Yoshiki Okamoto
Yoshiki Okamoto (born June 10, 1961 in Ehime , Japan ) is a video game designer who has developed successful arcade and computer games since the 1980s .
His early games included Gyruss and Time Pilot , which set new standards in the shoot 'em up game genre . Although the games were economically very successful for the responsible computer game company Konami , his employer was not very happy because he actually wanted a racing game from him.
Internal disputes then resulted in Okamoto losing his job at Konami. He immediately switched to the games company Capcom in 1984 , for which he first developed the Arcadehit 1942 .
literature
- Interview with Yoshiki Okamoto about Genji
- Interview with Yoshiki Okamoto about Genji - Days of the Blade
- E3 2001: The Yoshiki Okamoto Interview. On IGN Entertainment , May 19, 2001. (English)
- Yoshiki Okamoto: The Clown Prince of Gaming ( Memento from November 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Gamers Today ( English )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okamoto, Yoshiki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 岡本 吉 起 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese video game designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ehime , Japan |