: Sep 22, 2008. 9:13 PM
What I hate most, is that quite often, its of a person, who you just want to smile, sit back, and watch what they come up with next in life. Doesn't quite matter what the passion is doing, its just the true spark of creation: Science, Music, Art, Technology, and a truly unique creator, is a gift to us all. Its sad that he was lost so soon in life, to something as disgusting as cancer. I for one, have lost too many as it is in my life, from essentially the body malfunctioning. I deeply feel for the loss not only in terms of your family, and your son, but the loss of true raw potential.
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ultimatesx9 says: Feb 17, 2008. 7:23 AM
i didnt realise this until after i wrote my comment on build a NES PC, im sorry for your loss and i wish you the best of luck in future. may he rest in peace
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space_thief says: Jan 8, 2008. 5:18 AM
if everyone was like your son the polar caps wouldnt melt iam sorry for you that he died god bles him
Mamu says: Sep 10, 2008. 12:50 PM
thank you for your lovely words!
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INSTRUCTUBAL says: Apr 9, 2009. 12:41 PM
ive never heard of him, and have only seen his NES instructable but i bet he wouldve found a cure for cancer! R.I.P. .
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robots199 says: Apr 10, 2009. 2:07 PM
He was my inspiration to join instructables which is a valuable site, his instructable showed me that a pc can be made out of anything
luke96 says: Mar 17, 2010. 5:27 PM

Thats to bad. I loved his instrutabl nes PC. He"s the only person I ever subscribe to. still remember in 2010.

limpport says: Feb 1, 2010. 10:11 PM
 Apparently, someone on eBay has submited hatsuli's Instructable guide word for word as their own work.  

Not only is this illegal, hatsuli cannot defend himself!  It's disgusting.

Please help by reporting it.  Thank you.

reviews.ebay.com/Make-your-own-NES-Computer-PC_W0QQugidZ10000000006909034
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Doctor What says: Feb 3, 2010. 5:58 PM
 I'll get my shiv.
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Lithium Rain says: Feb 3, 2010. 6:54 PM
Right behind you.
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The Ideanator says: Mar 16, 2010. 5:24 PM
I come bearing potato cannon artillery. There is mayhem to be had on hatsuli's behalf.
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Kiteman says: Feb 3, 2010. 2:41 PM
Reported, and perpetrator contacted.
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yokozuna says: Feb 3, 2010. 10:50 AM
 reported.
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zack247 says: Jan 30, 2010. 10:47 AM
as i posted in his instructable...

rock on, hatsuli, we shalt not forget thee
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allenmt says: Dec 21, 2009. 9:13 PM
 it was a great instructable rip

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Javin007 says: Dec 21, 2009. 12:45 PM
Wow.  I had just seen his 'Ible for the first time today, and was going to comment on how awesome it was, and how it's inspired me to do the same with one of my dead Atari 2600's.  :(  RIP man.
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Wasagi says: Dec 12, 2009. 6:05 PM
 
Raicuda says: Oct 21, 2009. 5:06 PM
He was a Genius. NES PC! May he Rest In Peace....
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Bartboy says: Oct 2, 2009. 3:19 PM
That's horrible!..... Is he the only member who has died?
cdunne says: Sep 21, 2009. 12:18 PM
Good journey, make sure heaven is fully tweaked before we join you.
mage says: Jun 27, 2009. 1:10 AM
my he respawn in a spawncamper-free zone
pedroion says: Sep 14, 2009. 10:08 AM
Amen to that. Rest in Peace, man. =[
NatureBoom21 says: Sep 20, 2009. 7:45 PM
Amen too.
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=SMART= says: Jul 15, 2009. 4:31 PM
definitley
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santy22 says: Sep 19, 2009. 10:32 AM
*sad* *minute of silence* *buy nes pc form ebay/ ok sorry i couldn't hold that. but am i sad!
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Gage987 says: Sep 11, 2009. 3:55 PM
hatsuli's nes PC was one of the coolest things i have ever seen it is so sad he died i feel so sorry for you Mamu
brewingbango says: Jul 19, 2009. 5:43 PM
you project was one of the best i have ever seen rip
metroid62 says: Jun 24, 2009. 9:58 PM
RIP. Your still remembered in 2009.
MikeGlass says: Jun 7, 2009. 4:27 PM
That's too bad. I think a timeline would be cool also, fwjs28. I hope that hatsuli is in a better place now, telling people in heaven how to make things from old NES boxes. At the same time, I hope this wasn't a nasty joke played by someone.
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mg0930mg says: Jun 22, 2009. 8:59 PM
No one would play a joke like this...
drwtbr says: Jun 16, 2009. 12:37 AM
RIP bro
mattyh says: Jun 13, 2009. 12:54 PM
Reading the comments in the nes PC instructable and i was upset to hear that the author had died. I've favourited his instructable, i'll get around to doing it as it's way cool. Retro FTW! Rest in Peace man, you've left a little bit of yourself on this website. I'm sure when ever people boot up their nes PC they'll think of you . Too many people are snatched away from us too soon. RIP - hatsuli
Gildoth says: Jan 28, 2009. 8:15 PM
We need a place here at instructables to remeber all of the great Makers that have left us. A virtual memorial wall for our fallen. The Makers amongst us represent the best of humanity and their passing should be mourned by all. RIP hatsuli
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fwjs28 says: Jun 1, 2009. 1:55 PM
a timeline would be cool...
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PSPerson says: May 26, 2009. 7:13 PM
omg wow. may he rest in peace
z400100500 says: May 17, 2009. 4:55 PM
alas, another chapter of life comes to an end. RIP. I became a member about 40 minutes ago after reading his NES PC Instructable...............
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foxtrot4697 says: May 9, 2009. 2:47 PM
This is what some people would call "Game Over" RIP hatsuli
sniper94 says: May 9, 2009. 10:33 AM
as a fellow nastolgic gamer i ask for a moment of silence ................................................................................. RIP
vader406 says: May 7, 2009. 5:36 PM
RIP
CanWire says: Apr 30, 2009. 6:21 PM
The preservation of legacy is his legacy, seemed like a good guy, I hope to be a good guy too.
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technick29 says: Sep 18, 2007. 6:29 PM
He had 42 comments, surely that's a good sign for such a noble fellow maker. A great person, may he rest in peace.
eichermacher says: Apr 26, 2009. 11:15 AM
OMG........ 42 comments? Are you serious? That's the answer to life, the universe, and everything! At least, that's what Douglas Adams said.
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dombeef says: Apr 27, 2009. 6:23 PM
OMG!
eichermacher says: Apr 26, 2009. 11:07 AM
I think this shows how great of a community this site is. Not like MySpace or Facebook, but like an actual community where people know each other and if not at least are kind to each other and give positive input. Thank you ewilhelm for making/running the site. RIP hatsuli
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dla888 says: Apr 16, 2009. 10:05 PM
Forever let this be a cry of despair and a warning to humanity of what will cone if we do not take the quest for cancers cure seriously. I never knew him, but his one instructable tells me he was a great inventor.
djgoldengorilla says: Apr 11, 2009. 4:13 AM
My condolences to his family. I remember seeing his instructable back when he originally put it up, he's maybe one of the reasons i registered as a member and not just some guy who looks at the site everynow and then. Well miss you man.
Human Being says: Apr 9, 2009. 1:46 PM
Instructables will never forget you. RIP.
DarkFireSquirrel says: Mar 31, 2009. 10:11 PM
R.I.P., dude. Your intelligence was honored here. (And it still is.)
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mg0930mg says: Mar 29, 2009. 8:26 AM
" I never managed to talk to him as I joined instructable too late, but still it is very sad to see a great maker pass away... ;-( " I feel the same Plasmana. R.I.P.
oli1122 says: Mar 26, 2009. 10:59 AM
Thats soo sad RIP and all my love goes to his family and friends
aaronjehall says: Mar 23, 2009. 1:08 AM
RIP
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Rotten194 says: Mar 22, 2009. 7:13 AM
That's really sad. RIP
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Yerboogieman says: Mar 21, 2009. 5:59 PM
Wow.
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suchipo18 says: Jan 25, 2009. 4:02 PM
His work will not be forgotten. Now he is learning from the greatest builder...... RIP
brewtendo says: Mar 21, 2009. 8:04 AM
amen to that
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N1CK4ND0 says: Mar 19, 2009. 3:43 PM
RIP, good to see someone who leaves an impression on a community
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TXTCLA55 says: Mar 11, 2009. 2:21 PM
It's a shame that such talent such creative ability, went to waste thanks to cancer.......never forget RIP
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Plasmana says: Feb 5, 2009. 1:10 PM
I never managed to talk to him as I joined instructable too late, but still it is very sad to see a great maker pass away... ;-(
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daiatlus79 says: Feb 1, 2009. 1:09 PM
i agree with Gildoth
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StevenMcFlyJr says: Jan 25, 2009. 11:53 PM
just came across this insanely cool piece of tech. RIP dude. Your legend continue ... :D
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Sandisk1duo says: Jan 18, 2009. 9:40 PM
RIP
piekid says: Jan 18, 2009. 4:33 PM
he is building bigger and better things now where ever he is RIP
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Capt. Fat says: Jan 13, 2009. 3:09 PM
Sad. God knows what he would have built next... Probaly something incrediable.. Rip hatsuli
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ReCreate says: Dec 31, 2008. 5:56 PM
*gasp*
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Solderguy says: Dec 25, 2008. 4:42 PM
His NES instructable was one of the very first instructables I saw on instructables . Rest in peace.
Sneaky Chopsticks says: Sep 30, 2008. 7:43 PM
This is very sad. In honor of him, I will try to make a SNES PC :(
Kaotsen27 says: Sep 17, 2007. 9:30 PM
Poor guy! I wish he traverses to wherever final destination is safely. *bows for his inpiration*
agent says: Sep 30, 2008. 6:51 PM
I wish he could build great things in his 'final destination'. He had some amazing idea (a NES PC is the perfect idea that I can never come up with!)
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Derin says: Sep 28, 2008. 1:28 AM
(silence)
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Gjdj3 says: Feb 26, 2008. 8:57 AM
R.I.P.
tigerboy says: Apr 6, 2008. 7:41 PM
Yep same here R.I.P (He must have been a genius to do NES pc)
descartez says: Feb 9, 2008. 3:26 PM
Very Sad. I just stumbled across his NES PC project recently and am very saddened to hear he passed away. I had heard rumors about the project and decided to check it out. Though it may be a little belated, I am sorry for your loss.
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space_thief says: Jan 7, 2008. 10:01 PM
god bles this guy! r.i.p hatsuli
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dsman195276 says: Jan 6, 2008. 11:10 AM
very sad...
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