Tadashi Sugiyama
Tadashi Sugiyama | |
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| Born | April 15, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | EAD Manager, Producer Game Designer |
| Employer | Nintendo (1983-Present) |
| Website | www.nintendo.co.jp |
Tadashi Sugiyama (杉山 直, Sugiyama Tadashi) joined Nintendo in 1983, and served as one of the original young design staff for Nintendo's creative department. Sugiyama contributed graphic design to several games and worked with several talented Nintendo staff like Shigeru Miyamoto, Kenji Miki, Yoichi Yamada, and Satoru Iwata. Sugiyama originally worked as a graphic designer and character artist on several early Famicom titles. One of his early famous creations were the character designs of Popo and Nana from Ice Climbers. Sugiyama went on to co-direct (with Yoichi Yamada) the blockbuster sequel, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Sugiyama was one of the central designers working on Shigeru Miyamoto's GBA-GCN Connectivity experiments, most which never saw release.[1][2]
Sugiyama currently serves as a senior producer of his own EAD Software Development Group in the central Kyoto headquarters.[3][4][5]
Works
- Ice Climber - Graphic Design (NES, 1984)
- Zelda 2: Adventure of Link - Director (NES, 1987)
- Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic - Designer (FCD, 1987)
- Super Mario Bros. 2 - Assistant Director (NES, 1988)
- Pilotwings - Director (SNES, 1990)
- Super Mario Kart - Director (SNES, 1992)
- F-Zero X - Director (N64, 1998)
- F-Zero Xpansion Kit - Director (N64 DD, 2000)
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Supervisor (GBA, 2001)
- Luigi's Mansion - Design Director (GCN, 2001)
- The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - Supervisor (GCN, 2002)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash - Producer (GCN, 2004)
- Wii Fit - Producer (Wii, 2007)
- Wii Fit Plus - Producer (Wii, 2009)
Interviews
Iwata Asks: Wii Fit - Development Staff Interview
References
- ^ Kamitoba Report: Tadashi Sugiyama
- ^ Nintendo Power #244 Wii Fit Plus Feature
- ^ Iwata Asks: Wii Fit
- ^ N-Sider Looks At Nintendo Development
- ^ Nintendo Power #244 Wii Fit Plus Feature
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