Takashi Nishiyama
Takashi Nishiyama | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Video game designer, director, producer |
| Employer | Side-scrolling games |
Takashi Nishiyama (Japanese: 西山隆志), sometimes credited as "Piston" Takashi Nishiyama or T. Nishiyama, is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer who worked for Irem, Capcom and SNK before founding his own company Dimps. He is best known for developing Kung-Fu Master, Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, and The King of Fighters.
Career
Nishiyama started his career at
Hong Kong martial arts films: the Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung film Wheels on Meals (1984), called Spartan X in Japan,[3] and especially the Bruce Lee film Game of Death (1972).[4] Kung-Fu Master is considered the first beat 'em up game,[4] becoming the prototype for most subsequent martial arts games in the late 1980s.[5] The NES port, Kung Fu, was programmed by a Nintendo team under the direction of Shigeru Miyamoto, later influencing his work on Super Mario Bros. (1985).[6]
During the development of Kung-Fu Master, Nishiyama was invited to join
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
.
Nishiyama then joined
run and gun video game series Metal Slug.[1] He then left SNK and founded the game development company Dimps in 2000.[1]
Works
References
- ^ a b c d e "The Man Who Created Street Fighter from 1UP.com". 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Interview with Takashi Nishiyama, Street Fighter and Fatal Fury creator". Culturaneogeo. 2011-12-14.
- ^ "R-Type Sound Developer Interview – Masato Ishizaki". Shooting Gameside. Vol. 9. March 25, 2014.
- ^ Dellafrana, Danilo (29 August 2017). "Le origini di Street Fighter". The Games Machine (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b Spencer, Spanner (6 February 2008). "The Tao of Beat-'em-ups". Eurogamer. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Kunkel, Bill; Worley, Joyce; Katz, Arnie, "The Furious Fists of Sega!", Computer Gaming World, Oct 1988, pp. 48-49
- Nintendo Channel. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Okamoto, Yoshiki; Nishiyama, Takashi. "[ENG SUB] A Talk Between the Creators of Street Fighter and Fatal Fury: KOF (Takashi Nishiyama)". 世界の岡本吉起Ch (in Japanese). YouTube. Event occurs at 1:40. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Kalata, Kurt (January 29, 2019). "Trojan". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Leone, Matt (July 7, 2020). "Street Fighter 1: An oral history". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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