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[[File:Hirofumi matsuoka.jpg|thumb|150px|Photo of '''Hirofumi Matsuoka''', taken from a Japanese ''Super Metroid'' guidebook.]]
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'''Hirofumi Matsuoka''' is a former employee of [[Nintendo]]. A veteran of [[Nintendo Research & Development 1]], Matsuoka directed several games in the [[Wario (series)|''Wario'' series]] and was also involved in the [[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]], as a designer for the original game and a graphic artist for ''[[metroidwiki:Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]''.
|image=[[File:Hirofumi matsuoka.jpg|150px]]<br>Photo of Hirofumi Matsuoka, from an interview on Creatures, Inc.'s official website
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'''Hirofumi Matsuoka''' is a former employee of [[Nintendo]]. A veteran of [[Nintendo Research & Development 1]], Matsuoka directed several games in the [[Wario (franchise)|''Wario'' franchise]] and was also involved in the [[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]], as a designer for the original game and a graphic artist for ''[[metroidwiki:Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]''.


Some time following the completion of ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', Hirofumi Matsuoka left Nintendo to join [[bulbapedia:Creatures, Inc.|Creatures, Inc.]]<ref>JC, Anthony. [http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=1997 Hirofumi Matsuoka Leaves Nintendo Co., Ltd.] (Saturday, November 19, 2005). ''Nsider'' (Retrieved October 24, 2014)</ref>.
Some time following the completion of ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', Hirofumi Matsuoka left Nintendo to join [[bulbapedia:Creatures, Inc.|Creatures, Inc.]]<ref>JC, Anthony. (November 19, 2005). [http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=1997 Hirofumi Matsuoka Leaves Nintendo Co., Ltd.] ''Nsider''. Retrieved October 24, 2014.</ref>


==Games credited==
==Games credited==
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*''[[Mario Artist: Communication Kit]]'' - Special Thanks
*''[[Mario Artist: Communication Kit]]'' - Special Thanks
*''[[Wario Land 4]]'' - Director
*''[[Wario Land 4]]'' - Director
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' - Chief Director, System
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' - Chief Director, System, Game Design
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' - Original GBA staff
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' - Original GBA staff
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' - Special Thanks
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' - Special Thanks
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==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.metroid-database.com/sm/interview.php Translated ''Super Metroid'' interview featuring Matsuoka]
*[https://metroiddatabase.com/old_site/sm/interview.php Translated ''Super Metroid'' interview with profile on Matsuoka]


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Latest revision as of 04:11, September 30, 2024

Hirofumi Matsuoka
Photo of Hirofumi Matsuoka, from Creatures' Inc blog.
Photo of Hirofumi Matsuoka, from an interview on Creatures, Inc.'s official website

Hirofumi Matsuoka is a former employee of Nintendo. A veteran of Nintendo Research & Development 1, Matsuoka directed several games in the Wario franchise and was also involved in the Metroid series, as a designer for the original game and a graphic artist for Super Metroid.

Some time following the completion of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Hirofumi Matsuoka left Nintendo to join Creatures, Inc.[1]

Games credited[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ JC, Anthony. (November 19, 2005). Hirofumi Matsuoka Leaves Nintendo Co., Ltd. Nsider. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

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