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*Hiroji Kiyotake's [[Mii]] in the credits of ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' is one of the few Miis wearing purple overalls, a yellow shirt, and green shoes like Wario. This is an obvious reference to the fact that Kiyotake is the original Wario designer. | *Hiroji Kiyotake's [[Mii]] in the credits of ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' is one of the few Miis wearing purple overalls, a yellow shirt, and green shoes like Wario. This is an obvious reference to the fact that Kiyotake is the original Wario designer. | ||
*Kiyotake is also responsible for designing characters in the ''[[ | *Kiyotake is also responsible for designing characters in the ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' series, including [[Samus Aran]].<ref>[http://games.ign.com/articles/815/815011p1.html The History of ''Metroid'' at IGN]</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Template:RealPeopleBox Hiroji Kiyotake (清武 博二 Kiyotake Hiroji, born 1961) is a game designer for Nintendo, and also the original designer of Wario.[1][2]Kiyotake is one of the directors and graphic designers of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, making him to one of the key people for the introduction of the character Wario and the Wario series. He was also involved in the development of further Wario games as a designer; for Virtual Boy Wario Land, he acted as a director again. However, for Wario games released after Wario Land 4, his role is mostly limited to the Wario design and advising, according to the staff credits of the respective games. For example, during the development of Wario: Master of Disguise, Kiyotake supervised the numerous forms of disguised Wario designed by SUZAK.[3]
Games
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Director, Graphic Designer
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 – Director, Graphic Designer
- Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! – Graphic Designer
- Virtual Boy Wario Land – Director
- Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium – Technical Support
- Wario Land II – Character Designer
- Wario Land 3 – Designer
- Wario Land 4 – Designer
- WarioWare series – Wario (Original) Design
- Wario World – Advisor
- Wario: Master of Disguise – Wario Supervisor
In the credits of many sports and party titles of the Mario series, he is mentioned as one of the character designers.
Trivia
- Hiroji Kiyotake's Mii in the credits of WarioWare: Smooth Moves is one of the few Miis wearing purple overalls, a yellow shirt, and green shoes like Wario. This is an obvious reference to the fact that Kiyotake is the original Wario designer.
- Kiyotake is also responsible for designing characters in the Metroid series, including Samus Aran.[4]
References
- ^ List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! staff
- ^ Famicom Disk System: The More You Play It, the More You'll Want to Play [Disk 1], Nintendo Dream, Vol. 118. (Translation available at Metroid Database)
- ^ Interview "Yutaka Hirata on Wario: Master of Disguise" at SPOnG
- ^ The History of Metroid at IGN
