Fukio Mitsuji Explained

Mitsuji, Fukio
Birth Date:August 6, 1960
Occupation:Game designer

, also known as "MTJ", was a Japanese game designer and artist.

Mitsuji is best known for his work at Taito, where he created popular arcade platform game Bubble Bobble and its follow-up Rainbow Islands. He later ran a game design school,[1] and worked freelance creating games such as Magical Puzzle Popils for Game Gear.

According to reports from Japanese Bubble Bobble forums, Mitsuji died on December 11, 2008, at the age of 48. The cause was attributed to cardiopulmonary arrest caused by kidney problems.[2]

List of confirmed works

Title Year released Platform Role
Super Dead Heat1985 Arcade Game Design & Character [3]
Land Sea Air Squad1986 Arcade Staff [4]
Halley's Comet1986 Arcade Designer
Bubble Bobble1986 Arcade Game Design, Character Design
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 21987 Arcade Story and Game Design, Character Design
Syvalion1988 Arcade Staff
Darius II1989 Arcade Game Designer
Omega Fighter1989 Arcade
Volfied1989 Arcade Game Design, Character Design
Sybubblun1990 X68000 Director, Graphic Design, Map Design [5]
Magical Puzzle Popils1991 Game Gear (unreleased PCE, NES) Concept, Game Design, Graphics, Map Design
Star Trader1992 X68000 Graphics, Map Design

List of other works

Title Year released Platform Reference
SegaSonic Bros.1992 Arcade Credit string in game data: ORIGINAL GAME CONCEPT BY MTJ [6]
Tinkle Pit1993 Arcade Disabled title screen credit: ©MTJ/TENGEN LTD [7]
Bonk's Adventure1994 Arcade Hi-score table initials: MTJ

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . www.mtj.co.jp . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090422023014/http://www.mtj.co.jp/ . 22 April 2009 . dead.
  2. Web site: Fukio Mitsuji (Person) . 2023-01-23 . Giant Bomb . en.
  3. Web site: Super Dead Heat - the Cutting Room Floor.
  4. Web site: Fukio Mitsuji - GDRI :: Game Developer Research Institute.
  5. Web site: Syvalion Extra Credits: Sybubblun for X68000 | Gaming.moe. 16 October 2014 .
  6. 1073538642134499328. suddendesu. Actually, something people will be far more interested in is unused this string at 0x746C: "ORIGINAL GAME CONCEPT B… . 14 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Tinkle Pit leftover demo screen and level select (And more!) | SUDDENﾃﾞｽ.

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