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*''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' – Wario Supervisor | *''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' – Wario Supervisor | ||
In the credits of many sports and party titles of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], he is mentioned as one of the character designers. | In the credits of many sports and party titles of the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], he is mentioned as one of the character designers. | ||
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*''Whenever I had the idea for a character—not only [[Wario]]—the first thing I would do is talk it over with [[Takehiko Hosokawa|Hosokawa]]. If he thought it was cool, I’d present it to the rest of the staff. Then, once I thought the idea could work, I’d discuss the details of the sprite animation and movement with Harada. That’s the process I went through for Wario and all the other characters in [[Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins|Super Mario Land 2]].''<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' official Shogakukan game guide ([http://shmuplations.com/supermarioland2/ translation] provided by "Shmuplations", accessed September 10, 2016)</ref> | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 17:22, October 10, 2016
Template:RealPeopleBox Hiroji Kiyotake (清武 博二 Kiyotake Hiroji, born 1961) is a game designer for Nintendo, and also the original designer of Wario.[1][2]Kiyotake is one of the directors and graphic designers of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, making him to one of the key people for the introduction of the character Wario and the Wario series. He was also involved in the development of further Wario games as a designer; for Virtual Boy Wario Land, he acted as a director again. However, for Wario games released after Wario Land 4, his role is mostly limited to the Wario design and advising, according to the staff credits of the respective games. For example, during the development of Wario: Master of Disguise, Kiyotake supervised the numerous forms of disguised Wario designed by SUZAK.[3]
Games
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Director, Graphic Designer
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 – Director, Graphic Designer
- Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! – Graphic Designer
- Virtual Boy Wario Land – Director
- Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium – Technical Support
- Wario Land II – Character Designer
- Wario Land 3 – Designer
- Wario Land 4 – Designer
- WarioWare series – Wario (Original) Design
- Wario World – Advisor
- Wario: Master of Disguise – Wario Supervisor
In the credits of many sports and party titles of the Mario franchise, he is mentioned as one of the character designers.
Quotes
- Whenever I had the idea for a character—not only Wario—the first thing I would do is talk it over with Hosokawa. If he thought it was cool, I’d present it to the rest of the staff. Then, once I thought the idea could work, I’d discuss the details of the sprite animation and movement with Harada. That’s the process I went through for Wario and all the other characters in Super Mario Land 2.[4]
Trivia
- Hiroji Kiyotake's Mii in the credits of WarioWare: Smooth Moves is one of the few Miis wearing purple overalls, a yellow shirt, and green shoes like Wario, a nod to Kiyotake's role as Wario's creator.
- Kiyotake is also responsible for designing characters in the Metroid series, including Samus Aran.[5]
References
- ^ List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! staff
- ^ Famicom Disk System: The More You Play It, the More You'll Want to Play [Disk 1], Nintendo Dream, Vol. 118. (Translation available at Metroid Database)
- ^ Interview "Yutaka Hirata on Wario: Master of Disguise" at SPOnG
- ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins official Shogakukan game guide (translation provided by "Shmuplations", accessed September 10, 2016)
- ^ The History of Metroid at IGN
