Il nome Takehiro Izushi, anche se siete fans di Nintendo, potrebbe non dirvi molto, eppure potete stare certi che nel corso della vostra “carriera videoludica” avete giocato ad almeno un titolo nel quale c’era il suo zampino. Dopo una magnifica carriera in quel di Nintendo durata ben 43 anni, arrivato alla veneranda età di 65 anni, Izushi ha però deciso che è arrivato il momento di ritirarsi e lasciare spazio alle nuove leve:
This guy, Izushi, who just retired from Nintendo at age 65, worked on pretty much every game and watch, he’s also the first Japanese person I ever met back in 1990, best guy in the world! pic.twitter.com/7O3G2SHYts
— Dylan (@dylancuthbert) February 9, 2018
Tra i tanti lavori ai quali Takehiro Izushi ha contribuito, non si possono non citare sostanzialmente tutti i Game & Watch usciti, ma non solo. Qui di seguito vi riportiamo un elenco che mostra gran parte del suo operato in Nintendo:
- Beam Gun Custom (1975) – Engine
- Color TV Game 6 (1977) – Programmer
- Color TV Game 15 (1978) – Programmer
- Color TV Game Racing 112 (1978) – Programmer
- Color TV Game Block Breaker (1979) – Programmer
- Fire (1980) – Programmer
- Octopus (1981) – Programmer
- Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) (1982) – Programmer
- X (1992) – Technical Support
- Teleroboxer (1995) – Virtual Boy Staff
- Game & Watch Gallery (1997) – Producer
- Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997) – Producer
- Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (1997) – General Manager
- Kirby’s Star Stacker (1998) – General Manager
- Game Boy Camera (1998) – Producer
- Wario Land II (1998) – Producer
- Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (Super Famicom) (1998) – Producer
- Super Famicom Wars (1998) – Producer
- Pokémon Red and Blue (1998) – Producer (International Version)
- Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (1998) – Producer
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (1998) – Producer
- Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999) – Producer
- Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori (1999) – Production
- Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (1999) – Producer
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999) – Producer
- Star Wars Episode I: Racer (GBC) (1999) – Producer
- Trade & Battle: Card Hero (2000) – Producer
- Wario Land 3 (2000) – Producer
- Pokemon Puzzle Challenge (2000) – Production
- Pokémon Puzzle League (2000) – Producer
- Kaijin Zona (2000) – Nintendo Staff
- Sin & Punishment (2000) – Producer
- Karkurenbo Battle Monster Tactics (2000) – Producer
- Chee-Chai Alien (2001) – Nintendo
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (2001) – Producer
- Wario Land 4 (2001) – Producer
- Advance Wars (2001) – Producer
- Dokodemo Taikyoku: Yakuman Advance (2001) – Producer
- Domo-Kun no Fushigi Terebi (2002) – Producer
- Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (2002) – Producer
- Densetsu no Starfy (2002) – Producer
- Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002) – Producer
- Metroid Fusion (2002) – Producer
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002) – Producer
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003) – Producer
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003) – Producer
- Fire Emblem (2003) – Producer
- Wario World (2003) – Producer
- Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (2003) – Producer
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (2003) – Producer
- Densetsu no Starfy 2 (2003) – General Producer
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2003) – Producer
- F-Zero: GP Legend (2003) – General Producer
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) – Producer
- Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) – Producer
- Rakubiki Jiten DS (2005) – Advisor
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) – Supervisor (Original Games)
Ringraziamenti speciali:
- Super Mario Land (1989)
- Balloon Kid (1990)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991)
- Battle Clash (1992)
- Vegas Stakes (1993)
- Mario & Wario (1993)
- Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge (1993)
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)
- Super Metroid (1994) [Note: only credited in the extended staff roll]
- Mario’s Tennis (1995)
- Galactic Pinball (1995)
- Donkey Kong Country (GBC) (2000) (Japanese Version)
- Dr. Mario 64 (2001)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) (Original Game Staff)
- Metroid Prime (2002)
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004) (International Version)
- Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (2007)
Insomma, grazie di tutto e buon proseguimento!
