Hiroyuki Takahashi (game producer)

Hiroyuki Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 宏之, born October 30, 1957), is the president of video game developing company Camelot Software Planning. He has directly participated in most of the projects of the company, particularly as a writer, art director, producer and game designer.

Hiroyuki Takahashi
Takahashi in 2005
Born (1957-10-30) October 30, 1957
Japan
OccupationVideo game designer
EmployerCamelot Software Planning
Known forShining series
Golden Sun series
Mario sports games

Career

Hiroyuki was an employee of Enix and worked on the Dragon Quest franchise, in particular Dragon Quest IV on which he had a significant production role.

Camelot Software Planning

In 1990, he left Enix to form Sega CD4 (Consumer Development Studio #4).[1] They changed their name to Sonic! Software Planning, which was formed to create Shining in the Darkness for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis alongside Climax Entertainment. The company would be an important part of Shining franchise, developing all the Shining games released in the 1990s. In 1995, the company changed their name to Camelot Software Planning and officially separated from Sega, but agreed to keep developing the Shining games and not release games for rival systems that would hurt the Shining franchise. In late 1998, Sega began focusing their resources on the Dreamcast, leaving the company with their last scenario for Shining Force III for the Sega Saturn in jeopardy. Camelot wrapped up Shining Force III and formed a partnership with Nintendo.

Since joining Nintendo, Camelot have developed many Mario sports games, mainly sticking to golf and tennis games. They have also developed the Golden Sun series of RPGs.

Works
Year Title Role
1990 Dragon Quest IV Assistant producer
1991 Shining in the Darkness Producer, scenario
1992 Shining Force Producer, game designer, scenario
Shining Force Gaiden Producer, scenario
1993 Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya
Shining Force II Producer, programmer
1995 Shining Wisdom Producer, map designer, scenario
1996 Shining the Holy Ark Producer, game designer
1997 Shining Force III Scenario 1 Producer, game designer, scenario
1998 Shining Force III Scenario 2
Shining Force III Scenario 3
1999 Mario Golf Producer, lead game designer
2000 Mario Tennis
2001 Golden Sun Producer, game designer, scenario
2002 Golden Sun: The Lost Age
2003 Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Producer, lead game designer
2004 Mario Golf: Advance Tour Producer, game designer, scenario
Mario Power Tennis Producer, lead game designer
2005 Mario Tennis: Power Tour Producer, lead game designer, scenario
2007 We Love Golf! Producer, lead game designer
2010 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Producer, game designer, scenario[2]
2012 Mario Tennis Open Producer, lead game designer
2014 Mario Golf: World Tour Producer, lead game designer, scenario
2015 Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Producer, lead game designer
2017 Mario Sports Superstars
2018 Mario Tennis Aces
2021 Mario Golf: Super Rush

References
  1. "Translated 1992 Famicom Tsuushin interviews about Shining Force featuring Hiroyuki Takahashi". shmuplations.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. "Golden Sun: Dark Dawn's Hiroyuki Takahashi on the new game, hoaxes and 3DS". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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