Jun'ichi Masuda
Jun'ichi Masuda ( Japanese 増 田 順 一 Masuda Jun'ichi ; born January 12, 1968 in Yokohama , Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a Japanese video game composer , game developer , game programmer and game designer. He is best known for his contributions to the Pokémon franchise.
Career
Jun'ichi Masuda has been with Game Freak since 1989 and is now a member of the Board of Directors . At first he worked mainly as a video game composer. He made his first contribution to Game Freak's debut game Mendel Palace , a puzzle game for the Nintendo Entertainment System , followed by the titles Smart Ball and Yoshi , on which Game Freak first worked with Nintendo . During the development of the first Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Blue Editions , Masuda served as an assistant programmer, but above all as a video game composer. In the Rubin and Saphir editions , he finally took on leading functions as a developer and was responsible, among other things, for the design of the characters. He composed the music in Pokémon Diamond and Perl and developed the platinum edition as well as Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver . In addition, as a designer he was significantly involved in the design of many Pokémon . Masuda was also a contributing composer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl .
Cooperation
- Mendel Palace (1989) - composer
- Yoshi (1991) - composer
- Magical Taluluto-kun (1992) - composer
- Mario & Wario (1993) - composer
- Pulseman (1994) - composer
- Pokémon Red and Blue Editions (1996) - composer, programmer
- Bushi Seiryuden (1997) - composer
- Pokémon Yellow Edition (1998) - composer
- Pokémon Stadium (1999) - Advisor
- Pokémon Golden and Silver Editions (1999) - Assistant Developer, Composer, Game Designer
- Pokémon Crystal (2000) - composer
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Edition (2002) - developer, composer, game designer
- Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green Edition (2004) - developer, composer, game designer
- Drill Dozer (2005)
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (2006) - developer, composer
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) - composer
- Pokémon Black and White Edition (2010) - developer, composer
- Pokémon Black and White 2 (2012)
- HarmoKnight (2012) - general producer
- Pokémon X and Y (2013) - developer, composer
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014) developers
- Tembo the Badass Elephant (2015) - general producer
- Pokémon Go (2016) - composer
- Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - developer, composer
- Giga Wrecker (2017) - general producer
- Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (2018) - developer, composer
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - developer, composer
Web links
- Jun'ichi Masuda's blog (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Internet Internet Movie Database: Profile Junichi Masuda (English), accessed on May 13, 2014
- ↑ G4TV: Junichi Masuda & Takeshi Kawachimaru Talk 'Pokemon Platinum', Particle Physics, Bridges, And More! (English), accessed on May 13, 2014
- ↑ Gamasutra: The Art of Balance: Pokémon's Masuda on Complexity and Simplicity , accessed on May 13, 2014
- ↑ Nintento magazine: Pokémon HeartGold / SoulSilver Interview ( memento of the original from January 22, 2013 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on May 13, 2014
- ↑ IGN: FAQ Super Smash Bros. Brawl , accessed on May 13, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masuda, Jun'ichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 増 田 順 一 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese video game composer, game developer, game programmer, and game designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yokohama , Kanagawa Prefecture |