Takeshi Miyaji
Takeshi Miyaji | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1965 |
| Died | July 29, 2011 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Video game developer |
Takeshi Miyaji (宮路 武, Miyaji Takeshi, December 22, 1965 – July 29, 2011) was a Japanese
Grandia video game series.[1][2] His work on the Lunar and Grandia series in particular had a major influence on the development of role-playing video games.[2]
He was the younger brother of Game Arts' CEO Yoichi Miyaji.
Biography
Takeshi began working programming for
ASCII at the age of 15. He wrote a book on how to program while working for ASCII. At the age of 19, he co-founded Game Arts with his brother Yoichi. He was in charge of the Development Department of Game Arts for over the next 16 years. During that time, he acted as producer and director of various Games Arts titles, including Silpheed, GunGriffon and Grandia.[3]
Silpheed (1986) is a
In 2000, Miyaji left Game Arts and founded G-Mode, a game developing company specializing in the emerging mobile phone market and served as the company's Executive Director.
Takeshi died in 2011 at the age of 45 due to complications after surgery for a brain tumor.[6]
Works
- AX-6 (1982, PC-6001) - Lead Programmer of "Space Enemy"
- SX-2: Doitsu Afurika Sōkō Gundan (1984, PC-6001) - Game Design and Programmer
- PC) - Producer
- Silpheed (1986, PC) - Director/Designer
- Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger (1990, NES) - Program Director
- Harakiri (1990, PC) - Director
- Sega CD) - Designer
- Tenka Fubu: Eiyū-tachi no Hōkō (1993, Sega CD) - Director
- Silpheed (1993, Sega CD) - Director/Designer
- Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (1994, Sega CD) - Designer
- GunGriffon (1996, Sega Saturn) - Director
- Grandia (1997, Sega Saturn, PlayStation) - Director
- GunGriffon II(1998, Sega Saturn) - Director
- Grandia II (2000, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2) - Producer/Executive Director
- Silpheed: The Lost Planet (2000, PlayStation 2) - Producer/Planning Producer/3D Engine
References
- Next-Gen.biz. August 1, 2011. Archived from the originalon May 15, 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ GamesRadar. Archived from the originalon 23 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Grandia Creator Takeshi Miyaji Dead at 45". Archived from the original on 2013-05-06.
- ^ Travis Fahs (July 24, 2008). "Silpheed Review". IGN. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ Toyad, Jonathan Leo (2 August 2011). "Game Arts founder dead at 45". GameSpot. Retrieved 3 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- 1up.com. Archived from the originalon 2012-11-09. Retrieved July 18, 2012.