June 1, 2011. He cited the disappearance of consumer games from Hudson's operations as the reason for his departure from Hudson. After negotiations with Hudson, he was allowed to continue to use the name "Takahashi Meijin." 16 shot per second Takahashi became famous for his fast trigger finger speed of 16 shots per second during the 1980s and is particularly known for his use of this skill in the game Star Soldier and the Family Computer version of Star Force. In an interview with Katsuhiro Harada, the producer of the Tekken series, he revealed that his trigger finger speed was actually filmed and counted to be 17 shots per second, but he rounded down to 16 because it had a "computer sound" to it. Later on in his life, his trigger speed was reduced to 130 presses per ten seconds. In the 2005-12-8 edition of Yaguchihitori show, he was only able to fire 12 shots per second. During the Star Soldier R challenge event in 2008-3-28, he fired at 12.3 shots per second. In various fiction featuring Takahashi Meijin, the "16 shots per second" milestone became a key plot element. Appearances Video games He also appeared as a character in Hudson Soft's Hudson's Adventure Island series. In the US and Europe versions of the games, Takahashi's character was renamed "Master Higgins". Bug-tte Honey Saturn Bomberman DreamMix TV World Fighters Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidō The Adventure Island character was also turned into an animated series titled Bug-tte Honey. Guest starring roles in civilian form include: Quiz Derby Game Center CX Pop Jam Yaguchihitori Culture SHOwQ Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 (Live action) Tetris Party Deluxe Anime Running Boy Star Soldier no Himitsu Bug tte Honey Gintama Episode 98 Btooom! (Takanohashi) Barakamon Episode 4 Film Game King Takahashi Meijin vs Mouri Meijin Advertisement Hudson Soft: Shooting Watch Meiji Seika: Falcon High Score and Falcon Impulse ads Moonstar Shoes: Sharp: Twin Famicom References External links (Defunct) https://web.archive.org/web/20040727033752/http://www.hudson.co.jp/hde/vol006/omake/tr16/index.html https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/10/meet-takahashi/ http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2008/09/takahashi-meiji.html http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3801/the_game_master_speaks_hudsons_.php http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/03/takahashi_meijin_interview_hudsons_adventure_island 1959 births Hudson Soft Living people People from Sapporo