Takashi Tezuka | |
Native Name: | 手塚 卓志 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Alma Mater: | Osaka University of Arts |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1960 |
Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
Employer: | Nintendo |
Years Active: | 1984–present |
Executive Officer |
is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He is a senior officer in Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development division and is an Executive Officer at Nintendo itself.[1] [2]
Upon graduating from the Design Department of Osaka University of Arts, he joined Nintendo in April 1984[3] and became a co-designer of some of the most critically acclaimed Nintendo series, including Mario and The Legend of Zelda.[4] Tezuka is fond of fantasy novels such as J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and wrote the story and script for The Legend of Zelda and .[5] Tezuka co-designed Yoshi, who debuted in Super Mario World after Shigeru Miyamoto had originally wanted Mario to ride a dinosaur since Super Mario Bros. 3.[6]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1984 | Devil World | Game designer |
1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Assistant director, game designer |
1986 | Director, game designer | |
The Legend of Zelda | Director, game designer, writer | |
1987 | Writer | |
1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Director, game designer |
1990 | Super Mario World | Director |
1991 | ||
1993 | ||
Super Mario All-Stars | ||
1995 | Yoshi's Island | |
1996 | Super Mario 64 | Assistant director |
1997 | Supervisor | |
Star Fox 64 | ||
Yoshi's Story | Producer | |
1998 | Supervisor | |
1999 | Mario Golf | |
2000 | ||
Mario Tennis | ||
Paper Mario | ||
2001 | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages | |
Luigi's Mansion | Producer | |
Pikmin | Progress manager | |
Animal Crossing | Producer | |
2002 | Super Mario Sunshine | |
2003 | ||
2004 | Supervisor | |
Pikmin 2 | Producer | |
Supervisor | ||
2005 | Yoshi Touch & Go | Producer |
Big Brain Academy | General producer | |
2006 | New Super Mario Bros. | |
Yoshi's Island DS | Senior producer | |
Supervisor | ||
2007 | ||
General producer | ||
Mario Party 8 | Supervisor | |
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | ||
Mario Party DS | ||
Link's Crossbow Training | Producer | |
2008 | Wii Music | |
General producer | ||
2009 | Senior producer | |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Producer | |
Supervisor | ||
2010 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Producer |
2011 | Senior producer | |
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition | ||
Super Mario 3D Land | General producer | |
Supervisor | ||
Fortune Street | ||
2012 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Producer |
New Super Mario Bros. U | ||
General producer | ||
2013 | Supervisor | |
Super Mario 3D World | General producer | |
Supervisor | ||
2014 | Yoshi's New Island | Producer |
2015 | Yoshi's Woolly World | |
Super Mario Maker | ||
Supervisor | ||
2016 | Tank Troopers | |
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Producer | |
Super Mario Run | ||
2017 | Supervisor | |
Arms | Production manager | |
Hey! Pikmin | Producer | |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | Supervisor | |
2018 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | |
2019 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Producer |
Yoshi's Crafted World | ||
Super Mario Maker 2 | ||
2020 | ||
Pikmin 3 Deluxe | ||
2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Creative executive |
Pikmin 4 | Producer | |
Super Mario Bros. Wonder | ||
Super Mario RPG | Supervisor | |
2024 | Senior supervisor | |