Takashi Tezuka
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| Takashi Tezuka | |
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| Born | November 17, 1960 |
| Occupation | General Manager, EAD Software Development Department, Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
Takashi Tezuka (手塚 卓志 Tezuka Takashi, born November 17, 1960 in Osaka, Japan), sometimes credited under his nickname Ten Ten, is a video game designer working for Nintendo.[1][2] A graduate of the Design Department of Osaka University of Arts, he joined the company in April 1984 and was involved with some of the most critically acclaimed Nintendo series, including Mario and The Legend of Zelda.[1][3] Tezuka is fond of fantasy novels such as J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and wrote the story and script for The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.[4] Together with Shigeru Miyamoto, he currently holds the position "General Manager of EAD Software Development Department" at Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, the largest game development division in the company.[1]
Works[edit]
- Devil World (1984) — Designer
- Super Mario Bros. (1985) — Assistant Director, Designer
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels) (1986) – Director, Designer
- The Legend of Zelda (1986) — Director, Designer, and Writer
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) — Director, Designer
- Super Mario World (1990) — Director
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) — Director
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) — Director
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) — Director
- BS The Legend of Zelda (1995) — Designer
- Super Mario 64 (1996) — Assistant Director
- BS The Legend of Zelda: Inishie no Sekiban (1997) — Supervisor
- Yoshi's Story (1997) — Producer
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) — Supervisor
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) — Supervisor
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages (2001) — Supervisor
- Luigi's Mansion (2001) — Producer
- Pikmin (2001) — Progress Management
- Animal Crossing (2001) — Producer
- Super Mario Sunshine (2002) — Producer
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) — Producer
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (2004) — Supervisor
- The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004) — Supervisor
- Pikmin 2 (2004) — Producer
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) — Character Supervisor
- Yoshi Touch & Go (2005) — Producer
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005) — Producer
- New Super Mario Bros. (2006) — General Producer
- Wii Music (2008) — Producer
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) — Producer
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) — Producer
- Super Mario 3D Land (2011) — General Producer
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) — Producer
- New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) — Producer
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "E3 2006 Online Press Kit – Biographical Information: Takashi Tezuka". Nintendo of America, Inc. May 5, 2006. Archived from the original
|archiveurl=requires|url=(help) on September 12, 2010. - ^ "「ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島」開発スタッフ名鑑". Nintendo Official Guide Book – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. July 1993. p. 121. ISBN 4-09-102448-3.
- ^ "In Conversation: Takashi Tezuka". Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. June 29, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ "Classic: Zelda und Link". Club Nintendo (in German) (Nintendo of Europe GmbH): 72. April 1996.
External links[edit]
- Takashi Tezuka's profile at MobyGames
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