| Tadashi Sugiyama | |
| Native Name: | 杉山 直 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Years Active: | 1983–present |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation: | Video game designer, producer |
| Manager at Nintendo EAD (2003–2015) | |
is a Japanese video game designer and producer who works for Nintendo. Sugiyama joined the company in 1983, and served as one of the original young design staff for Nintendo's creative department. Sugiyama contributed graphic design to several games and worked with several notable Nintendo staff, including Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto and former president Satoru Iwata. Sugiyama originally worked as a graphic designer and character artist on several early Famicom titles. One of his early famous creations were the character designs of Popo and Nana from Ice Climber.[1] Sugiyama went on to co-direct . Sugiyama was also one of the central designers working on Miyamoto's GBA-GCN Connectivity experiments, most of which never saw release.[2]
| Year | Title | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Baseball | Graphic designer [3] |
| 1984 | Ice Climber | |
| Clu Clu Land | Game designer | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic | Character designer | |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
| 1990 | Pilotwings | Director |
| 1992 | Super Mario Kart | |
| 1993 | Super Mario All-Stars | Assistant director[4] |
| 1996 | Mario Kart 64 | Art director |
| 1998 | F-Zero X | Director |
| 2000 | F-Zero X Expansion Kit | |
| 2001 | Supervisor | |
| Luigi's Mansion | Design director | |
| 2002 | Supervisor | |
| 2003 | F-Zero GX | Special thanks |
| Producer | ||
| 2007 | Wii Fit | |
| 2009 | Wii Fit Plus | |
| 2011 | Steel Diver | |
| Star Fox 64 3D | ||
| 2013 | Wii Fit U | |
| 2014 | Steel Diver: Sub Wars | |
| 2016 | Star Fox Zero | |
| Star Fox Guard | ||
| Tank Troopers |