Photo: Al Pavangkanan from Van Nuys, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Henk Rogers is one of those quiet kingmakers I find endlessly fascinating. A Dutchman who studied in Hawaii, built Japan's first major RPG with The Black Onyx, and then had the nerve and instinct to chase down the worldwide Tetris rights, he sits at the crossroads of code and commerce that almost no one navigates well. What impresses me most isn't any single hit but the pattern: he repeatedly spotted cultural value before anyone else and turned it into something durable. I read his career as proof that taste and timing matter as much as talent, and I'd love to know how he keeps backing the right horse.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Henk Rogers
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘンク・ブラウアー・ロジャース
- Reading
- へんく・ぶらうあー・ろじゃーす
- Born
- December 24, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- programmer / entrepreneur / video game developer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Hawaiʻi System
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Henk Rogers born?
Born December 24, 1953 (age 72).
Where is Henk Rogers from?
Henk Rogers is from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
What does Henk Rogers do?
Henk Rogers works as programmer, entrepreneur, video game developer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.